Talk:Text-based game

Possibly Dubious Claim
The article currently includes the following claim:


 * Text games are typically easier to write and require less processing power than graphical games, and thus were more common from 1970 to 1990.

I know it's a commonly held perception that use of a TUI is easier and requires fewer processor cycles than games with a GUI, but I'm not so certain that it's a wholly valid claim on its face. There are plenty of sticky programming issues and computing-intense features upon which a game's interface has no bearing.

The further claim that these are the reasons ("thus...") why TUI games were more prevalent in the past is also questionable. It seems that a stronger assertion could be made that their popularity had to do with display limitations at the time and (possibly) a lack of accessible programming frameworks, but much moreso the former. D. Brodale 16:26, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

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What is this Uneque Echols (talk) 01:29, 30 November 2017 (UTC)

Original research, essay language
There's a great deal of uncited original research here. It reads more like someone's personal reflections than an encyclopedia article.

What I expected to see is a history of game development, mentioning key games, producers, companies, and platforms.

Almost none of that is here, but instead uncited (and often unfounded) personal observations. There is unwarranted original research about what are "considered text-based", "considered to be text modes", "text-based is taken not to refer to" ... basically someone is blowing smoke and making up their own definitions. Statements such as "Text-based games were common from 1970 to 1990" are broad generalizations that don't say anything specific and factual. I.e. -- just as an example of part of the problem with the statement -- it could be argued that NO computer games were "common" in 1970, because the vast majority of people, even in the United States, didn't have access to computers.

"Roguelike" may be a sub-genre (genre?) of RPGs, (as that Wiki article says), but that doesn't make them a proper-subset of text games. There were (and are) all kinds of text-based games, not just MUDs and Roguelike ones, as this article implies.

Finally, reliable references should be quoted about the gradual introduction of graphics, and especially the continued role of text in modern games. Even the most modern games allow players to turn the sound down, and instead write text to the screen. 98.210.208.107 (talk) 13:48, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Zyll
You might want to mention Zyll. It has been described as a non-networked MUD. Two players could play independently of each other on the same computer using one keyboard. http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2010/07/backtracking-zyll-1984.html SharkD   Talk  12:05, 29 May 2017 (UTC)

The Sumerian Game
While not an adventure game, does The Sumerian Game deserve mention on this page? It's the precursor to all text-based video games as far as I can tell, and may be worth noting in the history section. Pacack (talk) 06:29, 6 April 2021 (UTC)


 * While it's not the precurser to all text-based video games, since at least BBC predates it, but it's certainly notable, so I've opted to include it. Pacack (talk) 08:07, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

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