The Hobbit

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Congratulations! You are about to play the most sophisticated game program yet devised for any microcomputer.
 
Melbourne House in association with the Tolkien Estate are very proud to be able to present to you THE HOBBIT, an amazing program based on J.R.R. Tolkien's brilliant fantasy novel.
 
"The best adventure game ever written. You make new discoveries each time you play it"
Micro Adventurer

 





Platform : BBC Micro
Format : Cassette
Publisher : Melbourne House
Authors : Veronika Megler, Philip Mitchell, David Johnston
Date : 1985
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