I'll have a look and see what I come up with. So, you don't think I'll be able to run those .tap files? Maybe something in Linux will do it? I really would like to play the original before anything else, if at all possible.
Thanks, Ari On 2/22/11, Arianna Sepulveda <[email protected]> wrote: > Dark, I think that Infocom copy is a remake. I was Googling this a few > days ago, trying to get somewhere, and I found out there was a > remake--though I didn't find out what language it was written in. > > > Thanks, > Ari > > On 2/22/11, Tobias Vinteus <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Jacob, >> I think your DOS version is incomplete. If I'm remember correctly there's >> supposed to be a hobbit.dat file also. hobbit.com is just the loader for >> the game. It's a very tiny file which purpose it is to laod the rest of >> the program. >> >> >> On Tue, 22 Feb 2011, Jacob Kruger wrote: >> >>> I do have the DOS version here, but can't get it to render anything to >>> me >>> as >>> such: >>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13327195/Hobbit.com >>> >>> Stay well >>> >>> Jacob Kruger >>> Blind Biker >>> Skype: BlindZA >>> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tobias Vinteus" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 11:30 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Old 1982 text adventure of The Hobbit for DOS >>> >>> >>>> As I recall it, the Hobbit from 1982 was written by Melbourn. >>>> >>>> The zcode adaptation is a completely different game than the original >>>> 1982 >>>> version, it would seem. >>>> >>>> There was a DOS version of the 1982 Melbourn. It's probably available >>>> from >>>> some abandonware site. I have it somewhere on a burnt CD. I could try >>>> and >>>> >>>> find it. >>>> >>>> Tobias >>>> >>>> On Tue, 22 Feb 2011, Anouk Radix wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, well I just dled the hobbit and loaded it into filfre. Its not by >>>>> the >>>>> infocom company though. That does not say that it cant be fun but just >>>>> saying. >>>>> Greetings, Anouk, >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "dark" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 8:47 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Old 1982 text adventure of The Hobbit for DOS >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> cool Jacob, I didn't know there was an infocom hobbit (and I thought >>>>>> I >>>>>> had all the infocom games. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll have to try that one myself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Beware the grue! >>>>>> >>>>>> Dark. >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 4:38 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Old 1982 text adventure of The Hobbit for DOS >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Here's a download link for the infocom version of it that works well >>>>>>> enough in winfrotz: >>>>>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13327195/hobbit.z5 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Stay well >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jacob Kruger >>>>>>> Blind Biker >>>>>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>>>>> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arianna Sepulveda" >>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 4:22 AM >>>>>>> Subject: [Audyssey] Old 1982 text adventure of The Hobbit for DOS >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was wondering if anybody knew how I could get my hands on the old >>>>>>>> 1982 text adventure of The Hobbit? It ran on the C64 on a cassette >>>>>>>> tape or floppy disk (not sure if that was a 5 In. or a 3.5 In.), >>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>> if anyone knows where I could get this, it would be awesome! Also, >>>>>>>> how >>>>>>>> the heck would I make it run? 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