Classic Adventure

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This is the Spectrum version of Colossal Caves one of the most important pieces of software released in the early years of computing.

It allowed the user to play through a whole expansive adventure by just using words, because as soon as computer programmers added graphics and sound into games, it would use huge amounts of what meagre RAM the home micros had.

Using just single words or phrases the gamer could explore a large world, using objects and interacting with the environment around them, just using text.





Platform : ZX Spectrum
Format : Cassette
Publisher : Melbourne House
Authors : John Jones-Steele
Date : 1982
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Abersoft Forth Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1983
The Hobbit Melbourne House / Tansoft Oric 48K Cassette 1983
Cosmonaut! Melbourne House Publishers Commodore VIC 20 Cassette 1983
Hungry Horace Melbourne House Software Dragon 32 Cassette 1983
Classic Adventure Melbourne House Commodore 64 Cassette 1983
Terror-Daktil 4D Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1983
The Hobbit (Cassette) Melbourne house Commodore 64 Cassette 1983
Over The Spectrum 3 Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1983
Sherlock Melbourne House Publishers Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Classic Adventure Melbourne House Ltd BBC Micro Cassette 1984
Hellfire Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Acos+ Melbourne House Publishers Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
H.U.R.G. Melbourne House Software ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Castle of Terror Melbourne House Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Mugsy Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Sir Lancelot Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Zim Sala Bim Melbourne House Publishers Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Star Trooper Melbourne House Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Hellfire Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Horace Goes Skiing Melbourne House Software Dragon 32 Cassette 1984
Hampstead Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
Grand Larceny Melbourne House Software Commodore 64 Cassette 1984
Sherlock Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1984
The Way of the Exploding Fist Melbourne House Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Fighting Warrior (Mastertronic) Melbourne House Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Rock 'n Wrestle Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Hampstead Melbourne House Ltd BBC Electron Cassette 1985
Gyroscope Melbourne House Ltd BBC Micro and Acorn Electron Cassette 1985
Starion Melbourne House Amstrad CPC 464 Cassette 1985
The Hobbit (Disk) Melbourne House Commodore 64 5.25" Floppy disk 1985
The Way of the Exploding Fist Melbourne House Ltd BBC Micro Cassette 1985
Starion Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
The Way of the Exploding Fist Melbourne House Publishers Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1985
The Way of the Exploding Fist Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Gyroscope Melbourne House Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Terrormolinos Melbourne House Ltd BBC Micro & Electron Cassette 1985
Throne of Fire Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Mordon's Quest Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Lord of the Rings - Game One Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Gyroscope Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Fighting Warrior Melbourne House Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
Fighting Warrior Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Wham! The Music Box Melbourne House Ltd ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Starion Melbourne House Publishers Commodore 64 Cassette 1985
The Hobbit (Transparent Plastic Case) Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1985
Gyroscope Melbourne House Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1985
The Lord of the Rings Game One Melbourne House Ltd Cassette 1985
The Hobbit - Disk Version Melbourne House BBC Micro 5.25" Floppy Disk 1985
The Hobbit Melbourne House BBC Micro Cassette 1985
The Music Box Melbourne House Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1986
Marble Madness - The Game Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1986
Lord of the Rings (Game One) Melbourne House Commodore 64 Cassette 1986
Melbourne Draw Melbourne House Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1986
Fist II: The Legend Continues Melbourne House Commodore 64/128 Cassette 1986
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Dodgy Geezers Melbourne House Amstrad CPC Cassette 1986
The Lord of the Rings Game One (disk) Melbourne House Ltd BBC Micro 5.25" Floppy Disk 1986
The Way Of The Exploding Fist Melbourne House Acorn Electron Cassette 1986
Melbourne Draw (Disk) Melbourne House Amstrad CPC464 3.0 Disk 1986
Dodgy Geezers Melbourne House Ltd BBC Micro Cassette 1986
Lord of the Rings - Game One Melbourne House Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1986
The Mystery of Arkham Manor Melbourne house ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Marble Madness Melbourne House Amstrad CPC 464 Cassette 1987
Knuckle Busters Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1987
Xenon Melbourne House Publishers Atari ST 3.5 Floppy Disk 1988
War In Middle Earth Melbourne House Commodore Amiga 3.5 Floppy Disk 1988
Double Dragon (Cassette) Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1988
Marble Madness Melbourne House Amstrad CPC464 Cassette 1988
Xenon Melbourne House ZX Spectrum Cassette 1989
Double Dragon (Disk) Melbourne House ZX Spectrum 3.0" Floppy Disk 1989
J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth Melbourne House Commodore 64 Cassette 1989
KKND Extreme Melbourne House PC Windows 95 CD-ROM 1997

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