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* OKLIB'S REVENGE ST/PC/AMIGA *
* *
* by Sue Medley *
* *
* Originally an 8-bit, text only adventure written using *
* Gilsoft's Quill for the 48K Spectrum and titled Staff of *
* Power, an enhanced and expanded version is now available *
* on all 16-bit formats, written using Softwork's AGTBIG and *
* renamed Oklib's Revenge. AGTBIG has been str-etch-ed to its *
* limits to write this game which has over 120 locations, more *
* than 700 metacommands and an extensive vocabulary. *
* *
* How will you survive in an unfriendly land with only your *
* wits to aid you? Will you be up to the ultimate challenge *
* or will Oklib have the last laugh? *
* *
* Send cheques/POs for £5.00 (payable to Sue Medley) to: *
* 9 Warwick Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6LJ. *
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* Borphee Computers Presents ST/AM/PC *
* --- THE FOUR SYMBOLS --- *
* *
* A text only adventure for all formats - a seemingly simple *
* quest, but with a sting in its tail! *
* Can you prove yourself innocent of witchcraft? *
* Will you curse the day you encountered the black cat? *
* Will you survive? *
* Only time will tell as your wits are challenged to the *
* utmost in this, the first adventure from the Grue. *
* Send cheque/PO for £5 made payable to Borphee Computers. *
* *
* Also available, PD PC emulator for the Amiga, runs all text *
* adventures tested so far. Needs two drives and DOS, £1.95. *
* Not 500+ or 600. *
* *
* Borphee Computers, 64 Country Rd, Ormskirk, *
* West Lancs, L39 1QH *
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* Special Offer!! ST/PC/AMIGA *
* *
* Buy both *
* OKLIB'S REVENGE *
* and *
* THE FOUR SYMBOLS *
* for *
* just .... *
* £7.50! *
* *
* Available for the PC, ST and Amiga *
* *
* Send Cheques/POs for £7.50 (payable to Sue Medley) to: *
* 9 Warwick Road *
* Sidcup *
* Kent *
* DA14 6LJ *
* *
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* THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL THIEF PC *
* *
* by Joel Finch/Electric Sheep *
* *
* Joint winner of the 1991 AGT contest, THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL *
* THIEF has been reprogrammed by the author using his own *
* utility TGC, The Text Game Compiler. It can be played as a *
* text adventure or mouse controlled using icon buttons and *
* by selecting any text on the screen to create inputs. *
* *
* As a thief at the top of your field, you aspire to join the *
* Multi-dimensional Thieves' Guild. Offered a provisional *
* membership, all you have to do is pass a simple test in a *
* series of rooms which have been "borrowed" from other *
* universes - will you be able to escape? *
* (3.5" and 5.25" HDD only until further notice) *
* Send cheques/POs for £10.00 (£8 + £2 P&P) payable to *
* Sue Medley to 9 Warwick Road, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 6LJ. *
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* EXCUSE ME - DO YOU HAVE THE TIME? ST *
* By Jean Childs *
* *
* A text and graphics STAC adventure that takes you not just *
* from place to place but through the boundaries of time. *
* *
* Can you interpret the scientist's enigmatic clues? *
* Are your three friends, who travel with you, going to be a *
* help or a hindrance? *
* Will you be able to complete your task and return in a time *
* machine that has a digestive problem? *
* Can you survive my sense of humour? *
* *
* Send cheques/POs for just £3.00 (payable to Jean Childs) to: *
* 24 Waverley Road, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5JL *
* *
* or see next frame for a special offer! *
* *
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* WYSIWYG ST *
* By Jean Childs *
* *
* And the Wizard laughed...... *
* *
* "Come into the land in which I dwell. *
* Release the castle from my spell. *
* Use your eyes, the scene is set. *
* What You See Is What You Get." *
* *
* Features graphics for each locations rather than room *
* descriptions - hence the title. *
* *
* Send cheques/POs for just £3.00 (payable to Jean Childs) to: *
* 24 Waverley Road, Bagshot, Surrey, GU19 5UL *
* -------------------------------------------------- *
* | OR order both WYSIWYG and EXCUSE ME for just £5.00 | *
* -------------------------------------------------- *
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* GRUE-KNAPPED! ST/PC/AMIGA(emul) *
* from *
* Fictitious Frobishire *
* - - - - - *
* Can you escape from the Grue's lair before he wakes up from *
* his post-prandial nap and turns his attention to YOU? *
* *
* An enhanced conversion by Neil Shipman of the light-hearted *
* text adventure by Bob Adams. *
* *
* Extra text - Additional puzzles - Dual format ST/PC disk. *
* Runs on a 520ST (Please advise if single-sided disk only) *
* *
* Officially approved by the game's original author! *
* *
* Send cheques/POs for just £3.00 (payable to Neil Shipman) to: *
* N. Shipman, 1 Heath Gardens, Coalpit Heath, Bristol BS17 2TQ. *
* *
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* PC/ST(emul) *
* --- JACARANDA JIM --- 3.5" disk £6, 5.25" disk £5 *
* *
* Following an attack on his cargo-ship by a crack squad *
* of homicidal beechwood armchairs, Space cadet Jacaranda *
* Jim is forced to crashland into the strange world of *
* Ibberspleen IV. "Luckily" Jim is rescued from the burning *
* wreckage by the mysteriously smug creature, Alan the *
* Gribbley. Can you help Jim escape back to the safety of *
* Earth? *
* *
* Why is the deckchair attendant so miserable? *
* Who taught Mavis the cow to tapdance? *
* What would you do with a cucumber, a gin-spitting pirate *
* and a piece of gristle? *
* *
* No, don't answer that. *
* See next frame for ordering details. *
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* PC/ST(emul) *
* --- HUMBUG --- 3.5" disk or 5.25" disk £9 *
* *
* You, Sidney Widdershins, are sent to your Grandad's for *
* the Christmas holidays. Lurking in the shadows is *
* Grandad's evil neighbour - Jasper Slake. Jasper, a *
* particularly sadistic dentist, is after Grandad's *
* crumbling manor. *
* *
* Who is the computer junkie in the anorak? *
* What would you do with a trombone, a terrapin and half a *
* pound of lard? *
* Yes, quite. *
* *
* To order either game, contact: *
* Graham Cluley, 'Malvern', Seaton Road, Camberley, *
* Surrey, GU15 3NG *
* *
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* Gerbil Riot of '67 PC *
* By Simon Avery *
* *
* Arguably the daftest, most stupidly silly text adventure *
* ever. Converted with tender loving care from the 8-bit *
* original and playtested by Jean Childs. *
* *
* Written with TADS, Gerbil Riot will run on 99% of all PC *
* compatible machines (refund if it doesn't). *
* Enviromentally friendly! (Recycled ideas) *
* Large help system included. *
* *
* Send cheques/POs for £3.00 (payable to Simon Avery) to: *
* Hamlyn's Cottage, *
* Old Exeter Road, *
* Chudleigh, S Devon. TQ13 0DX *
* (Please state whether 3.5" or 5.25" floppy disk) *
* (Please add £2 for overseas orders) *
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* UNNKULIA ZERO:The Search for Amanda PC/ST *
* An Unnkulian Unventure by D.A. Leary *
* *
* In "Unnkulian Underworld", a mysterious message carved in *
* the top of the oak table in the Hall of the Valley King read *
* "V.K. luvs Amanda"... Then in "Unnkulian Unventure II", a *
* similar message appeared - some vandal had scratched it on a *
* branch in the oak tree! *
* Who is Amanda? *
* Now you can learn all about her as your search for the *
* true love of the Valley King takes you across Unnkulia! *
* You are living in a quiet age, the era of the Second Valley *
* King when the Unnkulian menace has been driven into hiding *
* ... but that doesn't mean there's not still evil out there! *
* *
* Available for PC (5.25" 1.2meg or 3.5" 720K), Mac, ST and *
* Falcon for $26.00 including shipping. US funds only. *
* ADVENTIONS:PO Box 851, Columbia, Maryland 21044, USA *
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* THE HORROR OF RYLVANIA ST/PC *
* By D.A.Leary *
* *
* "The Horror of Rylvania" is true gothic horror in an *
* interactive fiction setting. A radical departure from the *
* light-hearted Unnkulian series, "Horror" is not for the *
* faint-at-heart. *
* What you expected would be a fun outing in scenic Rylvania *
* turns into a gruesome nightmare, with *you* playing the *
* starring role. Find out what it's like to be alternately *
* the source and challenger of evil in the tiny Eastern *
* European province. Test your very moral fiber as you decide *
* to damn yourself and save others -- or vice versa. "The *
* Horror of Rylvania" will grip you like no interactive *
* fiction ever has before. *
* Available for PC (5.25" 1.2meg or 3.5" 720K), Mac, ST and *
* Falcon for $21.00 including shipping. US funds only. *
* ADVENTIONS:PO Box 851, Columbia, Maryland 21044, USA *
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* PERDITION'S FLAMES PC *
* A fantasy text adventure game by Michael Roberts *
* *
* You've died and gone to Hell! Explore a land that no living *
* mortal has ever seen. This innovative game has all the usual *
* great TADS features and it may be one of the friendliest text *
* adventures ever written. Being dead has its advantages - you *
* don't have to eat or sleep, you can carry as much stuff as *
* you want and, best of all, you can't die! Plus this may be *
* the first text adventure ever to be certified 100% maze free! *
* *
* The game package includes the software, game manual and hint *
* book, a full fold-out map of the game and the Official *
* Tourist's Guide to Hell. *
* *
* The cost? $25 plus $4 shipping to UK/Europe by cheque/money *
* order (US dollars), VISA or MasterCard. *
* High Energy Software, PO Box 50422, Palo Alto, CA 94303, USA *
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* *
* At long last! The Amiga version of Taxman has arrived. *
* *
* THE TAXMAN COMETH AM *
* *
* This is not an emulation. *
* For the unbelievable sum of only £3.00 you can try and *
* outwit a Dragon, a Dwarf and even a Wizard. *
* Tackle a set of steps that are out of order! *
* Use strange magical spells and visit a privy! *
* (A1200 compatible. A mouse is required to solve the graphic *
* puzzles) *
* All for £3.00! *
* *
* Available from: *
* Steve Clay, 17 Stanlaw Road, Ellesmere Port, *
* South Wirral, L65 0EY *
* (Cheques/POs to S.J.Clay) *
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