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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.
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Plot-driven, cool, earnest and resolved.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemplativerelentless
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About the game
- Platforms
- Microcomputer
- Developer
- Gregory Yob, Kevin Kenney
- Released
- March 31, 1973
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric, Text
IGDB rating 4.1/10 from 5 ratings.
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