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Jonathan Partington and Jon Thackray. Input methods. The introduction of computer graphics into the mix therefore caused a second spate of naming, in order to make a distinction between graphical MUDs and text MUDs. This may partly explain why earlier computer games were developed instead under the episodic structure, but such computer games whose source code could be accessed by anyone could be modified , and as designers wrote larger game worlds, gaming sessions lengthened, and the need to resume where left off became inevitable. Community Service [v1. Years listed are those in which early mainframe games and others are believed to have originally appeared. Dumont's Wild P. Sort by. Main article: Interactive fiction. Adventure game originally hosted on Cambridge University 's Phoenix mainframe; released commercially by Topologika Software as Spy Snatcher.

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