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MainframeTextGames

This is a list of text-based games originally developed for a mainframe computer. Although some of the games are already available on Polarhome, the list is intended to inspire investigation for new games to install or port to Polarhome hosts.

GameYearRemarks
BBC1961Baseball simulation
The Sumer Game1968AKA Hamurabi, Hammurabi
Highnoon1970
Baseball1971
Oregon Trail1971
Star Trek (strategy game)1971
Hunt the Wumpus1972
Star Trek (script game)1972
TREK731973
dnd1975
Dungeon1975
ColossalCaveAdventure?1976
Empire1977
Mystery Mansion1977
Oubliette1977[[MUD?]]
Zork1977
Acheton1978
DECWAR1978
Avatar1979[[MUD?]]
Battlestar1979
Brand X1979AKA Philosopher's Quest
HAUNT1979
Martian Adventure1979
New Adventure1979
FisK?1980Text-based adventure

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