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Lord of the Rings: Game One / The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure

Produced by: Beam Software Distributor: Melbourne House (Lord of the Rings: Game One) and Addison-Wesley (The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure) Author: Philip Mitchell, et al. Year: 1985 System: ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, BBC B, Dragon (Lord of the Rings: Game One) and Apple II, MS-DOS, Commodore 64, Macintosh (The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure) Type: Illustrated text adventure (BBC and Amstrad PCW versions have no illustrations) Covers: The Fellowship of the Ring Distribution: Commercial, Beam Software now allows its distribution as freeware, although permission would techincally be needed from The Tolkien Estate as well Availability: Out of print, some versions downloadable (see below) Licensed: By the Tolkien estate

Lord of the Rings: Game One and The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure are actually the same game with two different titles. There are also some other minor differences between the two, such as different graphics and slight variations in the documentation. The game is in two parts and Lord of the Rings: Game One also includes a beginner's game. Both versions were sold with a paperback edition of The Fellowship of the Ring.

Lord of the Rings: Game One came first and was probably only distributed in Australia and Europe. The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure, on the other hand, was only distributed in North America.

The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure is the second of The Tolkien Software Adventure Series.

Lord of the Rings: Game One has also been released as part of The Tolkien Trilogy.

This game should not be confused with the action adventure The Fellowship of the Ring which is in development by Sierra On-Line.

Personal evaluation: This is one of the worst games I have ever played. Slow, totally lacking respect for Tolkien's works and the "graphics" are horrible. Play it once or twice for a good laugh.

Alternative covers

The cover on top of this page is the original cover for Lord of the Rings: Game One. The two above were used for The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure upon its US release. The one to the left came first.

Screen shots

These are actually the corresponding pictures from the same location in the ZX Spectrum and MS-DOS versions.

Net resources

• Download the game (ZX Spectrum emulator SNA images)
• Download the game (ZX Spectrum emulator TAP image)
• Download beginner's game (ZX Spectrum emulator SNA image)
• Download the game (C64 emulator disk images)
• Download the game (Apple II emulator disk images)
• Download the game (Amstrad CPC emulator image)
• Download the game (BBC emulator files, cassette version)
• Download the game (BBC emulator disk image)
• Official WWW page
• Send mail to Philip Mitchell
• Screen-shot (C64 Lord of the Rings: Game One loading screen)
• Screen-shot (ZX Spectrum starting location)
• Screen-shot (C64 Lord of the Rings: Game One starting location)
• Screen-shot (C64 version of The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure)
• Lord of the Rings: Game One cover scan
• The Fellowship of the Ring cover scan
• Solution
• Hints and cheats for the Commodore 64 version (most should work for other versions as well)
• Article about Philip Mitchell's games (not completely accurate in its fact content)

See also

• Crack of Doom Software Adventure
• The Fellowship of the Ring (Sierra On-Line)
• The Hobbit / The Hobbit Software Adventure
• Shadows of Mordor / Shadows of Mordor Software Adventure
• The Tolkien Software Adventure Series
• The Tolkien Trilogy