Ah, good old
ZORK I.
It was based on an even older text game
Adventure.
During the 1980's and early 1990's there were quite a few text based games.
One other I remember was;
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy game.
You played the roll of Arthur Dent, and it starts you waking up to the noise of a bulldozer that's come to knock your house down.
Signed: Ensign Tzap