Early history of computer role playing games
Matt Barton says: "I'm writing to let you know about an article I wrote this weekend that I thought Boing Boing readers might find interesting. It's the first part of a planned 3-part series exploring the origin of the CRPG (computer role-playing game). This part begins with a description of tabletop D&D (and its war gaming and Strat-o-Matic precursors), moves on to the mainframe classics (dnd, Rogue), and finishes up with the first CRPGs available for home computers (Akalabeth, Temple of Apshai). I also cover the first Ultima and Wizardry games, as well as early classics like Telengard, Tunnels of Doom, Dungeons of Daggorath."
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