Tablets of Hippocrates
Fawkes Computing 1983
- Language:
- English
- Authors:
- Simon Fawkes
- Systems:
- Trevor Toms adventure system
- Platforms:
- C16/Plus4, Mattel Aquarius, ZX81
- Genres:
- Magic
- Entered by:
- Gunness, Juan, Richard Bos, Strident
- Added:
- 28-05-2010
- Edited:
- 21-05-2021
Synopsis
Plot
Apparently good old Hippocrates found a cure against cancer. He decided to write it down on a pair of tablets and then, for reasons unknown, hide them in a magical forest where they were forgotten.It is your task to locate the tablets.
Notes
Originally a game from 1983 for a ZX81 with 16K, which was released as part of the Fawkes Computing Gametape 1.The Aquarius version is from 1984. The C16/Plus 4 version dates from 1985, according to the inlay.
In later versions of the game control was via normal input or by using a number of pre-defined keys. This allowed the game to run on the Mattel Aquarius.
Jim Gerrie has produced a version of the game for MC-10; available here.
Resources (Upload file)
- Solution (C16/Plus4)
- by Juan
- Solution (ZX81)
- by Richard Bos
- Map (ZX81)
- by Richard Bos
- Map
- by Exemptus
- Further Info:
- Search at Museum of Computer Adventure Game History
- Search at Plus/4 World
- Search at ZX81 Collection
[+] Users who have solved this game
[+] Users currently playing this game
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Played on both ZX81 and Aquarius; the latter version differs in some details. The map is slightly different and some objects change (slate/book, flint/match, knife/scythe). Looks like the game was revised at some point, but the changes are not really material.