EARLY Computer WAR Games

[Raider4]

In the 1980s on a PDP11/44 we had a sort of fantasy adventure game which I seem to recall required throwing axes at dwarves, and "twisty, turney passages, all alike."

Sounds like Colossal Cave - spent many an hour playing that!

[steve_holmes_11]

In the 1980s on a PDP11/44 we had a sort of fantasy adventure game which I seem to recall required throwing axes at dwarves, and "twisty, turney passages, all alike."

Rogue: Or its successor Hack.

Everything done using ASCII symbols. o Orc, O Ogre.
All fun and games until you encounter the rust monster.

Even today, old school developers refer to a class of games roguelike.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike

[Heedless Horseman]

I can 'vaguely' remeomber 'THEM' saying that computers would :
Make every thing cheaper... 
Give you more leisure time... 

'ThEY' Didn't mention 'Staff Cuts', 'Hours Reductions', 'Part Time Staffing', 'Wives/Partners working to pay household costs'... 'child care'... etc.
(About the same time as you could 'eat a meal' off a CD! ) LOL!!!

Didn't want to have anythiing to do with 'computers'... then 'Spread Sheets', ' Data Bases' and 'Scanners' made things SO much simpler...
...'Monkey Work'.. Then away goes what's left of the 'staff 'apart from 'lifting / carrying'!... and THAT could be 'automated'... apart from' errors'...
which can be 'written off' as 'acceptable' due to cost reductions. 

'Skynet' is Redundant too!     There is daytime TV!    'We've Had It, Chaps'..'.'Fix Bayonets!'   

[DecemDave]

I can 'vaguely' remeomber 'THEM' saying that computers would :
Make every thing cheaper...  
Give you more leisure time...  

'ThEY' Didn't mention 'Staff Cuts', 'Hours Reductions', 'Part Time Staffing',

That is more leisure time!!

[Heedless Horseman]

'Airwolf' cassette game was a 'Fail'... 'fly' into a 'cave' ??
But..  You DID get the 'Mindworm'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z_ESg4U-4g