1973 Implementation of Wordle Was Published by Dec (2022)
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- #BASIC Programming
- #Wordle
- #History of Games
- Wordle's origins trace back to WORD, a game published in 1973 in '101 Computer Games' by Digital Equipment Corp.
- WORD, written by Charles Reid, functioned similarly to Wordle but had a text interface and only knew 12 words.
- Guessing games like WORD were inspired by earlier programs such as GUESS, written in FOCAL by Walt Koetke.
- Dennis Allison in 1975 promoted building your own BASIC, listing several guessing games like NUMBER, STARS, and BAGELS.
- BAGELS is a number guessing game similar to Mastermind, using terms like Pico, Fermi, and Bagels for feedback.
- Other notable guessing games include HURKLE (a 2D grid search), MUGWMP (search for four mugwumps), and TARGET (a Star Trek-themed game).
- Combat-themed guessing games like Bombardment, Depth Charge, and Salvo added variety to the genre.
- Reverse guessing games, where the computer guesses the player's input, were more complex and included ANIMAL, SALVO, DIGITS, and NICOMA.
- Many of these classic BASIC games can be played in a browser today, offering potential inspiration for modern adaptations.