If this looks familiar, then congratulations, you're probably acquainted with the first video game I ever played. When I was quite young, my grandfather had a computer that had one game on it. It was known to me as "Adventure" - called that likely because that was the executable name that you typed to start up the game. Both my Dad and I got very into this little game, even though, at the time, neither of us knew anything about it. This is the game that taught me how to make and read maps, how to have a sense of actual adventure, and that I was going to always love games. If you're wondering what the convoluted diagram that is the featured image - that's one of the maps someone made based on this game. And yes.. it's that complex. Despite the fact that the game I played didn't have a single graphic involved, it sparked the imagination of my young mind... and is a game I've NEVER forgotten. (This coming from someone who has very few memories of a happy childhood.)
