Re: What was the first RPG?

[harold.h@genie.com (Harold Hislop)]

Alberto said:

(snip!)
The very first RPG was called "Adventure", and that's where the
term "Adventure games" comes from.
It was developed by Will Crowther and Donald Woods, for a mainframe.
(snip!)
 
Thank you for posting the names of the authors (I couldn't think of
them). It was their version of Adventure that was ported by 
Peter Schmuckle and Leonard Barshak (sp??) for the Apple release.
 
[Trivia: There was also an Apple ][ release of this by MicroSoft
on a protected DOS 3.2 disk. This version was a little more complete
as you could lift the tapestrys on the walls of the computer room
revealing even =MORE= cave to explore]
 
You hear a rustling sound in the shadows...
The Pirate jumps out of the shadows and says: I'll just take all this
bootie and hie it away to me treasure chest in the maze.
 
Inventory
You are carrying: A brass lantern

Don't cuss the pirate too much, without him stealing from you, you can
NOT max out the score! :)
 

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-Harold Hislop
Hardware Coordinator,
Apple II RoundTable, GEnie
14Mhz/32k TWGS, 1Mb Rev-C RamFast, Prototype ROM_03 in tower
(Heritage Mac hardware also spoken (great IIgs peripheral ;))