While A Dark Room was originally published in mid 2013, how far back do Online text-based role-playing game date?
A Dark Room: A Dark Room is an open-source software role-playing text-based game originally published in mid 2013 for web browsers by Doublespeak Games. Online text-based role-playing game:  Online text-based role playing games date to 1978, with the creation of "MUD1", which began the MUD heritage that culminates in today's MMORPGs.
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