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Hobbit - The True Story

Produced by: Milbus Software
Author: Fredrik Ramsberg and Johan Berntsson
Year: 1993
System: MS-DOS
Type: Text adventure
Covers: Parody of The Hobbit
Distribution: Shareware (USD 10)
Availability: Downloadable (see below)
Licensed: No

Possibly the first adventure ever written with BAT files(!).

Personal evaluation: Even though it is far too short and too easy to be worth the registration fee, it is very funny and well worth a try just because of the unusual implementation.

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Holy bazookas! MS-DOS has evolved into a complete text adventure. At last I found a good use for the thing!

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