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The first time I used a computer was also the first time I played a computer game. And I'll call it a "command-line" game as it was played on a teletype machine
by intrasight 4y ago
The first time I used a computer was also the first time I played a computer game. And I'll call it a "command-line" game as it was played on a teletype machine.
"Star Trek" first came out in 1971. I probably played it in 1972-3 when my father brought home from work a teletype machine. All I remember doing is launching a photon torpedo and destroying a planet. For me it was (and still is) the best command-line-only game.
Am I nitpicking to point out that there's no such thing as a "command-line-only video game"?
- dllthomas 4y agoGiving credit where it's due, the article mentions Infocom (to which I'd add -style) interactive fiction, which I think solidly count as command-line-only video games even if the command line in question is internal to the game.
- intrasight 4y ago> is internal to the game How's that work?
- dllthomas 4y agoThe interface for one of those games is entirely text (sentences, not ascii art) presented before a prompt where you type a command, which will provoke more sentences and another prompt. I think it's perfectly legitimate to call that a command line, even if we might want to distinguish it from "the command line".