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| developer=[[Beam Software]]
| developer=[[Beam Software]]
| publisher=[[Melbourne House]], [[Tansoft]] (The Hobbit) and [[Addison-Wesley]] (The Hobbit Software Adventure)
| publisher=[[Melbourne House]], [[Tansoft]] (The Hobbit) and [[Addison-Wesley]] (The Hobbit Software Adventure)
| platform=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 TRS-80] (never published), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum ZX-Spectrum], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64 Commodore 64], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC Amstrad CPC], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oric-1 Oric-1], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX MSX], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_B BBC B], ''Dragon'', [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MVS MVS] (never released) (The Hobbit), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga Amiga] (never released), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II Apple II], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64 Commodore 64], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS MS-DOS], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh Macintosh] (The Hobbit Software Adventure)
| platform=[[wikipedia:ZX-Spectrum|ZX-Spectrum]], [[wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]], [[wikipedia:Amstrad CPC|Amstrad CPC]], [[wikipedia:Oric-1|Oric-1]], [[wikipedia:MSX|MSX]], [[wikipedia:BBC B|BBC B]], ''Dragon'', [[wikipedia:Apple II|Apple II]], [[wikipedia:Macintosh|Macintosh]]
| releasedate=[[1982]]
| releasedate=[[1982]]
| genre=Illustrated Text-Adventure
| genre=Illustrated Text-Adventure
|}}
|}}


'''The Hobbit''' (also known as [[the Hobbit Software Adventure]]) is one of the first video games in [[Middle-earth]]. It is one of the most classic Text-Adventures in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe]. The authors of these software were [[Philip Mitchell]] and [[Veronika Megler]]. It has a good vocabulary and graphics. [[The Boggit]] is a parody of this game. The game had four different covers.
'''The Hobbit''' or '''The Hobbit: Software Adventure''' was the first licesned video game based on Tolkien's work.  


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The Hobbit
Video game
DeveloperBeam Software
PublisherMelbourne House, Tansoft (The Hobbit) and Addison-Wesley (The Hobbit Software Adventure)
PlatformZX-Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Oric-1, MSX, BBC B, Dragon, Apple II, Macintosh
Release date1982
GenreIllustrated Text-Adventure

The Hobbit or The Hobbit: Software Adventure was the first licesned video game based on Tolkien's work.