Hunt the Wumpus
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Hunt the Wumpus is an early computer game, based on a simple hide and seek format featuring a mysterious monster (the Wumpus) that lurks deep inside a network of rooms. It was originally a text-based game written in BASIC and has since been ported to various programming languages and platforms including graphical versions. The original text-based version of Hunt the Wumpus uses a command line text interface. A player of the game enters commands to move through the rooms or t
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- Developer
- Gregory Yob · Kevin Kenney
- Release · Microcomputer
- Worldwide — Q1 1973
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