King's Ransom
Title:
King's Ransom
Also known as:
Advinman
Release Date:
1986
Original Publisher:
Incentive Software Ltd (UK) - within title "The Graphic Adventure Creator"
Creators:
Brendan Kelly (UK)
Pete James (UK)
Authored with:
The Graphic Adventure Creator
Original platform for (unofficial port):
King's Ransom
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Maximum Players:
1
Other platforms:
BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4
Remarks:
This adventure was published exclusively on the The Graphic Adventure Creator tape.
Remarks:
ZXSR: Came as the demo adventure with G.A.C.

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Score:
7.5
Total votes:
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TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
1986
KingsRansom.tzx.zip
English
Z80 Z80     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy    QAOP
1986
KingsRansom.z80.zip
English

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 Incentive Software Ltd (UK) - within title "The Graphic Adventure Creator"
1986

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Authors/Contributors
Brendan Kelly (UK)  
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Pete James (UK)  
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Compilations featuring this title
Title: The Graphic Adventure Creator
Publisher: Incentive Software Ltd (UK)
Date: 1986
Release Type: Full version
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Additional File Downloads

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #59 - 1986/Sep
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #32 - 1986/Sep
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #50 - 1988/Mar
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #51 - 1985/Dec/19 special "week#3"
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #52 - 1986/Jul
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Graphic Adventure Creator)
Score: 5/5

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #8 - 1986/Aug
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Graphic Adventure Creator)
Score: 9/10

 ZX Computing
Issue: #28 - 1986/Aug
Page: 50 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #1 - 1987/Oct
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Pat's Patch (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #2 - 1987/Nov
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Pat's Patch (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #3 - 1987/Dec
Page: 99 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Pat's Patch (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #7 - 1988/Apr
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Pat's Patch (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #8 - 1988/May
Page: 98 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Pat's Patch (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #10 - 1988/Jul
Page: 101 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Pat's Patch (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #11 - 1988/Aug
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips - Pat's Patch (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #57 - 1986/Jul
Page: 87 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #59 - 1986/Sep
Page: 12 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #61 - 1986/Nov
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Level 9 / GAC controversy (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #66 - 1987/Apr
Page: 77 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #14 - 1986/May
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Troll's Tavern (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #16 - 1986/Jul
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #20 - 1986/Nov
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Level 9 / GAC controversy (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #24 - 1987/Mar
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #28 - 1986/May
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #30 - 1986/Jul
Page: 111 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #32 - 1986/Sep
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #33 - 1986/Oct
Page: 101 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #35 - 1986/Dec
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #36 - 1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #41 - 1987/Jun
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #42 - 1987/Jul
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #44 - 1987/Sep
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #46 - 1987/Nov
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #48 - 1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"
Page: 57 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #50 - 1988/Mar
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Price of Magic (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #2 - 1986/Jan/9 special "week#2"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #4 - 1986/Jan/23 special "week#4"
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #6 - 1986/Feb/6 special "week#1"
Page: 8 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #7 - 1986/Feb/13 special "week#2"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note - Incentive broadens GAC's appeal (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #12 - 1986/Mar/20 special "week#3"
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #27 - 1986/Jul/3 special "week#1"
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #36 - 1986/Sep/4 special "week#1"
Page: 29 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Tony Bridge's Adventure Corner (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #37 - 1986/Sep/11 special "week#2"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #40 - 1986/Oct/2 special "week#1"
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #40 - 1986/Oct/2 special "week#1"
Page: 11 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #42 - 1986/Oct/16 special "week#3"
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #8 - 1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #49 - 1986/Apr
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jun
Page: 89 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 The Games Machine
Issue: #5 - 1988/Apr
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #2 - 1986/Feb
Page: 54 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - The Generation Game (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #9 - 1986/Sep
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Adventures in programming practices (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #5 - 1986/May
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #7 - 1986/Jul
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #7 - 1986/Jul
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #9 - 1986/Sep
Page: 84 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #9 - 1986/Sep
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #11 - 1986/Nov
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #13 - 1987/Jan
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #13 - 1987/Jan
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #14 - 1987/Feb
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #16 - 1987/Apr
Page: 83 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #17 - 1987/May
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #17 - 1987/May
Page: 65 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #19 - 1987/Jul
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #20 - 1987/Aug
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #23 - 1987/Nov
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Serve You Write! (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #24 - 1987/Dec
Page: 102 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #26 - 1988/Feb
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #36 - 1988/Dec
Page: 78 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #73 - 1992/Jan
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CoverGame (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #73 - 1992/Jan
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #78 - 1992/Jun
Page: 53 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Offer (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #24 - 1986/Apr
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #27 - 1986/Jul
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #27 - 1986/Jul
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #31 - 1986/Nov
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #34 - 1987/Feb
Page: 36 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - A Backward Glance at Utilities (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #35 - 1987/Mar
Page: 6 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #36 - 1987/Apr
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #55 - 1986/May
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #56 - 1986/Jun
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #57 - 1986/Jul
Page: 25 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #62 - 1986/Dec
Page: 131 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #63 - 1987/Jan
Page: 113 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #15 - 1986/Jun
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #17 - 1986/Aug
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #21 - 1986/Dec
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #29 - 1986/Jun
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #30 - 1986/Jul
Page: 15 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #35 - 1986/Dec
Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #40 - 1987/May
Page: 45 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #4 - 1986/Jan/23 special "week#4"
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad - coming soon ... (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #12 - 1986/Mar/20 special "week#3"
Page: 19 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - coming soon ... (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #16 - 1986/Apr/17 special "week#3"
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - coming soon ... (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #24 - 1986/Jun/12 special "week#2"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #26 - 1986/Jun/26 special "week#4"
Page: 47 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #31 - 1986/Jul/31 special "week#5"
Page: 39 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #43 - 1986/Oct/23 special "week#4"
Page: 48 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #48 - 1986/Nov/27 special "week#4"
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #50 - 1986/May
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert - coming soon ... (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jun
Page: 99 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #53 - 1986/Aug
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #57 - 1986/Dec
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #58 - 1987/Jan
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #11 - 1986/Nov
Page: 37 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #6 - 1986/Jun
Page: 67 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #7 - 1986/Jul
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #8 - 1986/Aug
Page: 75 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #12 - 1986/Dec
Page: 85 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Advert (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #26 - 1986/Jun
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #27 - 1986/Jul
Page: 17 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)

 ZX Computing
Issue: #28 - 1986/Aug
Page: 99 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Graphic Adventure Creator)
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