AcornsoftAt some point in time, Acornsoft decided not to publish adventure games any more. Some of the authors then took their games with them to Topologika.Countdown to DoomType: Text only Written 1982 by Peter Killworth.Runs on: Comments: Small science fiction adventure. Your spaceship has crashed on the planet Doomawangara. You must acquire the parts needed to repair your ship before the planet's hostile atmosphere corrodes it away. Package blurb: You set off from Earth in your one-man ship, and are soon orbiting Doom.For more information, see Topologika Ltd AchetonRuns on:
Kingdom of HamilRuns on: For more information, see Mainframe adventures and Topologika Ltd Philosopher's QuestWritten 1982 by Peter Killworth.Runs on: Notes: This game had the most evil and unfair first puzzle of all time. The Acornsoft version of this, Killworth's first text adventure, sold 25.000 copies. Package blurb: Peter's best-selling adventure sees you wishing you hadn't waved that old magic wand you found in the junk shop off Market Street. For when you did, the atmosphere turned inside out, taking you with it. And when it turned back again, the shop -- and the shopkeeper were no more...For more information, see Mainframe adventures and Topologika Ltd Sphinx AdventureType: Text onlyRuns on: Castle of RiddlesType: Text onlyRuns on: Notes: Some of the puzzles in Castle of Riddles came from the original version of Philosopher's Quest and now appear in the Topologika version of Philosophers' Quest. It had an incredibly unfair maze. QuondamRuns on:
The Seventh StarType: Text onlyRuns on: Gateway to KarosType: Text only Written 1983 by D. L. Haslam.Runs on: Spooky ManorRuns on: MiniRuns on: Notes: Only available in a compilation with Caves and Roman. CavesRuns on: Notes: Only available in a compilation with Mini and Roman. RomanRuns on: Notes: Only available in a compilation with Mini and Caves. |
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