Doctor Who and the Warlord
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| Publisher(s) | BBC Software |
| Designer(s) | Graham Williams |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Platform(s) | BBC Micro |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | text based adventure |
Doctor Who and the Warlord is a computer game based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, released for the BBC Micro [1] in 1985. It was promoted as part of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, with one such instance being after a 1985 screening of the 1966 film Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D..[2]
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[edit] Gameplay
It is a text-based adventure featuring an unspecified Doctor. The game loaded in two parts, with a password and information from the first half needed to successfully continue into the second part.
[edit] Development
Former series producer Graham Williams was one of the designers of the game. A ZX Spectrum version was planned but never released.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sci-fi-online.com/00_features/08-07-03_who-computer.htm
- ^ Announcment after Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.. BBC. BBC One. May 1985[specify]. Event occurs at 0:30 (in linked video). Retrieved on 2011-07-07. "There's a challenging adventure game for use with the BBC Microcomputer called Doctor Who and the Warlord, with over 250 locations in each part, and a useful save and retrieve facility to enable you to save and load your last positions. And the cassette costs £7.95."
[edit] External links
- Doctor Who and the Warlord on TARDIS Index File, an external wiki
- Doctor Who and the Warlord at MobyGames
- Doctor Who and The Warlord at The Millennium Effect
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