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Multi-User Dungeons, or [[MUD|MUDs]] for short, are essentially the forerunners to modern [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]]. Their primary distinguishing feature is that they utilize a text-based interface similar to [[Interactive Fiction]] games, but still allow dozens or even thousands of users to play at the same time. Interestingly, [[Multi-User Dungeon|the first MUD]] was so named because it was designed as a multiplayer version of ''Dungeon'' (an early version of ''[[Zork]]'') making it [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] twice over. |
Multi-User Dungeons, or [[MUD|MUDs]] for short, are essentially the forerunners to modern [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]]. Their primary distinguishing feature is that they utilize a text-based interface similar to [[Interactive Fiction]] games, but still allow dozens or even thousands of users to play at the same time. Interestingly, [[Multi-User Dungeon|the first MUD]] was so named because it was designed as a multiplayer version of ''Dungeon'' (an early version of ''[[Zork]]'') making it [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] twice over. |
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Compare [[Interactive Fiction]], aka [[Text Adventure]], which are script-oriented games. Contrast [[Point and Click Game|Point And Click]] [[Adventure Game|Adventure Games]], more graphical scripted games which may also use a fixed-room format or [[Text Parser]]. |
Compare [[Interactive Fiction]], aka [[Text Adventure]], which are script-oriented games. Contrast [[Point and Click Game|Point And Click]] [[Adventure Game|Adventure Games]], more graphical scripted games which may also use a fixed-room format or [[Text Parser]]. |
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