What was the name of this old computer game?

[Eddie Z]

Back in the day, I want to say 89 maybe. there was this computer game that was on like a Tandy or commodore. It had no graphics just words. it would start out like this "you are in the living room of a house do you want to go forward, backward, left or right" . And you would answer, then it would ask another question. I remember making outside and getting ran over by a steamroller or something. does anyone recall the name of this computer game? what year? Make? Name? and can you still get this for a new computer. Nintendo nes kinda made a game like it but with visuals.

[Raikus]

They were called "text adventure" games. The most popular one was Zork, but that sounds more like Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

[Eddie Z]

Is there anything like it out there now. or a copy that can be played on a new computer?

[Raikus]

You can find emulated versions easily and even play on dedicated websites running the games I believe.

[k7]

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have 1980s fun.

i just played it to test, and a bulldozer came thru the wall and hit me while the ceiling fell down. i think this is whats you wanted.

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Good times.. I remember telnet-ing into MUDs quite a bit.

[Eddie Z]

AWESOME THANK YOU GUYS, SO MUCH

[sinistar71]

Ha havent thought of these games in years...we called them “Go East Go West” games, the one we played the most was called MindShadow, there was also one based on the TV show Dallas and one based on the Hobbit. The Mindshadow one was a lot of fun.

[75ohm]

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...

[yesimbrandon]

Good times.. I remember telnet-ing into MUDs quite a bit.

MUDs are still alive and well. I still login to one of them to say hey to a few people I know every once in a while.

[fredromslover]

Hi, I know this game! I`ve played it just yesterday! It reminds me about my childhood.
I like old games very much.

Did you have console?

[Weeze]

shoot I turned on the light and got out of bed. after that it wouldnt let me open the window and everything I wrote it didn't recognize. WTF?
  Maybe I'm just too stupid or too smart ot something?

[Niloc]

shoot I turned on the light and got out of bed. after that it wouldnt let me open the window and everything I wrote it didn't recognize. WTF?
  Maybe I'm just too stupid or too smart ot something?

Which game is it? Hitchhiker's Guide, Zork or something else? There were a ton of different text-adventure games, and also later ones which were basically the same thing but with a still picture for each place you could go to - so slightly less guesswork on those.

Did you open your eyes (in the game) ?

Yes, they're really that picky sometimes - in some cases for comedic effect, in others because the programmer may have been a bit um... "special".