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CheesyMUD is a multi-user dungeon (MUD) experience with its own staff, sports, and active play portal. The site invites visitors to jump into a text-based online game world with a lighthearted, cheesy twist on the classic MUD format.

The Two Towers MUD is a free text-based multiplayer roleplaying game set in Tolkien's Middle-earth, established in 1994 and featuring over 100,000 rooms spanning from Mithlond to Mordor. Players can join guilds, complete hundreds of quests, siege enemy lands, and choose sides in the War of the Ring in this richly developed online world.

The official wiki manual for ADRIFT 5, a toolkit for creating interactive fiction and text adventure games, covering everything from beginner setup to advanced scripting. Organized into a user guide, tutorials, and a detailed reference manual, it serves as the comprehensive documentation hub for anyone writing or playing ADRIFT-powered text adventures.

A technical introduction to MOOs (Multi-user Object-Oriented environments) written in French by Daniel K. Schneider at TECFA, University of Geneva, covering the history of MUDs, MUSEs, MUSHes, and MOOs alongside basic connection commands and navigation. Part of a broader "Technologies Internet et Education" guide series, this document serves as a structured learning module for understanding text-based virtual worlds.

EmpireMUD is a map-based multiplayer online text game derived from CircleMUD and the DikuMUD family, where players build empires, claim territory, and compete for dominance in a persistent world. Originally developed by Paul Clarke starting in 2000, the game is actively maintained and accessible via Telnet or MUD clients, with features supporting both sighted and visually impaired players.

Mmucl (pronounced 'muckle') is an open-source MUD client written entirely in Tcl by Mark Patton, offering both graphical and text-based interfaces including Tk and Gnome support. The project page includes download links, a feature list, and news updates spanning several years of development under the GNU General Public License.

The Z-Machine Standards Document is the definitive technical reference for the Z-machine virtual machine, the platform that powers Infocom-style interactive fiction games. Version 1.0 covers everything from memory maps and opcode tables to screen models and saved-game formats, making it an essential read for anyone building or understanding IF interpreters.

Tharsis Gate is the official home of a fantasy-themed MUD featuring elves, dragons, guilds, and medieval adventure in a richly imagined world. Visitors can connect via Telnet or Java, browse getting-started guides, view guild information, and access an archived copy of the Imaginary Realities MUD e-zine.

New Moon is a long-running LPMud set in a medieval fantasy world, accessible via telnet at newmoonmud.org:7680 and welcoming to newcomers with guides, FAQs, maps, and client download recommendations. The site serves as the official hub for players and creators alike, featuring a beginner's guide, help pages, staff directory, and a gallery of citizen portraits.

A memorial page for NightscapeMUX, a now-defunct MUX game, featuring archival character art and splash screens recovered from an old hard drive by artist Jen Gagne. The page serves as both a farewell to former players and a showcase of the original artwork that was created for the game's website.