- Publication date
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1989
- Topics
- DOS games, Vintage computer games, Adventure games, Interactive fiction
- Item Size
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589.7K
Nomon is a simple adventure game written in ASL (Adventure
System Language) during the 1989 Summer Ventures at East Carolina
University under the auspices of Professor J. Wirth (a great guy).
He wrote ASL, and holds the copyright to the full version, but was
generous enough to write a runtime version of it available for
free. The game of Nomon is my own and I have released it as
freeware.
If you like adventures, this is a fun and simple one. It was
written in the lighthearted style of someone truly loving
programming and who, besides, had little else to do on the ECU
campus. It’s been a year that this disk has languished on 360K
floppies, since only last week did I get an IBM compatible
computer to read them with. I rediscovered this game, tested it
again, and thought others might enjoy it. So here it is, Nomon.
Verbs are few, nouns slightly more, but overall the vocabulary is
small. Look around at everything, clues are hidden everywhere.
- Addeddate
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2013-11-19 22:35:12
- Emulator
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dosbox
- Emulator_ext
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zip
- Emulator_start
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NOMON.BAT
- Identifier
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Nomon1989RenardDellafaveAdventure
- License
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freeware
- Scanner
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Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.4.2
- Year
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1989
Another thing that really makes Nomon enjoyable for me is how it manages to stay interesting even after playing it multiple times. Many games feel repetitive after a while, but here, the experience still feels fresh because of the small details and different ways you can approach the gameplay. As you continue playing, you naturally start improving and understanding the mechanics better, which makes everything feel more rewarding. I also appreciate the balance the game maintains—it’s not too difficult, but it’s not too easy either. You can play it casually for a short break or spend longer sessions without getting bored. That flexibility is one of the biggest reasons why I keep coming back to Nomon. Overall, it’s the kind of game that doesn’t just entertain you for a moment, but actually gives you a consistently enjoyable experience every time you play.
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