Bored of the Rings (video game)

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 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

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Fordo the Boggit, Spam, Pimply and Murky must take the Great Ring to Mount Gloom.[4]

Gameplay

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Bored of the Rings at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
  2. ^ "Richard Price sets out on the road to Rivendull while Tolkien turns in his grave", Sinclair User 7.85, page 96. Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Bored out of his skull", Sinclair User, 12.85, page 66. Archived September 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 040". July 1985.
  5. ^ "Bored Of The Rings (c) 1985 Delta 4 Software". worldofspectrum.org. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "gamebase64.com - The Gamebase Collection". www.gb64.com.
  7. ^ "Bored of the Rings". zzap64.co.uk.
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