This adventure has quite the legacy, and was even the title to inspire industry legend Roberta Williams, to get into game development. It’s the first widely known adventure game, with its only predecessor achieving nowhere near as much renown. In the game, players would type in commands to explore a massive cave system and find treasure. Gaming Trend checked out the Adventure Colossal Cave: Colossal Cave review - Back to basicsĬolossal Cave Adventure was a 1976 text-based adventure game developed by Will Crowther then later expanded by Don Woods.