Just a few more years...

HiBaller said:
I have the original source for Zork, both in FORTRAN and ASM for an 8080A, which my Heathkit H-8 used as a CPU.

Bill
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That's awesome! I played it on a CP/M-Plus machine from the early 80s. I didn't have the source-code though.

Not looking through rosy glasses here, but I think the 60s to 80s were exciting times with computers and other innovations in the industry. Today, the incremental changes are boring.
 
The list refers to the length of time between first release and latest release. So Zork (which I played in 1977) started in 77 and the last release (that I can find) was 1996, so 19 years in all.

It's a tough list to get on since it really means the franchise has to have been going with active releases for 25 years or more.
 
maneus said:
The list refers to the length of time between first release and latest release. So Zork (which I played in 1977) started in 77 and the last release (that I can find) was 1996, so 19 years in all.

It's a tough list to get on since it really means the franchise has to have been going with active releases for 25 years or more.
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Greg.
I agree that's a tough list to get on for sure but an easy one for Trainz to land on.

I played Zork, as I mentioned on a CP/M Plus machine. This was a Visual V1050 with 64K RAM and 32K of video RAM. The system used a 6502 to control the graphics and came with a 9-inch green CRT, 102-key keyboard and a ton of software. I worked for the company and got quite a discount. It was this computer that led to my interest in programming and systems in addition to my hardware background.

In 2002 I got MSTS and picked up Paint Shed for MSTS. On the package was a link to www.auran.com, I did some exploring and downloaded the early demo route. I remember the conversations well on the old forums with discussions of individual modules and the availability of various payware and freeware trains similar to a model railway. My PC at the time couldn't run the demo for more than a few minutes without crashing due to my awful ATI 8500 that could barely run anything well. I kept an eye on Trainz and got TRS2004 in December 2003 a few days after Christmas and I've been using the program nearly daily ever since.
 
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I don't think I ever finished Zork 1 as I kept getting eaten by a Gru. (short for Gruesome Monster?). I'm sure I still have the Zork collection CD out in the garage. There were some graphical versions as well I think. I did like the Myst series.

I'd never heard of Trainz until I spotted a copy of TRS04 in an electronics store back in 2005 (I think). I know TRS06 came out shortly after I bought 04.

The list says the game had to have started as a video game - something like Space Invaders. Not sure Trainz would qualify.
 
pcas1986 said:
I don't think I ever finished Zork 1 as I kept getting eaten by a Gru. (short for Gruesome Monster?).
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The same happened to me most of the time after my lantern burned out. My version was all text making this more interesting because I actually had to use my imagination.
 
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