adventure

Original Colossal Cave text adventure game

TLDR

Start the adventure game

$ adventure

Restore from saved game

$ adventure -r

adventure (also known as Colossal Cave Adventure or ADVENT) is the original text adventure game. Players explore a cave system described entirely through text, interacting with the environment using simple verb-noun commands like "GO NORTH", "GET LAMP", or "KILL DRAGON".The game features treasure hunting, puzzle solving, and exploration of a fantastical underground world inhabited by dwarves, a pirate, and a dragon. Commands are typically two words (verb + noun) or single words for movement.

PARAMETERS

-r

Restore a previously saved game

PREVIEW

You are inside a building.
There are some keys on the
ground here.

> get keys
OK

INSTALL

sudo dnf install bsd-games

sudo pacman -S bsd-games

sudo apk add bsd-games

sudo zypper install bsd-games

CAVEATS

The game uses a simple two-word parser that may not recognize complex sentences. Save your progress frequently as the game contains many ways to die or become stuck.

HISTORY

adventure was created by Will Crowther in 1976 based on his experiences caving in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Don Woods expanded it in 1977, adding fantasy elements. It is considered the first text adventure game and influenced the entire adventure game genre including Zork and countless others.