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| developer=[[Melbourne House|Beam Software]]
| developer=[[Melbourne House|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=[[wikipedia:Amstrad CPC|Amstrad CPC]], [[wikipedia:BBC B|BBC B]], [[wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]], [[wikipedia:MSX|MSX]], [[wikipedia:Oric-1|Oric-1]], [[wikipedia:ZX-Spectrum|ZX-Spectrum]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Apple II|Apple II]], [[wikipedia:Macintosh|Macintosh]], [[wikipedia:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]] (The Hobbit Software Adventure only)<ref name="FAQ">[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tolkien/games/ FAQS, Tolkien Games] (retrieved 16 August 2010)</ref>
| platform=[[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]] (never released), [[wikipedia:Amstrad CPC|Amstrad CPC]], [[wikipedia:BBC B|BBC B]], [[wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]], ''Dragon'', [[wikipedia:MSX|MSX]], [[wikipedia:Oric-1|Oric-1]], [[wikipedia:ZX-Spectrum|ZX-Spectrum]] (The Hobbit)<ref name="Tolkien Games">[http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/hobbit.html Tolkien Games] (retrieved 16 August 2010)</ref><br/>[[wikipedia:Amiga|Amiga]] (never released),<ref name="Tolkien Games"/> [[wikipedia:Apple II|Apple II]], [[wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]],<ref name="Tolkien Games"/> [[wikipedia:Macintosh|Macintosh]], [[wikipedia:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]] (The Hobbit Software Adventure only)<ref name="FAQ">[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tolkien/games/ FAQS, Tolkien Games] (retrieved 16 August 2010)</ref>
| releasedate=[[1982]]
| releasedate=[[1982]]
| genre=Illustrated text-adventure
| genre=Illustrated text-adventure

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The Hobbit
Video game
DeveloperBeam Software
PublisherMelbourne House, Tansoft (The Hobbit) and Addison-Wesley (The Hobbit Software Adventure)
PlatformAmiga (never released), Amstrad CPC, BBC B, Commodore 64, Dragon, MSX, Oric-1, ZX-Spectrum (The Hobbit)[1]
Amiga (never released),[1] Apple II, Commodore 64,[1] Macintosh, MS-DOS (The Hobbit Software Adventure only)[2]
Release date1982
GenreIllustrated text-adventure

The Hobbit (also known as The Hobbit Software Adventure in North America and Australia) was the first licensed video game based on Tolkien's work, being the first part of The Tolkien Trilogy (also known as The Tolkien Software Adventure Series). The game was designed by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler,[3] and every game included a copy of The Hobbit and an instruction book.[4] There are 80 locations in the game of which 30 were illustrated by Kent Rees.[4]

In 1984 David Elkan published a book, A Guide to Playing The Hobbit, to help players complete the game.[5] Beam Software planned a sequel, Where Hobbits Dare, but cancelled it eventually.[2]

Reception

With a retail price of £14.95,[6] The Hobbit, sold over 100,000 copies in the first two years,[7] and had sold over a million copies by the end of the decade.

In 1983's Golden Joystick Awarda it was the winner of the category Best Strategy Game and came second in the category Game of the Year.[3]

See Also

External Links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tolkien Games (retrieved 16 August 2010)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 FAQS, Tolkien Games (retrieved 16 August 2010)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 World of Spectrum (retrieved at 14 August 2010)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 ZX Computing, iss. 8304, p. 76 reproduced at World of Spectrum - Archive (retrieved at 14 August 2010)
  5. ↑ David Elkan, A Guide to Playing The Hobbit (1984: Melbourne House) ISBN 0-86161-161-6
  6. ↑ Rusel DeMaria and Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, (Berkeley, California: McGraw-Hill/Osborne,2002), p. 347, ISBN 0-07-222428-2
  7. ↑ Mike Gerrard, "Adventuring into an Unknown World", in The Guardian, 1984-08-30, section Micro Guardian/Futures, p. 13
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