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The Enduring Mystery of Alien Egg: Atari’s Text Adventure Enigma

80sWeb — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:08:41 +0000

For many Atari enthusiasts, the mention of “text adventure” conjures images of Zork or Colossal Cave Adventure. But tucked away in the annals of Atari lore is a peculiar and often-overlooked entry: Alien Egg. This isn’t your typical sprawling narrative with complex puzzles; instead, Alien Egg is a fascinating and often frustrating glimpse into a […]

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“Atari Adventure” a text adventure for Atari computers – Has anyone solved this?

80sWeb — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:10:13 +0000

So this is the first update on my own text adventure project. I have created the map (as far as I know) and started coding in Inform 7. I have gotten past the mad electron, but I am stuck moving past that point. This text adventure is taking me longer than I thought, mostly due […]

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Solving 80s text adventures – One adventure at a time

80sWeb — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 20:59:17 +0000

Lately I’ve been thinking of text adventures from the 80s and how much fun they were. Adventures that created worlds in your head, tested your reasoning, and entertained you. Yet, to my surprise, I see there are still adventures from the that are not marked as solved! Thus, my adventure begins, searching out these adventures, […]

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