
Adventure
by Will Crowther
Score
Ratings
Published
Play it on
8
1976
IGDB critic rating
Information
Consoles:
PDP-11, PDP-10
How Long to Beat
Developer
Will CrowtherPublisher:
Will CrowtherGame Modes
Single player
Release Date:
Mar 31, 1976
Your Rating & Status
1h
Rushed
1h
Main story
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Completionist
Synopsis:
Colossal Cave Adventure is a text adventure game, developed originally in 1976, by Will Crowther for the PDP-10 mainframe. The game was expanded upon in 1977, with help from Don Woods, and other programmers created variations on the game and ports to other systems in the following years. In the game, the player controls a character through simple text commands to explore a cave rumored to be filled with wealth. Players earn predetermined points for acquiring treasure and escaping the cave alive, with the goal to earn the maximum amount of points offered. The concept bore out from Crowther's background as a caving enthusiast, with the game's cave structured loosely around the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky.
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