A NOT VERY SUBTLE ADVERT
Retro text adventures
Colossal Cave Adventure
1976
One of the first (if not the first) text adventure game, developed by William Crowther in 1976.
Jack the Ripper
1987
Text adventure based on the story of 19th century serial killer, who terrorized Whitechapel in East London.
Detective: A Text Adventure Game
1993
A short text adventure that is a parody of detective stories and text adventures.
The Final Fare
Online Unsolved Cold Case