First-born of this genre were text quests, which appeared in the seventies. It was the story of the adventures of the hero in a large cave. Character control was carried out through text commands that had to be completed in the area, located at the bottom of the screen.
Tangu michezo ya Ghana hii mchezaji wa kufanya maamuzi, mwisho inaweza hutegemea hatua zake. Mzaliwa wa kwanza wa Ghana hii walikuwa Nakala Jumuia, ambayo alionekana katika miaka ya sabini. Ni hadithi ya adventures ya shujaa katika pango kubwa. Kudhibiti tabia ulifanyika kupitia amri Nakala kwamba alikuwa na kukamilika katika eneo hilo, ziko chini ya screen.