Jason Dyer<p>in which I write the history of a mainframe computer game from 1975, which happens to be one of the earliest we know of by someone who transitioned (Caitlin Bestler)</p><p>while the original is lost we have a 1979 port which is likely close, and I go through the gameplay</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/08/26/hobbit-1975-1979/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/08/26/hobb</span><span class="invisible">it-1975-1979/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a></p>