angband game

[m4r35n357]

I do not play it myself, but I am told it is an addictive little game . . . yes it is in a terminal

Home of Angband - angband.github.io

rephial.org

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

This looks awesome, and yeah, games in the terminal can be a blast! Not LOTR related but this is another game you can play through cmd/telnet:

Play an RPG in Command Prompt

How to play an RPG in command prompt.

community.spiceworks.com

This one is one of my favorites telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl - not a game but fabulous

Edit: Sadly the second one doesn't work anymore, it used to play star wars IV in ascii . Here's what it used to look like:

Here's a link to a bunch of them, not sure if all of them work or not: http://mewbies.com/acute_terminal_fun_telnet_public_servers_watch_star_wars_play_games_etc.htm

 

[m4r35n357]

This one is one of my favorites telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl - not a game but fabulous

I am old enough to remember when blinkenlights first started

[EDIT] the telnet didn't connect, I will try again later . . .

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

I am old enough to remember when blinkenlights first started

[EDIT] the telnet didn't connect, I will try again later . . .

Yeah, the telnet for blinkenlights is dead apparently but some of the others on that link work.