This version of the well-known dice game was originally written for the Compucolor II, up to 5 players can participate (one of them may be the computer). The objective is to score points by creating various combinations on each roll of the five dice. After the first roll, any number of dice can be rolled again to achieve a desirable …

In XWing Fighter you need to pilot an X Wing aircraft in an attack on the Death Star, re-enacting the scene from the first Star Wars movie. There is a small unshielded exhaust port which you must hit directly with a torpedo. As you approach the death star numerous imperial fighters and Darth Vader himself will try to stop you. …

A long time ago, the great wizard Zot forged an orb of power. He soon vanished, leaving behind a vast castle filled with monsters, traps, and great treasures including the orb of power. You play the part of a bold adventurer in search of the orb of power and whatever other treasures you can make it out of the castle …

The ever-popular card game receives another computerized treatment, this time at Buck Mann's casino. The player gets the option to cut the deck, places a bet, and the basic rules apply: five cards are dealt, and any of them may be replaced once to get a better hand. Hands are ranked in standard order - one pair, two pair, three …

A simple game of tank combat in ASCII graphics, requiring two human players. The combatants start off at opposite corners of the walled arena, and can move and fire in four directions, each using a different side of the keyboard. Ammo is unlimited, and the first player to score five hits on the opponent wins the game.

An educational geography quiz game that, as heavily implied by its name, tests players on their knowledge of states and capitals within the USA. A map of the country is shown, complete with state borders, and on each turn a random state is highlighted. Depending on the chosen game mode, the player then has to input either the state's name, …

This game is a re-creation, using ASCII characters, of the 1976 Midway coin-op game Sea Wolf.In Seawolf you are the captain of a submarine trying to stop an enemy fleet of ships. You have one minute to try and destroy as many PT boats, submarines, and oil tankers as possible. The torpedo sight is at the bottom of the screen …

Rubik's Cube is a simulation of the popular puzzle game. You are given a cube where each side is broken up into nine sections. Each section has a different color. Your goal is to arrange the cube so that all sections are the same color on each side of the cube by twisting the cube in various directions. The game …

Somewhat unusually for a driving game, Road Rally is presented entirely in a turn-based, textual format. Your goal is to drive a 5-mile distance from home to the Old Mill Stream. There are five courses, ranging from relatively straight to riddled with curves, and you have a choice of four vehicles: a Volkswagen, a Chevy, a Mazda RX-7, and a …

Slot simulates, as its title suggests, a casino slot machine: the player starts with a balance of 0, and spends a single coin on each pull of the lever (a negative balance is allowed). The three wheels are spun, and the resulting 3 fruits on each wheel determine the payoffs, if any. It is possible to play indefinitely, and to …

If you've ever felt like challenging your IBM to a race, look no further than Race Car to get your speed thrills in 40-column ASCII graphics. The action takes place on a figure-8 race track, where one player competes for a single lap against the computer, represented by a smiling face (the computer holds the title of champion, which explains …

For reasons undisclosed, the Earth is under attack by missles (sic) from another planet. As the unexplainably-hostile aliens rain down devastation from the sky, it's your job to stop the warheads from striking the surface. Enemy projectiles appear at the top of the screen, and weave a somewhat random path towards the bottom. There, you must intercept them with your …

A Concentration game played on a 8x5 board, consisting of 20 pairs of matching tiles in a jumbled arrangement. As a new game is started, all tile faces are shown for a short time, then hidden, the player must select two locations per move to uncover matching pairs. When a match is made, the two tiles are eliminated: the goal …

Lost Dutchman's Gold is a text based adventure game. Your goal in the game is to find the legendary lost Dutchman's gold. You begin the game in a miner's shack, searching about, you find a map which seems to indicate where the lost gold is located. Now you'll set out on a dangerous quest through deserts, mountains, and even ghost …

This particular computer adaptation of golf is entirely text-based. Each tee has a different length and par, and the player swings by choosing a type of club to use: the arsenal includes four woods (numbered 1 through 4), eight irons (2 through 9) and a wedge for when you get closer to the hole. Once you're on the green, you …

Distilling the experience of American football to a purely text-based interface, this adaptation of the game pits a human player's team against the computer's. In turn, each side selects a move: there are eight possible plays while on offense (run, pass, sweep, screen pass, long pass, draw play, punt, fieldgoal) and five while on defense (normal, hold, blitz, intercept, block). …

Fifteen Puzzle simulates the classic mechanical puzzle game, with 15 numbered tiles jumbled randomly within a 4x4 square, and one tile missing. The goal is to arrange the numbers in order, a move is made by sliding an adjacent tile into the empty position (shown as "0" here), and the game keeps track of the number of moves taken.

A strategy game played on a 3x3 board, each tile has two sides, one black and one white, and the game begins with the board in a random state. A tile can be flipped by entering its number on the keyboard, but only if it is currently white. Flipping the central one will also flip the four tiles connected to …

As might be guessed from the title, this game is a straightforward horse race simulation, for 2 to 10 players. Horses are numbered 1 through 5, each with different odds, though they stay the same between races. Players start with $200 each, when all bets have been placed, the race commences, showing the five contenders rushing for the finish line. …

Droids is a strategy game for one to four players. There are four droids on Mercury which are used to retrieve minerals. The game board is a 15x10 grid which represents the planets surface. Each grid location starts out with a mineral that the droids can retrieve. During the game players take turns selecting one of the droids, and giving …

It ain't easy being a cameleer: not only do you have to survive a 40-mile trek across the Gobi desert, with only one camel and a quart of water -- you and your trusty humped steed have managed (somehow) to anger a tribe of knocked-kneed pygmies, who are now hot on your heels. All in all, you seem to be …

In Combots, two combat robots are put in an arena to see which can hit its opponent more times with a laser in the given time limit. To play the game, the player(s) program two combots by giving it ten commands. There are three commands the combots can perform: move, turn, or fire. The combots will repeatedly follow its commands …

Civil War is a war strategy simulation. You play as the confederacy in the American Civil War, and need to allocate funds and decide on a strategy to win as many battles as you can. Each turn will provide a brief overview of the battle, and allow you to allocate funds for food, salaries, and weapons as well as choose …

C.I.A. Adventure is a text-based adventure game. The player works for the C.I.A. and is assigned to recover a valuable ruby. The ruby is being used in a top secret laser project, but it has been stolen by a spy ring called Chaos! It is believed the ruby is still somewhere in the neighborhood. For this assignment, the player will …