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Bored of the Rings (video game)

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Bored of the Rings
Developer(s)Delta 4
Publisher(s)Delta 4, CRL Group
Designer(s)Fergus McNeill
Platform(s)Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro
Release1985
Genre(s)Text adventure game
Mode(s)Single-player

Bored of the Rings is a text adventure game released by Delta 4 in Template:Vgy 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.

Gameplay

The game is a standard text adventure with static background graphics in some locations. It was split into three parts with parts two and three requiring password input to access.[4]

Reception

Zzap! 64 thought the game was extremely funny but somewhat limited in terms of gameplay. It was given an overall rating of 78%.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bored of the Rings at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
  2. ^ Sinclair User 7.85, page 96
  3. ^ Sinclair User, 12.85, page 66
  4. ^ http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/14/gotw_boredofrings.htm
  5. ^ http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=14&page=74


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