# Recommend me a basic simple game... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475 "2002-11-29T08:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2002, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/21 "2002-12-01T20:55:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pulykamell \* > \*\*_cough_ > > 20 If A$= **“N”** GOTO 50 > > plus > > **45 END** > > Else you get that repeated string no matter how you answer. > Also nice would be: > > 25 IF A$\<\>“Y” THEN PRINT “Invalid input”: GOTO 10 \*\* I thought the intended purpose of the original program was for it to accuse the player of a nerd no matter what. ---
**Author:** ![rmbnxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9e5f3/32.png) [@rmbnxs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rmbnxs)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/22 "2002-12-02T03:46:22Z")
War. ---
**Author:** ![NE\_Texan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e99b99/32.png) [@NE\_Texan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NE_Texan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/23 "2002-12-02T04:59:46Z")
There are some good puzzle games at [http://www.kaser.com/](http://www.kaser.com/) that have free smaller versions available for download. The guy that writes these also puts puzzles into Games Magazine, and other publications. They’re pretty good as puzzle games go, and don’t require much power from the PC. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/24 "2002-12-02T07:12:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Badtz Maru \* > \*\*I thought the intended purpose of the original program was for it to accuse the player of a nerd no matter what. \*\* Ah…I thought you were just making an excuse, but the original code can imply that, can’t it? I just have a different interpretation and assumed **kingpengvin** wanted an END there somewhere, and simply forgot it. Anyhow, still need the quotes around that “n” (at least in 80s-era BASIC), lest the computer think you’re trying to compare an alphanumeric string with a variable. -Pete, raised on Commodore BASIC V2 ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/25 "2002-12-02T12:07:14Z")
Best game site online: > **[PopCap Studios - Official EA Site](https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/popcap)** > > Our games are sprinkled with a whirlwind of smile-inducing awesomeness and polished to a shiny sheen that keeps the world coming back again and again. And best of all, you’ll find our games on mobile, console, PC, and many other devices – you may... ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/26 "2002-12-04T02:47:12Z")
I would have posted this earlier but I kept forgetting. One game I was playing quite a bit at work was [Dungeon Crawl](http://www.dungeoncrawl.org/). I like playing as a demonspawn and being able to summon other demons whenever I get in a tight spot. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/27 "2002-12-04T02:58:18Z")
Ms Undhow is obsessed with Hamumu Software’s [Dr. Lunatic](http://hamumu.com/game_lunatic.html). You can download a pretty good-sized demo from the link. She’s bought the game, all the expansion packs, and has most of the user-created levels out there. She likes it because it (1) isn’t a gargantuan-sized game, so she doesn’t sacrifice a lot of disk space, (2) plays nicely on her laptop (perfect for long airport layovers) and (3) is very, very simple to control. There are other games at the Hamumu site as well, but I don’t know if they’re any good. ---
**Author:** ![Ultimate\_Pung\_Chow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Ultimate\_Pung\_Chow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultimate_Pung_Chow)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/28 "2002-12-04T10:58:09Z")
hide and go fuck yourself? ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/29 "2002-12-04T14:09:22Z")
Try Anacreon. It’s a text-mode turn-based space empire game. It should be right up your alley. [http://blake.prohosting.com/~tjpete/anacreon.html](http://blake.prohosting.com/~tjpete/anacreon.html) Very small, very deep. I feel guilty that I’ve never had the chance to dig very far into it. ---
**Author:** ![In\_Conceivable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@In\_Conceivable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Conceivable)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/30 "2002-12-04T14:13:31Z")
[www.zone.com](http://www.zone.com) or go to [www.playsite.com](http://www.playsite.com) and play monopoly online. I have wasted many hours that way. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475/31 "2002-12-04T14:23:45Z")
Trek fans should google for the old “Visual Star Trek” game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-a-basic-simple-game/139475.md?page=1)