I miss the days of Infocom.. when you'd get a map, a toy (wishbringer had a plastic stone in it that would glow when held to the light for a few seconds).. neat stuff like that made it fun.. hell, it had to! It was a text adventure. But in those days of Zork, you used your imagination, and THAT was fun.
I hated the mines in Zork though.. got so lost many times hehe...
Damn Grues...