Re: What was the first RPG?

[dtmulhol@mtu.edu (Entropy)]

: 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


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