BBC Micro gems - an IFDB Poll
by Rovarsson
RSS FeedI found the BBC Micro archive a little while ago and I'm overwhelmed.
(http://bbcmicro.co.uk/index.php?search=Text+Adventure&on_S=on)
Any recommendations? I've put two games in myself from both sides of the spectrum: a 1984 old-school game and a 2018 renaissance old-school game.
| Hibernated 1 - This place is death, by Stefan Vogt 2 votes "A space puzzler. An impressive amount of atmosphere on this compact formatr." [+]"A space puzzler. An impressive amount of atmosphere on this compact formatr." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... "Bearable parser." [+]"Bearable parser." () --Nomad...  Vote for this game | |
| LAND, by Darren Higgs 2 votes "The only way to play a classic MUD that ran on the same Essex Uni mainframe as the ur-MUD" [+]"The only way to play a classic MUD that ran on the same Essex Uni mainframe as the ur-MUD" --Anthony Hope... "Large tough and nostalgic " [+]"Large tough and nostalgic : I have put a map up on CASA." ( ) --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| Sphinx Adventure, by Paul Fellows 2 votes "The definitive text adventure for the Beeb" [+]"The definitive text adventure for the Beeb: "Definitive" because everyone had it — it was often given away free when you bought a Beeb!" --Anthony Hope... "And A Save Game Facility Too!" [+]"And A Save Game Facility Too!: I never understood why the original had no save game facility available - especially given the size of the game. At least these days you can play it via an emulator and it is a very nice long trek. Right up my street (or down my bending N-SW tunnel)." --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| L: A Mathemagical Adventure, by members of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics co-ordinated by Richard Phillips, and including Derek Ball, Tony Corbett, David Rooke, Heather Scott, Alan Shaw, Margaret Stevens, Ruth Townsend, Jo Waddingham, Roger Waddingham, John Warwick, Alan Wigley, John Wood, and David Wooldridge. 2 votes "The Association of Teachers of Mathematics put together this text adventure to show everyone they're cool. They are." [+]"The Association of Teachers of Mathematics put together this text adventure to show everyone they're cool. They are." ( - Full review) --Rovarsson... "A classroom classic. Mathsy and atmospheric. " [+]"A classroom classic. Mathsy and atmospheric. " () --Anthony Hope... Vote for this game | |
| Hampstead, by Trevor Lever and Peter Jones 1 vote "Social climbing in London" [+]"Social climbing in London" --jakomo... Vote for this game | |
| The SIGMA Experiment, by Lee Newsome 1 vote "A spiffing Sci-Fi romp through space? and time? or maybe not." [+]"A spiffing Sci-Fi romp through space? and time? or maybe not.: The reality of the game is made more clear as each part is played. The final reveal took me by surprise - and I wrote it!" --leenew... Vote for this game | |
| Twin Kingdom Valley, by Trevor Hall and P. M. Skinner 1 vote "One of the most..." [+]"One of the most talked about BBC Micro text adventures at my high school; everyone who enjoyed this kind of game had a copy. Twin Kingdom Valley had an epic feel. With a huge map and many wandering characters, every playthrough was different. The illustrations, though slow to draw on, added to its appeal." --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game | |
| Mirror of Khoronz, by Derek Haslam 1 vote "Derek's sequel to Gateway To Karos" [+]"Derek's sequel to Gateway To Karos: Large, clever and in my opinion better than its forbear. There is an even better RISC expansion for the Archimedes." ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| Galaxy's Edge, by Graham Nelson 1 vote "Well, it’s Graham Nelson, after all…" [+]"Well, it’s Graham Nelson, after all…" --Anthony Hope... Vote for this game | |
| Xanadu Adventure, by Paul Shave 1 vote "A complete nightmare" [+]"A complete nightmare" --Anthony Hope... Vote for this game | |
| Adventure 200, by C. J. Coombs 1 vote "Clever Colossal Cave Variant" [+]"Clever Colossal Cave Variant: This game packs a lot of bang for its 16K buck. Intricate and clever puzzles abound." ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| Quondam, by Rod Underwood and Peter Killworth 1 vote "Fiendish but fun" [+]"Fiendish but fun" --Anthony Hope... Vote for this game | |
| GiantKiller, by Peter D. Killworth 1 vote "A clever, classroom, maths-based game by Peter Killworth" [+]"A clever, classroom, maths-based game by Peter Killworth" ( ) --Anthony Hope... Vote for this game | |
| The Warlord, by Peter Voke and Graham Williams 1 vote "Doctor Who-ish adventure in a medieval post-apocalypse setting." [+]"Doctor Who-ish adventure in a medieval post-apocalypse setting." --jakomo... Vote for this game | |
| The Puppet-Man, by Geoff. H. Larsen 1 vote "«buy it, you won't be disappointed» —Pendragon" [+]"«buy it, you won't be disappointed» —Pendragon: «The backdrops incorporate nineteenth century theatre and circus giving the whole adventure the heady atmosphere of vaudeville. The puzzles are complex, but totally logical and require careful thinking and revisiting of different scenes.» —Pendragon" --Anthony Hope... Vote for this game | |
| Maze of Madness, by Lurkio/Ant 1 vote "A quick-and-dirty bagatelle" [+]"A quick-and-dirty bagatelle" --Anthony Hope... Vote for this game | |
| Village of Lost Souls, by Martin Moore and Glenn McAuley 1 vote "'The best..." [+]"'The best cassette-based text adventure available for either the Electron or BBC Micro.' — Pendragon (aka Nic Outterside), Electron User Magazine" --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game | |
| Countdown to Doom, by Peter D. Killworth 1 vote "‘Killer’ Killworth strikes again" [+]"‘Killer’ Killworth strikes again" --Anthony Hope... Vote for this game | |