Bored of the Rings
CRL Group, Delta 4 Software 1985
- Language:
- English
- Authors:
- Fergus McNeill
, Ian Willis - Systems:
- Quill, The/AdventureWriter
- Platforms:
- Amstrad CPC , BBC/Electron , C64/128 , Spectrum
- Genres:
- Based on literature , Parody, Tolkien
- Related:
- 1: Bored of the Rings, 2: Boggit, The
- Entered by:
- ahope1, Gunness, iamaran, Strident
- Added:
- 10-05-2010
- Edited:
- 15-06-2021
Synopsis
Plot
Fordo, Spam, Pimply and Murky must take the Great Ring to Mount Gloom.Notes
The game is based on the eponymous 1969 book, itself a (rather obvious) parody of Tolkien's masterpiece.Although the game originally had a C64 release, an additional (new) C64 version was produced and re-released by Anthony Collins of The Guild, converted from the ZX Spectrum version, in 1992/1993. It is presumed that that specific edition was text-only.
At one point, a PAWed sequel/remake, B... B... B... Bored of the Rings (The Remix?) was announced as a 1988 release; but never materialised.
Resources (Upload file)
- Solution
- by Vaxalon
- Map
- by ASchultz
- Map
- by Exemptus
- Hints
- by Gunness, Ken Hart
- Review
- by bnorris
- Further Info:
- Interview with Fergus McNeill
- Part 1 - Quill Adventure Guides
- Part 2 - Quill Adventure Guides
- Part 3 - Quill Adventure Guides
- Search at Complete BBC Games Archive
- Search at CPC-Power
- Search at Gamebase64
- Search at Museum of Computer Adventure Game History
- Search at Spectrum Computing
- Search at The Tipshop
- Search at World of Spectrum
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Silly satire, maybe not quite as good as the book, but playable and inviting and more than workable.
Not much of a game by way of puzzles, rather a vehicle for McNeill's parody. You need to get the in-jokes, though. There seem to be a number of versions around, with minimal differences.