![Castle [Wander] (1974) - First adventure video game! @KR0NO](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tEvGJnyfbVo/hqdefault.jpg)
Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Corrected the link to the game: Thanks to David Hatch.
Wander was probably the first computer game that is recognisable as what came to be known as a “text adventure” (or “interactive fiction”) – pre-dating even ADVENT (a.k.a. Colossal Cave) by Crowther and Woods!
But Wander was more than that because it seems to have been designed to be a tool to allow users to create “non-deterministic fantasy stories” of their own.
info taken from here:
https://bluerenga.blog/2015/04/23/wander-1974-release-and-questions-answered/
crpgadventures.blogspot.com/2016/03/castle-designed-using-wander-1974.html
you can download the game DOS version here:
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3AP_xKS4XgAbEg3V000eklOZ00/view
download all the folder "Wander DOS"
change the name of the folder to wander and copy to c:
then open with dosbox
you can find dosbox here:
dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
open dosbox
and the follow the same steps in the video.
Song: Hey now by MKII
Corrected the link to the game: Thanks to David Hatch.
Wander was probably the first computer game that is recognisable as what came to be known as a “text adventure” (or “interactive fiction”) – pre-dating even ADVENT (a.k.a. Colossal Cave) by Crowther and Woods!
But Wander was more than that because it seems to have been designed to be a tool to allow users to create “non-deterministic fantasy stories” of their own.
info taken from here:
https://bluerenga.blog/2015/04/23/wander-1974-release-and-questions-answered/
crpgadventures.blogspot.com/2016/03/castle-designed-using-wander-1974.html
you can download the game DOS version here:
drive.google.com/file/d/0B3AP_xKS4XgAbEg3V000eklOZ00/view
download all the folder "Wander DOS"
change the name of the folder to wander and copy to c:
then open with dosbox
you can find dosbox here:
dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
open dosbox
and the follow the same steps in the video.
Song: Hey now by MKII
![Castle [Wander] (1974) - First adventure video game!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tEvGJnyfbVo/mqdefault.jpg "Castle [Wander] (1974) - First adventure video game!
Corrected the link to the game: Thanks to David Hatch.
Wander was probably the first computer game that is recognisable as what came to be known as a “text adventure” (or “interactive fiction”) – pre-dating even ADVENT (a.k.a. Colossal Cave) by Crowther and Woods!
But Wander was more than that because it seems to have been designed to be a tool to allow users to create “non-deterministic fantasy stories” of their own.
info taken from here:
https://bluerenga.blog/2015/04/23/wander-1974-release-and-questions-answered/
http://crpgadventures.blogspot.com/2016/03/castle-designed-using-wander-1974.html
you can download the game DOS version here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3AP_xKS4XgAbEg3V000eklOZ00/view
download all the folder Wander DOS
change the name of the folder to wander and copy to c:
then open with dosbox
you can find dosbox here:
https://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
open dosbox
and the follow the same steps in the video.
Song: Hey now by MKII")
![Bombs Away - [Meadows games] - (1976)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ueXrv_4agdY/mqdefault.jpg "Bombs Away - [Meadows games] - (1976)
Name: Bombs Away
Developer: Meadows Games
Year: 1976
Simulation/ Emulation/ Playable: Not Available
Platform: Arcade
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✅ Description✅
Bombs Away is a single-button action game. The players plane flies repeatedly from left to right across the screen. The player determines when a bomb is dropped, trying to target ships sailing in three lanes at different speeds near the bottom of the screen. The player receives 15 bombs and must try to earn 40 points to get a free game.
credits from the images:
https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/bombs-away
Parts of the video taken from here:
Channel: andys-arcade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExJwrA5qQlo
Channel: Clint DeMuro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnJU_lVNSfw&t=13s
More Info: ⏬⏬⏬
https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/games/details/35246-bombs-away-ttl
https://www.arcade-history.com/?n=bombs-away-model-b-2&page=detail&id=4324
Song: Nebular Focus - Dan Henig
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![Interceptor [Taito] - Arcade -(1975)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vbm5aq3TPPI/mqdefault.jpg "Interceptor [Taito] - Arcade -(1975)
Name: Interceptor
Developer: (Taito) Tomohiro Nishikado
Year: 1975
Simulation Available. 1 player.
Interceptor was made by Tomohiro Nishikado, creator of the arcade games Western Gun and Space Invaders. It was released in Japan in 1975 and abroad in 1976.
It is an early Combat flight simulator that involved piloting a jet fighter, using an eight-way joystick to aim with a crosshair and shoot at enemy aircraft that move in formations of two, can
scale in size depending on their distance to the player, and can move out of the player’s firing range.
Comment: Not gameplay available.
Part of the video taken from here:
https://www.nicozon.net/watch/sm7817061
More info here:
https://www.giantbomb.com/interceptor/3030-36563/
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Free Motion Graphics Videos used:
https://youtu.be/5peR4WcZ07E
YouTube Channel:
https://youtube.com/MG1010
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Song
Last Sunrise - Adam MacDougall")
![War - (1970) {101 Basic Computer Games } [96] you can skip this one!](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zhJSsPpuIto/mqdefault.jpg "War - (1970) {101 Basic Computer Games } [96] you can skip this one!
Name: War
Developer: Unknown
Year: 1970
Simulation/ Emulation/ Playable: Available
Platform: PC
✅ Description✅
War simulates the card game of the same name. Both the player and the computer get half a deck of cards and show the top card on their deck each turn; whoever has the highest card wins that turn. When cards of equal value are placed, each player draws another card, and whoever wins that battle wins all previous cards. The game continues until a player runs out of cards or decides to stop.
Images taken from here:
https://www.gamesforyoungminds.com/blog/war-card-game
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wojna_gra_karciana.jpg#/media/File:Wojna_gra_karciana.jpg
More Info: ⏬⏬⏬
https://www.mobygames.com/game/99586/war/
Song: High Noon - The Grey Room _ Density & Time
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![Datsun 280-ZZZAP [Midway] - Arcade - (1976) 🚗 First game with authorized branding.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ziZDlYuQf1M/mqdefault.jpg "Datsun 280-ZZZAP [Midway] - Arcade - (1976) 🚗 First game with authorized branding.
Name: Datsun 280 ZZZAP
Developer: Dave Nutting, Jamie Fenton, Dave Nutting Associates
Year: 1976
Simulation/ Emulation/ Playable: Available
Platform: Arcade
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✅ Description✅
Datsun 280 ZZZAP, also released unbranded as Midnight Racer is an early racing arcade game by Midway designed by Jay Fenton.
Midway got the license from other racer game called , Night Racer designed by Ted Michon for Micronetics
the two companies reportedly struck a licensing deal whereby both would release their games at the same time.
Midnite Racer was introduced at the 1976 AMOA show in November. Confusion likely reigned on the show floor as two other versions of the same game - Micronetics’ Night Racer and Atari’s Night Driver – appeared at the very same show.
The name Midnite Racer, however, didn’t last long. After the show, Bally cooked up a promotion that included a grand prize of a 1977 Datsun 280Z.
Realizing that their new video driving game would be a perfect tie-in, they renamed it 280 Zzzap
The title was named after the US advertising campaign for the Datsun 280Z.
Players can drive up to 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) while navigating a tricky road course at night. Players must watch out for treacherous turns, nasty competitors, and the ever-present time limit.
It is one of the earliest games, if not the earliest, with authorized branding.
Images taken from here:
https://www.recreativas.org/280-zzzap-2823-irecsahttps://www.arcade-history.com/?n=flyball&page=detail&id=865
https://x.com/SteveTaake/status/859918948602654721
https://alchetron.com/Datsun-280-ZZZAP
Parts of the video taken from here:
Channel: Arcade Jason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmyVEJzgvZ0&t=3s
More Info: ⏬⏬⏬
http://allincolorforaquarter.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-pre-history-of-night-driver-part-5.html
Song: Owls - Lish Grooves
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![Indy 4 [ATARI] - Arcade - (1976)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zmgNs-SPDss/mqdefault.jpg "Indy 4 [ATARI] - Arcade - (1976)
Name: Indy 4
Developer: Atari
Year: 1976
Simulation : Available/ Dice emulator 4 players
Platform: Arcade
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✅ Description✅
Indy 4 is an arcade driving game by Atari, originally released in 1976.[3] It is a 4-player game that was preceded by its larger 8-player counterpart, Indy 800, in 1975.
Gameplay is a simulation of an Indianapolis 500 style of race, in which players compete by racing each other with simulated IndyCar race cars. The player cars colors are light blue, green, red, and dark blue.
As always, you can play this game here: https://archive.org/details/dice_20211212 Dice emulator if you have problems running this game right click –properties—compatibility—compatibility mode for Windows 8 run as administrator or with the graphics card that works for me.
More Info: ⏬⏬⏬
https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/indy-4
Song: Drone Shot - Dyalla
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