Bored of the Rings (computer game)
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| Developer(s) | Delta 4 |
| Publisher(s) | Delta 4, CRL Group |
| Designer(s) | Fergus McNeill |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro |
| Release | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Text adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Bored of the Rings is a text adventure game released by Delta 4 in 1985 for several computer systems written using The Quill. It was also released by CRL Group. The game is inspired by, but not based on, the Bored of the Rings parody novel published by Harvard Lampoon. The earlier game The Hobbit is also parodied. It was followed by a prequel in the same spirit, The Boggit.
Fordo the Boggit, Spam, Pimply and Murky must take the Great Ring to Mount Gloom.
The game is a standard text adventure with static background graphics in some locations. It was split into three parts with parts two and three requiring password input to access.
Zzap! 64 thought the game was extremely funny but somewhat limited in terms of gameplay. It was given an overall rating of 78%.
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