I used to go to Radio Shack in the Mall when I was a kid, back in the 80's. I played a game on the computer there that was text based, and had you exploring a haunted house. You would say "look left" or "open door" or other similar simple commands. Don't remember what it was called.
My first "real" computer game was "688 Attack Sub." You played it head to head with a friend over a modem connection. Anyone remember that one? Anone have that one on disk?