Lord of the Rings
Title:
Lord of the Rings
Also known as:
Lord of the Rings - Game One
Release Date:
1985
Original Publisher:
Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Creators:
Fred O'Rourke (UK)
Paul Kidd
LynC (Australia)
Philip Mitchell (Australia)
Danny Davis (Australia)
Steven Taylor (Australia)
Doug Palmer (Australia)
Louis Madon (Australia)
Greg Holland (Australia)
Russell Comte (Australia)
Contributors:
Ian McCausland
Loading screen adaptation(s):
Shadows of Mordor
Availability:
Available
Message Language:
English
Machine Type:
ZX-Spectrum 48K
Genre:
Adventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Maximum Players:
1
Features:
Bookware
Original Price:
£15.95
Other platforms:
Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64
Average mag. score:
95.00% (2 reviews)
Annual Awards:
4th Best Adventure - 1986 Crash Readers Awards.
Review Awards:
"Crash Smash" at Crash issue v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar page 92

"Sinclair User Classic" at Sinclair User issue #47 - 1986/Feb page 80

"Your Sinclair Megagame" at Your Sinclair issue #4 - 1986/Apr page 76


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User Score
Score:
7.2
Total votes:
5
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  40% (2)

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TZX TZX     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy
Melbourne House (Australia)
1986
LordOfTheRings.tzx.zip
English
TAP TAP     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy    QAOP
Melbourne House (Australia)
1986
LordOfTheRingsIntro.tap.zip
English
intro
TAP TAP     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy    QAOP
Melbourne House (Australia)
1986
LordOfTheRingsPart1.tap.zip
English
part 1
TAP TAP     Play in Emulator JSSpeccy    QAOP
Melbourne House (Australia)
1986
LordOfTheRingsPart2.tap.zip
English
part 2

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LICENCE TIE-INS / INSPIRATIONS
Origin: Tie-in Licence
Name: Lord of the Rings
Type: Book
Owner(s): J.R.R. Tolkien (UK)
Releases

 Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
1985
£15.95

 Guild Publishing
1986

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 Melbourne House (Australia)  Guild Publishing () 
Authors/Contributors
Fred O'Rourke (UK)  
Beam Software    
Story Writing
Paul Kidd  
Beam Software    
Story Writing
LynC (Australia)  
Beam Software    
Code, Story Writing
Greg Holland (Australia)  
Beam Software    
In-game Graphics
Russell Comte (Australia)  
Beam Software    
In-game Graphics
Ian McCausland (Australia)  
no team 
Inlay/Poster Art
Compilations featuring this title
Title: The Tolkien Trilogy
Publisher: Beau-Jolly Ltd (UK)
Date: 1989
Release Type: Full version
Alternate Title:
Titles in "LordOfTheRings" Series
Number: 1
Title: Lord of the Rings
Publisher: Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Release: 1985
Number: 2
Title: Shadows of Mordor
Publisher: Melbourne House (Australia/UK)
Release: 1987
Additional File Downloads

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #53 - 1986/Mar
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #11 - 1986/Feb
Page: 34 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #26 - 1986/Mar
Page: 92 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 9/10

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #130 - 1985/Sep/17 special "week#3"
Page: 10 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #3 - 1986/Jan/16 special "week#3"
Page: 26 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #4 - 1986/Jan/23 special "week#4"
Page: 13 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - review incorrectly titled "To Come"

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #14 - 1986/Apr/3 special "week#1"
Page: 27 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Sinclair User
Issue: #47 - 1986/Feb
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review
Score: 5/5

 Your Computer
Issue: v.6 #1 - 1986/Jan
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #4 - 1986/Apr
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review

 ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)
Issue: #36 - 1990/Sep
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #35 - 1984/Sep
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #48 - 1985/Oct
Page: 32 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #48 - 1985/Oct
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #54 - 1986/Apr
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #54 - 1986/Apr
Page: 70 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #55 - 1986/May
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #56 - 1986/Jun
Page: 86 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #58 - 1986/Aug
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #59 - 1986/Sep
Page: 59 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #61 - 1986/Nov
Page: 9 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #64 - 1987/Feb
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #66 - 1987/Apr
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #97 - 1989/Dec
Page: 134 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #5 - 1985/Aug
Page: 5 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Computer Gamer
Issue: #9 - 1985/Dec
Page: 43 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #25 - 1986/Feb
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Preview

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #36 - 1987/Jan special "Christmas Special 1986/87"
Page: 154 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #37 - 1987/Feb
Page: 56 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #38 - 1987/Mar
Page: 96 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #42 - 1987/Jul
Page: 63 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #44 - 1987/Sep
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #45 - 1987/Oct
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #48 - 1988/Jan special "Christmas Special 1987/88"
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #51 - 1988/Apr
Page: 44 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #55 - 1988/Aug
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #56 - 1988/Sep
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #58 - 1988/Nov
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #62 - 1989/Mar
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Die Speccy CD
Issue: 1996/Jan
Page: 0
Article Type: Solution

 Home Computing Weekly
Issue: #81 - 1984/Sep/25 special "week#4"
Page: 1 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 MicroHobby
Issue: #170 - 1988/May
Page: 58 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - Archivero - part 1

 MicroHobby
Issue: #172 - 1988/Jun
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - Archivero - part 2

 MicroHobby
Issue: #175 - 1988/Aug
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - Archivero - part 3

 MicroHobby
Issue: #177 - 1988/Sep
Page: 60 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Solution - Archivero - part 4

 Personal Computer Games
Issue: #14 - 1985/Jan
Page: 115 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.3 #27 - 1984/Jul/5 special "week#1"
Page: 7 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #1 - 1985/Dec/26 special "week#4"
Page: 35 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #28 - 1986/Jul/10 special "week#2"
Page: 20 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.5 #28 - 1986/Jul/10 special "week#2"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #6 - 1987/Feb/5 special "week#1"
Page: 4 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: News/Note

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.6 #8 - 1987/Feb/19 special "week#3"
Page: 22 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 SSD-II
Issue: 1999/Sep
Page: 0
Article Type: Information

 Sinclair User
Issue: #46 - 1986/Jan
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Sinclair User
Issue: #47 - 1986/Feb supplement "Gordo's Book of Adventures"
Page: 4 [PDF] (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #48 - 1986/Mar
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Letters

 Sinclair User
Issue: #48 - 1986/Mar
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Map

 Sinclair User
Issue: #48 - 1986/Mar
Page: 107 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Sinclair User
Issue: #49 - 1986/Apr
Page: 68 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #50 - 1986/May
Page: 69 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #52 - 1986/Jul
Page: 55 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #53 - 1986/Aug
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #61 - 1987/Apr
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #62 - 1987/May
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #113 - 1991/Jul
Page: 16 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Sinclair User
Issue: #114 - 1991/Aug
Page: 30 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Computer
Issue: v.5 #8 - 1985/Aug
Page: 40 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - First Fist, Then ...

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #2 - 1986/Feb
Page: 14 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoEntry

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #4 - 1986/Apr
Page: 76 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Feature - Dead Ringer

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #5 - 1986/May
Page: 62 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #6 - 1986/Jun
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #8 - 1986/Aug
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #9 - 1986/Sep
Page: 41 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: CompoResult

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #9 - 1986/Sep
Page: 79 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #11 - 1986/Nov
Page: 66 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #13 - 1987/Jan
Page: 101 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #14 - 1987/Feb
Page: 71 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #18 - 1987/Jun
Page: 72 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #18 - 1987/Jun
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #20 - 1987/Aug
Page: 80 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #24 - 1987/Dec
Page: 109 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #31 - 1988/Jul
Page: 90 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #27 - 1986/Jul
Page: 38 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 ZX Computing
Issue: #38 - 1987/Jun
Page: 64 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Tips

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #50 - 1985/Dec
Page: 21 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #51 - 1986/Jan
Page: 24 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #57 - 1986/Jul
Page: 81 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Crash
Issue: v.1 #23 - 1985/Dec
Page: 125 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Popular Computing Weekly
Issue: v.4 #47 - 1985/Nov/21 special "week#3"
Page: 2 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #45 - 1985/Dec
Page: 33 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 Sinclair User
Issue: #47 - 1986/Feb
Page: 61 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #97 - 1989/Dec
Page: 94 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Tolkien Trilogy)
Score: 85%

 Sinclair User
Issue: #95 - 1990/Feb
Page: 74 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review - Attack of the Compilations! (The Tolkien Trilogy)
Score: 89%

 Your Sinclair
Issue: #49 - 1990/Jan
Page: 82 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Review (The Tolkien Trilogy)
Score: 9/10

 C&VG (Computer & Video Games)
Issue: #96 - 1989/Nov
Page: 28 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Tolkien Trilogy)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #92 - 1989/Nov
Page: 91 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Tolkien Trilogy)

 Sinclair User
Issue: #93 - 1989/Dec
Page: 73 (PDF) (VIEW)
Article Type: Full-page ad (The Tolkien Trilogy)
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