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 Message 1400 
 jas hud to Nigel Reed 
 Re: What ARE Doorgames? 
 09 Mar 25 17:34:47 
 
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  Re: Re: What ARE Doorgames?
  By: Nigel Reed to All on Tue Mar 04 2025 11:46:30

 > > I'm not sure where the term doorgame originates but BBS games have
 > > been called "doors" since before I came on the scene.
 >
 > > I guess when you select an option on a BBS menu it is similar to
 > > going through a door.


i'm not sure where i saw this decades ago, but doors were referred to as 'doors
to another world"
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