The House Jack Built

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This is the story of "The House Jack Built", it's not dissimilar to the house of another Jack; the one of nursery-rhyme fame. But the one main difference in this story is that Jack's house isn't full of cats, dogs, and rates; but horrible viscious monsters. THey follow Jack everywhere and will kill him at the slightest opportunity. As you can imagine this is a very unpleasant situation for Jack to be in. To make matters worse, he has to collect various objects from the rooms and grounds of his property. Which have been left behind by his magical builders...

Platform :	ZX Spectrum
Format :	Cassette
Publisher :	Thor Computer Software
Authors :	Chris Kerry , Steve Kerry
Date :	1984
Product Code :	5012374000550

Other Software by Thor Computer Software:

Item	Manufacturer	Platform	Format	Date
The House Jack Built	Thor Computer Software	ZX Spectrum	Cassette	1984
Jack And The Beanstalk	Thor Computer Software	ZX Spectrum	Cassette	1984
The Arc Of Yesod	Thor Computer Software	Commodore 64	Cassette	1985

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This exhibit has a reference ID of CH63944. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

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