Colossal Cave Adventure is an adventure developed by Will Crowther, released 31 March 1976 on PDP-10 and PDP-11. The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.
What Colossal Cave Adventure is
Colossal Cave Adventure is an adventure game developed by Will Crowther and released in 1976. It was published by Digital Equipment Corporation. It is available on PDP-10 and PDP-11.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Colossal Cave Adventure is a text adventure game, developed originally in 1976, by Will Crowther for the PDP-10 mainframe. The game was expanded upon in 1977, with help from Don Woods, and other programmers created variations on the game and ports to other systems in the following years. In the game, the player controls a character through simple text commands to explore a cave rumored to be filled with wealth. Players earn predetermined points for acquiring treasure and escaping the cave alive, with the goal to earn the maximum amount of points offered. The concept bore out from Crowther's background as a caving enthusiast, with the game's cave structured loosely around the Mammoth Cave…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 1 hrs.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
Colossal Cave Adventure — frequently asked questions
When did Colossal Cave Adventure come out?
Colossal Cave Adventure was released on 31 March 1976 for PDP-10 and PDP-11.
How long does it take to beat Colossal Cave Adventure?
The main story of Colossal Cave Adventure takes around 1 hrs.
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