Games - John R. Olsen (20 results)
John R. Olsen Jr of Newberg, Oregon, USA. Not to be confused with John Olson who was writing games on similar platforms during the same periods of time.
John R. Olsen Jr was a middle school maths and computer teacher, and prolific author of adventure games. His work includes early TRS-80 titles written in BASIC, games for the C64 produced using the Quill/Adventure Writer, and later works produced with 16-bit systems, such as TACL and Visionary (for which he wrote a companion guidebook).
An interview (from the early 1990s) with John R. Olsen can be found in issue 32 of SynTax magazine which includes the introduction to his Visionary handbook.
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
Language |
Documents |
Arabian Nights |
CodeWriter, SoftSide Publications |
1983 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Dr. Death's House of Horrors |
John R. Olsen |
1990 |
English |
Solution |
Elephant Graveyard Adventure |
CLOAD |
1981 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Eye of the Inca |
John R. Olsen |
1987 |
English |
Solution, Map, Hints |
Frankenstein Adventure |
John R. Olsen |
1981 |
English |
Solution |
Ghost Riders of El Diablo |
John R. Olsen |
1990 |
English |
Solution |
I Was a Cannibal for the FBI |
John R. Olsen |
1988 |
English |
Solution |
King Solomon's Mines |
CLOAD |
1982 |
English |
Solution |
Lost City Adventure |
? |
1983 |
English |
|
Magic Potion, The |
John R. Olsen |
1991 |
English |
|
Merlin's Golden Trove |
Free Spirit Software |
1992 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Merlin's Magic Forest |
Free Spirit Software |
1992 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Night of the Walking Dead |
Free Spirit Software |
1984 |
English |
Solution |
Perils of Darkest Africa |
Free Spirit Software |
1984 |
English |
Solution |
Revenge of the Moon Goddess |
CodeWriter |
1984 |
English |
Solution, Map |
Rings for Bony Fingers |
John R. Olsen |
1990 |
English |
Solution |
Sea Phantom, The |
CodeWriter |
1985 |
English |
Solution |
Secret of Funland, the |
John R. Olsen |
1988 |
English |
|
Three Hours to Live |
John R. Olsen |
1985 |
English |
|
Volcano Island |
SoftSide Publications |
1983 |
English |
Solution, Map |