In the late 70s, the first real text-based game, Colossal Cave Adventure, was burning up the very limited interconnected networks of ARPANET, which was the precursor to the internet.

These days, adventure gamers are filled with options. There are so many viable titles to get through, with a conveyor belt of new releases frequently coming to the fore. Many of these products are ...

Apps Playfic lets you create and share simple text-based games in minutes February 15, 2012 - 9:02 pm In the age of evolving technology, video games are starting to look more and more like movies.

One such game is Torn, a text-based (though with some graphical elements) online game that has earned its 21-year old English creator, Joe Chedburn, 1 million dollars.