Hunt the Wumpus

Other game picks for retro text-lovers:

Homestar Runner's "Dungeonman"

[adult swim] Harvey Birdman's "Habeas Dorkus"

It doesn't always give a warning. Also, do the bats move?

I am having a bit of trouble with this game; how do I examine a room? I have tried typing in "examine" and "examine #" where # = an adjacent room, but I can't seem to ever examine it. Help appreciated!

there is nothing to examine, Imok20. If anything is in an adjacent room, it will tell you without you having to examine.

I feel a draft = pit is nearby
Bats Nearby = self explanatory
I smell a Wumpus = Wumpus nearby.

It will never tell you the exact room these things are in, but that's half the fun.

I just beat the game in three commands :P

Oh
My
Lord.

Its been 10 years at least since i've seen this game.
Thanks jay.

Got 'em in two! :D

Thanks Tjay, what was confusing me was that when I typed in "commands" it gave "examine" as a command. :(

Aha! You got the Wumpus!

THE WUMPUS IS MINE. Pretty fun game, worth replaying, which is suprising considering how simple it appears. But there is some strategy involved and quite a bit of luck!

10 years? Try almost 25 years! I remember playing this game on my TI99/4a computer. Along with Munch Man and Parsec, this game was a must have!

hunt the wumpus =
flip a coin,
heads you lose,
tails i win,
0_o

Back in the day, we played this on IBM Selectric typewriters.

As did I. One that was attached to an IBM 1130, in fact. =)

Lol I fell into a pit, and then the wumpus got me. LOL!

Wah! I started in a room with a pit, thats not very fair.

Finnally smote the thing. One move, one shot, after starting a new game. I have a hard time with the bats; 3 out of 4 times, they put me in the same room as the Wumpus. They are very mean bats; I'm waiting for one to drop me down a pit. Oh, and it does seem they move. I stood still and shot an arrow one turn, then the bats carried me off the next turn without moving myself.

Christ, the oldest game I can remember had GRAPHICS. Number Munchers on an Apple IIe.

Even then we had Macs on the other side of the classroom with actual GUIs, so apparently I'm a young un'.

Oh, and this just hit me after winning the game 3 times in a row;

That's where the Nethack Wumpus came from.

Hi everyone, I'm the creator of this version of the game. I just wanted to clarify for everyone:

Yes the bats move - every turn. The Wumpus moves about 25% of the time, and always moves if you fire an arrow.

Also note that the Wumpus or a bat can get you even if you don't smell/hear them. That's because you may be two rooms away, but if you move to the same room they move to, they'll get ya!

I dont understand how to shoot those darn arrows...excuse my language

You sound frustrated, EvilJoker. All you do is type...

fire room#

Substitute "room#" with the room number you wish to fire towards.

O.K. Heres what happened on my first go...

That was rather harsh first go :S
Good game in general.

Haha... I love the simplicity. Yiiieeee! You fell in the pit. It almost makes it worth losing. I love these games.

Woo! Killed the Wumpus in one move! :-p

*daces like an idiot, then realizes everyone is staring, stops dancing, and walks away quickly*

Aha! You got the Wumpus! *smiles delightedly

I remember playing this and Hamurabi and some others on a university mainframe at computer camp. There were no monitors, all output was printed on the old green and white paper. Anybody else remember any of the really old games? I can only think of these, but I'm sure there were more.

OH YEAH! I KILLED THAT WUMPUS TO DEATH!

die wompus die your so ugly i hate you stupid wompus

"move 17"
"YIEEEEEEE You fell in a pit and died."

Juuuuust great.

hay isnt a wumpu one of those aple things in cash bandicoot ?????? lol :S

Just the word 'wumpus' makes me love this game to death.

Does anyone know the game the classroom? where you're supposed to cheat off classmates (everyone is a little circle) well, i can't get passed day 4. help me please!!

Hey Amanda, does this look like The Classroom?

In the old "Hunt the Wumpus" I used to play in college, the wumpus didn't move unless you fired and missed. That meant the game was marginally less random, and therefore slightly better/more enjoyable.

Nevertheless, this brought back memories of scribbling maps of interconnected caves instead of doing homework...

I like this one:
http://www.dreamcodex.com/playwumpus.php

heh, I found myself being chased by bats: move 18. Bats nearby. Move 16. Bats nearby. Move 6. Bats nearby. Move 3. YIPPIE you fell into a pit :P

move 17-I feel a draft. Bats nearby. move 2- Y Y Y Y I I I I E E E E-fell in pit. Game Over. Do you want to play again? (y/n)

Inquiry:

P.S.:

Jay, could you also review Phrozenflame? I know this is Hunt the Wumpus, but I don't know where else to say it...

Believe me, it's a great RPG.

OK, here's a little portion of my most recent game:

Incredibly fun and hilarious game. Excellent job, Brian Newtz!

This is a good game. Simple and fun. I got the wumpus after falling in the pit twice.

OK, I took FOREVER to get that stupid Wumpus, through pits and bats. It's so hard.

Wow. My first game:
You are in room #a (i forget lol).
Nearby rooms: #b, #c, #d
I smell a Wumpus.
>fire #b
you missed. 4 arrows left.
>fire #c
you missed. 3 arrows left.
>fire #d
aha! you got the wumpus!
play again? y/n
I assume this is not normally that easy.
:D

Tonight we'll eat Wampus meat! Hurray!
in my first game I discovered all the rooms and hunted the wampus
in my second game I discovered 5 rooms, smelled a Wampus, missed, and it ATE me.
in my third game I discovered 9 rooms and I was very lucky, I hunt him.

Link's dead. :(

[Thanks. I've found a version to host here at JIG so the link will never die again. -Jay]

Wow, I hang out on JiG all the time and just stumbled on that you've borrowed my Hunt the Wumpus. I am honored. Also, I was never quite sure my translation from BASIC to JavaScript was totally accurate, I have to admit I never played it back in the day so this was my best guess.