Escape from Rungistan
Encyclopedia
Escape from Rungistan is an interactive fiction
computer game by Sirius Software
's Bob Blauschild and released in 1982
for the Apple II
.
similar to other such as Mystery House
and Gruds in Space.
The background is as follows, as described in the instructions at the opening of the game:
Rungistan combines graphical elements with text-based commands. The game begins with the player sitting in a jail cell and one is asked to enter a command. Rungistan was the first text adventure game to introduce the element of time; in certain situations, the player was required to perform a certain action before the time ran out, such as defusing a bomb. Also, it was the first text adventure to feature arcade-like sequences, such as skiing down a hill and avoiding trees.
Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as video games. In common usage, the term refers to text...
computer game by Sirius Software
Sirius Software
Sirius Software was a video game publisher of Apple II, Commodore 64 and Atari computer games in the early 1980s.- Founding and early history :The company was founded in the early 1980s by Jerry Jewell and Nasir Gebelli...
's Bob Blauschild and released in 1982
1982 in video gaming
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for the Apple II
Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...
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Summary
Rungistan is an adventure gameAdventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
similar to other such as Mystery House
Mystery House
Mystery House is an adventure computer game released in 1980 by Roberta and Ken Williams for the Apple II. The game is remembered as one of the first adventure games to feature computer graphics and the first game produced by On-Line Systems, the company which would evolve into Sierra On-Line...
and Gruds in Space.
The background is as follows, as described in the instructions at the opening of the game:
- You are about to cross the border into the country of Rungistan in Central Africa. They don't like foreigners, especially ones that play on computers! If you cross the border they will probably throw you in jail and shoot you at sunrise. Your only hope in that case would be to escape from the cell and make it back across the border.
Rungistan combines graphical elements with text-based commands. The game begins with the player sitting in a jail cell and one is asked to enter a command. Rungistan was the first text adventure game to introduce the element of time; in certain situations, the player was required to perform a certain action before the time ran out, such as defusing a bomb. Also, it was the first text adventure to feature arcade-like sequences, such as skiing down a hill and avoiding trees.
External links
- Escape from Rungistan entry from YourOwnReality.com