Comments on: Query: BBS games in the late 70s? http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TLhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138976 TL Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:08:44 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138976 Big thanks everyone for the leads and to Raph for the query post :) Big thanks everyone for the leads and to Raph for the query post :)

]]> By: Sanzhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138916 Sanz Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:59:33 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138916 I have a feeling my highschool "computer" in 1981 was using a modem to access a college computer, not a BBS. After sleeping on it, I also realize that the "MUD" I posted about yesterday was a SUD - Single User Dungeon - since I am pretty sure I was the only one logged into it at the time. I don't remember spending a massive amount of time logging in to BBS games until around 1987ish, although they probably existed before then. I have a feeling my highschool “computer” in 1981 was using a modem to access a college computer, not a BBS. After sleeping on it, I also realize that the “MUD” I posted about yesterday was a SUD – Single User Dungeon – since I am pretty sure I was the only one logged into it at the time. I don’t remember spending a massive amount of time logging in to BBS games until around 1987ish, although they probably existed before then.

]]> By: rascunho » Blog Archive » links for 2008-07-02http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138898 rascunho » Blog Archive » links for 2008-07-02 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:34:42 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138898 [...] Raph’s Website » Query: BBS games in the late 70s? he Door stuff is fairly well documented but what I can’t quite find is if BBS’s in the (late) 1970s also had games you could play. I would assume so but would prefer to know for sure. (tags: www.raphkoster.com 2008 mes6 dia2 at_tecp BBS games history blog_post) [...]

[...] Raph’s Website » Query: BBS games in the late 70s? he Door stuff is fairly well documented but what I can’t quite find is if BBS’s in the (late) 1970s also had games you could play. I would assume so but would prefer to know for sure. (tags: http://www.raphkoster.com 2008 mes6 dia2 at_tecp BBS games history blog_post) [...]

]]> By: Jessica Mulliganhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138879 Jessica Mulligan Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:55:12 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138879 The first BBS game I can remember playing was The Proving Ground, in 1984. The first BBS game I can remember playing was The Proving Ground, in 1984.

]]> By: Sanzhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138864 Sanz Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:18:33 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138864 Around 1981-82 or so I was a freshman in highschool and we had these typewriter looking computers with scrolls of paper that logged onto something and played very simple MUD type games. On paper! It's crazy thinking back to it. Just what these "computers" were logging into I have no idea. Could it be called a BBS? I doubt it if you pulled out some technical definition of a BBS. Around 1981-82 or so I was a freshman in highschool and we had these typewriter looking computers with scrolls of paper that logged onto something and played very simple MUD type games. On paper! It’s crazy thinking back to it. Just what these “computers” were logging into I have no idea. Could it be called a BBS? I doubt it if you pulled out some technical definition of a BBS.

]]> By: Mike Rozakhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138857 Mike Rozak Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:28:25 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138857 Later than the 70's... Sometime around 1985-1986 I added simple CRPG and Risk functionality to by BBS. This was inspired by Eamon, AND another BBS that had multiple modems (5-6?) running a CRPG/MUD; I don't remember the name, but Richard Bartle described a similar setup in his book... I'd assume that door games became more common in the early 80's. Later than the 70′s… Sometime around 1985-1986 I added simple CRPG and Risk functionality to by BBS. This was inspired by Eamon, AND another BBS that had multiple modems (5-6?) running a CRPG/MUD; I don’t remember the name, but Richard Bartle described a similar setup in his book… I’d assume that door games became more common in the early 80′s.

]]> By: Crwthhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138855 Crwth Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:22:29 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138855 None of my first BBSes (1981, so a bit later than the timeframe asked about) had games on them -- they were strictly bulletin boards for a number of years. It wasn't until the door games (which I never got into) and then the Galacticomm BBSes that I did more than chat. Now if only I could find an open-source InFiNiTy CoMpLeX... None of my first BBSes (1981, so a bit later than the timeframe asked about) had games on them — they were strictly bulletin boards for a number of years. It wasn’t until the door games (which I never got into) and then the Galacticomm BBSes that I did more than chat. Now if only I could find an open-source InFiNiTy CoMpLeX…

]]> By: Sentehttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138854 Sente Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:01:12 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138854 The Stockholm Computer Central (QZ) had a BBS system (KOM) that was developed in 1978, running under TOPS-10 I believe. It was available to the public through modem and it included some games that could be run from the accounts there. The Stockholm Computer Central (QZ) had a BBS system (KOM) that was developed in 1978, running under TOPS-10 I believe. It was available to the public through modem and it included some games that could be run from the accounts there.

]]> By: Scott Jenningshttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138848 Scott Jennings Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:15:05 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138848 CBBS (the first CP/M bbs software) had some primitive text games as I dimly recall, but that wasn't the primary draw at all (it'd be split between socialization via message boards and downloading files, the split being dependent on the BBS). Wikipedia is no help but it does put CBBS as being invented in 1978. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBBS I'm pretty sure any 'bbs' before that would be a university system (which of course would have MUDs and what have you) CBBS (the first CP/M bbs software) had some primitive text games as I dimly recall, but that wasn’t the primary draw at all (it’d be split between socialization via message boards and downloading files, the split being dependent on the BBS). Wikipedia is no help but it does put CBBS as being invented in 1978.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBBS

I’m pretty sure any ‘bbs’ before that would be a university system (which of course would have MUDs and what have you)

]]> By: Raphhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/07/01/query-bbs-games-in-the-late-70s/comment-page-1/#comment-138846 Raph Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:50:22 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1790#comment-138846 Alan! Where have you been hiding... quietly lurking on the feed? :) Alan! Where have you been hiding… quietly lurking on the feed? :)

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