Software:Bored of the Rings (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Delta 4 |
| Publisher(s) | Delta 4, CRL Group |
| Designer(s) | Fergus McNeill |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro |
| Release | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Text adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Bored of the Rings is a text adventure game released by Delta 4 in 1985 for several computer systems[1] written using The Quill.[1][2] It was also released by CRL Group. The game is inspired by, but not based on, the Bored of the Rings parody novel published by Harvard Lampoon.[3] The earlier game The Hobbit is also parodied. It was followed by a prequel in the same spirit, The Boggit.[1]
Plot
Fordo the Boggit, Spam, Pimply and Murky must take the Great Ring to Mount Gloom.[4]
Gameplay
The game is a standard text adventure with static background graphics in some locations. It accepts verb / noun commands and also short sentence inputs.[5] It was split into three parts with parts two and three requiring password input to access.[6]
Reception
Zzap!64 thought the game was extremely funny but somewhat limited in terms of gameplay. It was given an overall rating of 78%.[7]
See also
- Kingdom O' Magic, another fantasy parody game by the same designer
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bored of the Rings at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- ↑ "Richard Price sets out on the road to Rivendull while Tolkien turns in his grave", Sinclair User 7.85, page 96.
- ↑ "Bored out of his skull", Sinclair User, 12.85, page 66.
- ↑ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 040". July 1985. https://archive.org/details/sinclair-user-magazine-040/page/n95/mode/1up?view=theater.
- ↑ "Bored Of The Rings (c) 1985 Delta 4 Software". https://worldofspectrum.org//pub/sinclair/games-info/b/BoredOfTheRings.txt.
- ↑ "gamebase64.com - The Gamebase Collection". http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/14/gotw_boredofrings.htm.
- ↑ "Bored of the Rings". http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=14&page=74.
External links
- Bored of the Rings at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Bored of the Rings at Lemon 64
- Bored of the Rings at MobyGames
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