Geeky fun

[halva]

In work on Friday our new starter mentioned that she used to play Spectrum games when she was a kid and they'd had a text based adventure game based on The Hobbit. Cue much excitedness on my part, as until now I have seemed to be the only person that remembers this game. I was around seven, I never completed more than around 16% of the adventure and kept getting killed by the "staring bulbous eyes". My dad and I used to map out the rooms on big sheets of computer paper he brought home from work - and even then we never completed the adventure.

The Speccy has long since been stashed in the loft and, as ours was the first 48k version (with the rubber keys!) I doubt it works and I wouldn't even know how to plug it into a television screen.

I've downloaded Spectrum emulators before but this was 10 years ago and I was never able to find a copy of The Hobbit. So after co-worker and I had finished chatting I nipped on to the internets and, lo, I found references to the game on Wikipedia and even a walk through so I can cheat have some helpful hints if I am not any brighter than my seven year old self and still can't get past the bulbous eyes. Last night I downloaded myself an emulator and copies of The Hobbit, Harrier Attack, Manic Miner, Castle Spellerous (a very basic spelling game) and Paddington's Shopping Mixup.

This morning, if I can get the games to work, I will be indulging in a nostalgia fest, or a frustration fest. Depends how it all works out.

Comments

[googlebrat.livejournal.com]

I REMEMBER THAT GAME.

(I was always eaten by trolls. Too impatient to let them turn to stone.)