I am new to IF and collect all of the recommended games under a list for future consulting.
1. Colossal Cave Adventure
by William Crowther and Donald Woods
(1976)
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2. Planetfall
by Steve Meretzky
(1983)
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3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky
(1984)
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4. Varicella
by Adam Cadre
(1999)
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5. Slouching Towards Bedlam
by Star Foster and Daniel Ravipinto
(2003)
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6. CYPHER: Cyberpunk Text Adventure
by Carlos Cabrera and Javier Cabrera
(2012)
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7. Suveh Nux
by David Fisher
(2007)
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8. Make It Good
by Jon Ingold
(2009)
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9. Hoosegow
by Ben Collins-Sussman, Jack Welch
(2010)
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10. Spider and Web
by Andrew Plotkin
(1998)
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11. Photopia
by Adam Cadre
(1998)
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12. Losing Your Grip
by Stephen Granade
(1998)
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13. Vespers, by Jason Devlin (2005)
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14. Curses
by Graham Nelson
(1993)
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15. Violet
by Jeremy Freese
(2008)
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16. 1893: A World's Fair Mystery
by Peter Nepstad
(2002)
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17. Anchorhead
by Michael Gentry
(1998)
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18. 9:05
by Adam Cadre
(2000)
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19. Trinity
by Brian Moriarty
(1986)
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20. Savoir-Faire
by Emily Short
(2002)
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21. City of Secrets
by Emily Short
(2003)
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22. Wishbringer
by Brian Moriarty
(1985)
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23. A Mind Forever Voyaging
by Steve Meretzky
(1985)
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24. Zork, by Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling (1979)
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25. Shade
by Andrew Plotkin
(2000)
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26. Suspended
by Michael Berlyn
(1983)
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27. The King of Shreds and Patches
by Jimmy Maher
(2009)
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28. Metamorphoses
by Emily Short
(2000)
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29. Lost Pig
by Admiral Jota
(2007)
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30. Shrapnel
by Adam Cadre
(2000)
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31. LASH -- Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup
by Paul O'Brian
(2000)
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32. Rameses
by Stephen Bond
(2000)
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33. Ad Verbum
by Nick Montfort
(2000)
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34. Aisle
by Sam Barlow
(1999)
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35. All Things Devours, by half sick of shadows (2004)
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36. City of Secrets
by Emily Short
(2003)
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