Re: What was the first RPG?

[kychen@hpl.hp.com (Kay-Yut Chen)]

: : Fredrik Ekman (ekman@lysator.liu.se) wrote:
: : : I am wondering what the very first computer RPG was. I used to believe
: : : that it was Rogue (released in 1983, I think), but the other day I
: : : happened to take a look at my old Temple of Apshai box and found that it
: : : was copyrighted in 1983, so I suppose neither of these games were
: : : influenced by the other, in spite of many similarities.
: : 
: : : Were there other, even earlier, games that the above two were inspired
: : : by, or did they just happen upon the same concept at the same time?
: : 


: If you are considering games like rogue, then I *think* I remember
: something about telendgard being written way back on the crays.  Don't
: quite remember the specifics, though.

: 	Shadrach


I think Wizardry and Ultima I on the Apple II predates all of those.

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