Re: What was the first RPG?

[seanlynch <seanlynch@delphi.com>]

Fredrik Ekman <ekman@lysator.liu.se> writes:
 
>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.
 
RPG's w/out graphics were played on mainframes at colleges from at least the
mid 70's.
 
That's when I first found them. you'd have to find someone even older than me to
give you more informatiom. They tended all to deal with D&D type stuf back then.
I usualy played "star trek" myself. What I played was later ported to the
gs w'some nice graphics and sound, but the gs version's author's name
escapes me right now...
 
have fun
 
-sean