06 Commercial, unlicensed p3 (Tolkien theme games)
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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.
06 Commercial, unlicensed p3 (Tolkien theme games)
Gandalf the Sorcerer
Produced by: Game Gems
Author: Frank Cecere
Year: 1984
System: Commodore 64
Type: Arcade action
Comment: The game consists of a wizard (presumably Gandalf) running
along the battlements of a castle zapping dinosaurs(!) and the
occasional ostrich(?!).
Bored of the Rings
Produced by: DELTA 4 Software
Distributor: DELTA 4 Software (briefly), Silversoft and CRL Group PLC
Author: Fergus McNeill and Judith Child
Year: 1985
System: ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Sinclair QL
Type: Illustrated text adventure
Covers: Parody of "The Lord of the Rings", not based on (but influenced
by) the Harvard Lampoon book "Bored of the Rings"
Distribution: ZX Spectrum version is now apparently PD. FTP from
ftp.nvg.unit.no:
/pub/sinclair/snaps/games/adventure/text/bored-rings.zip. The file
contains images for a ZX Spectrum emulator.
Comment: Was made with The Quill. Had very poor graphics, and the
parser was not much better. Quite fun, though. Divided in three
parts.
The Boggit
Produced by: DELTA 4 Software
Distributor: CRL Group PLC
Author: Fergus McNeill and Judith Child
Year: 1986
System: ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC
Type: Illustrated text adventure
Covers: Parody of "The Hobbit"
Distribution: ZX Spectrum version is now apparently PD. FTP from
ftp.nvg.unit.no:
/pub/sinclair/snaps/games/adventure/text/boggit.zip,
.../boggit-2.zip and .../boggit-3.zip. The files contain images for
a ZX Spectrum emulator.
Comment: Parody of Melbourne House's adaption of "The Hobbit". Quite
fun. Was made with The Quill. Divided in three parts.
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