Re: What was the first RPG?

[mjs@unix.asb.com (mjs)]

Bret Patterson <faustus> wrote:

>mjs@unix.asb.com (mjs) wrote:
>>ekman@lysator.liu.se (Fredrik Ekman) 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?
>>
>>>  /F
>>
>>I think it was either Ultima 1 or Wizardry. Anyone know for sure?


>The first RPG was "adventure" written for the old PDP 11. I'm not sure what
>year but it was the first. Adventure spawned the whole genre like Dungeon Hack,
>Rogue etc.

>Bret

Adventure was a text adventure. Not an RPG.