tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post915043394974667450..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Gaming 1982: "The Hobbit" (Sinclair Spectrum)JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-60301427857532511632015-01-18T06:06:02.059+00:002015-01-18T06:06:02.059+00:00"There's a place in the game that seems t...<i>"There's a place in the game that seems to be an error where you can't progress any further. "</i><br /><br />Just one..?!? ;)<br /><br /><i>"I simply HAVE to get my hands on one of these."</i><br /><br />They can be had on eBay!<br /><br /><i>"Found it was a bad idea to break the window."</i><br /><br />Heh! Yes. Games were unforgiving those days. But they built perseverance...<br /><br />JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-15476936357494524712015-01-18T06:04:11.135+00:002015-01-18T06:04:11.135+00:00"Similar to a Dracula game I played on the VI...<i>"Similar to a Dracula game I played on the VIC 20..."</i><br /><br />Ah, yes, the 'no graphics' world! Always thought that was about as challenging as talking books!<br /><br /><i>"I had a BBC B, 8k ram."</i><br /><br />I think my parents did look at that first, but can't remember why they settled on the Speccy.<br /><br /><i>"I typed the whole thing into an Amstrad 464, and a daughter somehow erased the lot!"</i><br /><br />Ouch!<br /><br /><i>"I'm not sure I would choose it over candy Crush on my tablet now though..."</i><br /><br />We really are spoiled these days, aren't we?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-81836314195669458512015-01-16T10:20:45.139+00:002015-01-16T10:20:45.139+00:00Played the hobbit one, but always ended up in the ...Played the hobbit one, but always ended up in the prison/dungeon. <br /><br />Found it was a bad idea to break the window.<br /><br />It just went black, and you were stuck.<br /><br />I also kept getting bollocked by Thorin for telling trolss etc to "Fuck off." A wee figure wuld come across the screen and hit your icon, or whatever, with a sword..... or was it an umbrella??? Whatever.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-24628869418467189202015-01-15T17:03:42.591+00:002015-01-15T17:03:42.591+00:00My first ever computer was a ZX81, against which t...My first ever computer was a ZX81, against which the Speccy seemed like a Cray! And when it comes to remembering the Speccy's keyboard, only one word springs to mind - 'rubbery'!<br /><br />I simply HAVE to get my hands on one of these.opsimathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-447377176897775982015-01-15T13:07:02.776+00:002015-01-15T13:07:02.776+00:00I have (had?) The Hobbit on the Spectrum. There...I have (had?) The Hobbit on the Spectrum. There's a place in the game that seems to be an error where you can't progress any further. My mate had the same problem.Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-75152724332734758632015-01-15T09:34:07.990+00:002015-01-15T09:34:07.990+00:00Who remembers 'Adventure' and the magic wo...Who remembers 'Adventure' and the magic word XYZZY?<br /><br />Completely text based - you had to use your imagination to get round it!<br /><br />I played it on a (at the time) state-of-the-art computer at my first sales job.<br /><br />I'm not sure I would choose it over candy Crush on my tablet now though...Barmanhttp://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-46888675330049283972015-01-15T00:28:04.442+00:002015-01-15T00:28:04.442+00:00We spent ages on 'Rigel's revenge', an...We spent ages on 'Rigel's revenge', and I managed to get a big cheat sheet in a magazine to solve it...<br /><br />I typed the whole thing into an Amstrad 464, and a daughter somehow erased the lot!<br /><br />Happy days!<br /><br /><br /><br />Scrobs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12942449871600526680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-90170553808611492512015-01-14T21:07:59.844+00:002015-01-14T21:07:59.844+00:00I had a BBC B, 8k ram. Games on cassette took 25 m...I had a BBC B, 8k ram. Games on cassette took 25 minutes to load. Totally addictive.andy5759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-83556280517931444272015-01-14T19:00:30.933+00:002015-01-14T19:00:30.933+00:00Similar to a Dracula game I played on the VIC 20 b...Similar to a Dracula game I played on the VIC 20 but that one had no graphics at all. We had to use our imagination.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.com