As another reviewer noted, player imagination was a necessary part of these early games. I sometimes wonder, given all the horsepower of current graphics cards, if actual gameplay has improved. I suppose it's a little like comparing the Wright Bros contraption with the space shuttle. Anyway, the Ultima series and the two Starflight games were great games that stimulated the imagination AND had great stories which included a good dose of humor. Somehow those games, as primitive as seem now, were the most immersive, and I think it was due to the required imaginative component.
