The Hobbit
1982 · Beam Software
Source book
- The Hobbit — J. R. R. Tolkien
The 1982 illustrated text adventure. It is the book, plus puzzles.
Platforms
ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Apple II, IBM PC, Mac, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Dragon 64, Oric
Fidelity
Melbourne House published Beam Software's illustrated text adventure in 1982, based on Tolkien's 1937 book. It reached a long list of home computers, from the ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro to IBM PC and Mac.
Read first?
01
When to read first
Read the book first. The game follows Bilbo's journey and then hides the next step behind parser puzzles.
02
When playing first is fine
Only as a curiosity after the book. Playing it cold spoils the trip and still may leave you stuck on the wording.
03
Why
Early bookware is honest about what it is: the novel, turned into a puzzle. Read the novel as a novel.
Source
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit_(1982_video_game)
The call above is an editorial reading of that public page. If the page and this note disagree, believe the page.
