Talk:Wonderland (video game)
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- Developed by Magnetic Scrolls. [1][2][3]
- First published in 1990. [2][3]
- Published by Virgin Games (Virgin Mastertronic). [1][2]
- Based on Alice in Wonderland. [1][3]
- Not based on Through the Looking-Glass. [1]
- Player plays Alice herself. [1]
- First game to use Magnetic Scrolls own windowing system. [1][3]
- Which was dubbed "Magnetic Windows" (MW). [3]
- Scrolls believed MW would make the game more accessible, giving it a much wider appeal. [1]
- Development began in December 1987, when David Bishop pitched the concept to Scrolls' Anita Sinclair. [1]
- Project manager David Bishop. [1]
- Appeared for DOS, Commodore Amiga and Atari ST. [1][2][3]
- Contemporary review states: "no other versions planned". [3]
List of publications:
- [1] Whitta, Gary (July 1990), "A noun like Alice", The One, pp. 72–74
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(help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) (advertisement) - [3] Dillon, Tony (November 1990), "Wonderland", ACE, p. 64
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Sources
[edit]- https://archive.org/details/assorted-game-players-pc-strategy-guide/Game%20Players%20PC%20Strategy%20Guide%20Volume%204%20Number%201%20%28January-February%201991%29/page/n9/mode/2up
- https://archive.org/details/assorted-game-players-pc-strategy-guide/Game%20Players%20PC%20Strategy%20Guide%20Volume%204%20Number%203%20%28May-June%201991%29/page/64/mode/2up
- https://archive.org/details/PC_Review_Issue_10_1992-08_EMAP_Images_GB/page/n55/mode/2up
- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104705589/the-independent/