~ Early Web Links ~

A legacy archive preserving the history of Majik 3D MMORPG, a volunteer-driven open-source online roleplaying game active from 1995 to 2002 that evolved from a text-based MUD through a 2D roguelike into a full 3D world. Maintained by the original developer namhas, the site hosts over 3,300 files including source code on GitHub, archived mailing lists, forums, screenshots, and design documents chronicling one of the early indie MMORPGs with player-controlled economies and ecosystems.

Scott Neal Reilly's Interactive Fiction Page is a comprehensive directory of resources for both players and developers of text-based adventure games, with links to FTP archives, FAQs, reviews, platform-specific game collections, and community publications like SPAG and XYZZYnews. Maintained by a former CMU researcher who later worked at Zoesis Studios on interactive characters, the site bridges classic text-based IF with emerging realtime interactive storytelling.

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.

ADRIFT is a dedicated hub for the Interactive Fiction authoring tool of the same name, offering a curated links page pointing to wikis, databases, competitions, and community forums across the IF world. Visitors can discover resources like IFDB, intfiction.org, and the annual Interactive Fiction Competition, making it a useful gateway for both ADRIFT users and the broader text adventure community.

MUME (Multi-Users in Middle-earth) is a free, text-based multiplayer RPG set in Tolkien's Middle-earth, continuously running and expanded by volunteers since 1991. Players choose from races like Hobbits, Elves, Orcs, and Trolls to explore iconic locations and take part in the epic conflict between the Free Peoples and the forces of Sauron.

tkMOO-light is a cross-platform chat client developed by Andrew Wilson, designed specifically for connecting to MUD and MOO online text-based environments on UNIX, Windows, and Macintosh. The site offers downloads, a manual, plugin documentation, and release notes for a client that has been actively developed since the mid-1990s.

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.

Turf MUD is a long-running, free text-based multi-user game and talker featuring over 65 unique areas spanning genres from fantasy to modern life, with clans, leagues, and an active social scene. The site provides everything a player needs, from newbie guides and maps to clan listings, help files, and humorous community content like player quotes and meetup photos.

Prophecy MUD is a long-running text-based Multi-User Dungeon set in the richly detailed world of David Eddings's Belgariad and Malloreon fantasy series, active since 1995. Players can choose from 91 mortal levels, join PK clans like the Guardians of the West or the Army of Angaraks, and explore custom areas built to faithfully recreate the Eddings universe.

Zarf's Glulx project page is the official home of the Glulx 32-bit virtual machine, a powerful successor to the classic Z-machine designed for Interactive Fiction. It hosts the full VM specification, source code and binaries for the Glulxe interpreter, and links to tools like Quixe (a JavaScript-based browser interpreter) and Lectrote, making it an essential hub for IF developers and enthusiasts.