Colossal Cave: The First Adventure

The first computer adventure game came alive in a cave, called the Colossal Cave. Written by William Crowther, it set off an explosion of “look-alike” clones, though none remain as fanciful, as magical, or as wondrous as Colossal Cave, also known as Adventure. It represented a new kind of computer program — a game of flowing, descriptive text portraying a wonderful story involving creatures,