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    I would agree the two "Engines" you mention in your last paragraph would maybe called Game Engines today. To my knowledge, however, neither Epyx nor Infocom were literally using that term. Commented Mar 7, 2017 at 15:49
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    I agree the term was not used until many years later, and I'm simply making the point that it is "proper" and accepted to apply the term retroactively, because its the technical attributes of the software that make it a game engine, rather than the lingo of the day. OP may feel differently, I know. Commented Mar 7, 2017 at 16:11
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    FWIW, Wikipedia list Z-machine under Game Engines. Another early candidate would be Sierra's Adventure Game Interpreter from 1984. Commented Aug 5, 2020 at 16:18