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Re: Atari 2600 Adventure-ish games?

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From: Anssi Saari
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2015 10:19
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destruere <n...@thanks.com> writes:

> Are there any short "one sitting" PC games similar to Adventure? Maybe 
> something that can randomize but still be completed in under an hour?

I read about "The Ground Gives Way" recently and have since played it a
little. It's a roguelike game which could be completed in an hour. No
character leveling or XP, success depends on the loot you find...

The game's free and available from http://www.thegroundgivesway.com/
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From: Anssi Saari <a...@sci.fi>
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Subject: Re: Atari 2600 Adventure-ish games?
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:19:19 +0200
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