PLATO – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Futurewar: Stuck in the Future

On April 8, 2020April 9, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

Remember in my last post, when I was worried that I might be playing Futurewar for months on end? That this game would consume all of my free time and monopolise the blog, just like several other PLATO games have done before? That the orange glow of PLATO would once more become […]

Game 42: Futurewar (1977)

On April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 By IndieRetroNews

The square in the centre shows one of a few different images each time you start. Ah, the warm orange glow of PLATO. On the one hand, I spent so much of my gaming time a few years ago playing PLATO games that it has a certain nostalgic factor. On the […]

Swords and Sorcery: Finished

On August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

I’m done with Swords and Sorcery, which I ended up playing for much longer than I thought I would. There’s a simple reason for that: I was enjoying it. But while some games remain enjoyable for a long time, there are others where you eventually hit a wall, and they […]

Game 31: Swords and Sorcery (1978)

On July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Monsters on the battlements from left to right: demon, werewolf, zombie, goblin, dragon, unknown, and wizard. Ah, that familiar orange glow. Despite all the grief that the various PLATO CRPGs have given me – I’m looking at you Moria, and you The Game of Dungeons – going back to that system almost […]

Oubliette: Defeat.

On April 14, 2017September 4, 2018 By Nathan P. Mahney

It’s time to call it a day for Oubliette. This is something I need to do for my own sanity, because I very nearly decided to persevere with it and try to map all ten dungeon levels. I could probably do it if I applied for a few more cyber1 […]

Moria: Victory!

On April 1, 2017September 4, 2018 By Nathan P. Mahney

I’ve been re-reading the early days of The CRPG Addict lately, and it’s made me realise two things. The first is that Chester had the right idea at the beginning. I suspect that he wouldn’t agree, but the rules he started with meant that he was able to kick off […]

Moria: Late Night Victory Post!!!!!

On March 29, 2017September 4, 2018 By Nathan P. Mahney

I DID IT! I DID IT! I FOUND THE REAPER’S RING! NOW I CAN STOP PLAYING THIS BLOODY GAME! Aaaah, that feels good. Now I can sleep, and dream of a life beyond Moria.

Oubliette: Blessedly Difficult

On March 21, 2017September 4, 2018 By Nathan P. Mahney

I’ve been playing Oubliette here and there, between Moria and various and sundry console games, and I have good news to report: it’s too damned hard, so I won’t be getting bogged down in it for any great length of time. Difficult games don’t normally bother me, and I think […]

Game 17: Oubliette (1977)

On February 20, 2017September 4, 2018 By Nathan P. Mahney

After far too long, I’m starting another game for the blog. That doesn’t mean that I’m done with Moria. Far from it; I’ll still be plugging away at that monstrosity in the background, but there’s little more that I can say about it. It’ll get another post once I’m finished […]