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This article is from the Computer games and MUDs with a Tolkien theme FAQ, by Fredrik Ekman ekman@lysator.liu.se with numerous contributions by others.

10 Eamon p1 (Tolkien theme games)

Eamon is a sort of standard platform for many different text adventures
with a strong RPG element. One player character can be used in many
adventures and some objects and abilities can be moved from one
adventure to any of the others. Eamon was invented by Donald Brown and
developed by John Nelson. Because of the element of inter-game
mobility, the player of these games never actually takes the role of
any of Tolkien's characters, but rather plays "himself". Therefore,
these games have no "Covers" entry. Instead, there is a short
description in the comment.

The Last Dragon
No: Eamon 107
Author: R. Pender
Year: 1985
Version: ProDOS (1991)
System: Apple II
Distribution: PD, FTP from cassandra.ucr.edu:
/pub/apple2/incoming/PublicDomain/eamon/eamon107.dsk.gz. The file
is a disk image for an Apple II emulator.
Comment: Apparently set in the fourth age, it is a quest to slay the
very last dragon and loot his treasure. While the game is mostly
based on Tolkien, it is a mix-up with strong elements of
Graeco-Roman and Norse mythology. At one place there is a fatal bug
that may make it impossible, or at least very difficult, to finish
the game.

The Mines of Moria
No: Eamon 108
Author: Sam Ruby
Year: 1985
Version: ProDOS (1991)
System: Apple II
Distribution: PD, FTP from cassandra.ucr.edu:
/pub/apple2/incoming/PublicDomain/eamon/eamon108.dsk.gz. The file
is a disk image for an Apple II emulator.
Comment: The Mines of Moria is the first in a series called The Lord of
the Rings by Sam Ruby. The author himself considers the games
before The Hunt for the Ring to be "technically and thematically
inferior to [the later games]". This one involves going through
Moria to get some secret information through to the good forces in
the south.

The Forest of Fear
No: Eamon 109
Author: Sam Ruby
Year: 1985
Version: ProDOS (1991)
System: Apple II
Distribution: PD, FTP from cassandra.ucr.edu:
/pub/apple2/incoming/PublicDomain/eamon/eamon109.dsk.gz. The file
is a disk image for an Apple II emulator.
Comment: The Lord of the Rings Part 2. Free Mirkwood from the evil
power in Dol Guldur.

 

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