The aim of this interactive fiction with graphics is to escape from the land of Kerovnia, where strange occurrences are routine. The Roobikyoub dwarves have been banished from the kingdom, which is not good as they produce high-quality whisky. King Erik is not popular for this decision, as some feel that ale brewers and mineral water bottlers have influenced him. Honest John the trader and Kronos the Magician play a key role in your journey, each offering sub-quests to attempt. The package includes a novella complete with map and decipherable hints, which are accessed by typing 'hint' followed by the code into the computer. Therefore, those with only a pirated copy would struggle to complete the game. Your score and the number of locations visited are both displayed in the title bar. The parser allows whole words to be deleted and unaccepted previous entries to be re-edited.
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Plot-driven, cool, earnest and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the game
- Platforms
- Acorn Archimedes, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Amstrad CPC
- Developer
- Magnetic Scrolls
- Publisher
- Rainbird
- Released
- December 31, 1986
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Text
Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both plot-driven, cool, earnest.
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Both classical in form, plot-driven, earnest.
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