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This article is from the Computer games and MUDs with a Tolkien theme FAQ, by Fredrik Ekman ekman@lysator.liu.se with numerous contributions by others.

17 Explanations (Tolkien theme games)

This is a brave attempt to list all games that have a direct
relationship with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "The Lord of
the Rings".

The games are divided into six different categories: Commercial
licensed, Commercial unlicensed, PD/Shareware, Eamon, MUD and
Unreleased. There also used to be a section with games that almost but
not quite belonged to the list. These are now either moved to other
sections or to a separate list that can be requested from me.

Every game is listed in a separate paragraph. The first line always
states the title of the game. An asterisk (*) before the title
indicates that some important information is missing. Following lines
include different kinds of information, as described:

Produced by: The company that designed and programmed the game.
Distributor: The company that distributed the game.
No: Usually the distributor's product number, but sometimes ISBN or
other code. In the case of the Eamon games, it denotes the Eamon
Adventurer's Guild's game number.
Author: Programmer, designer or project leader for the game.
Year: The year the game was first released. If several versions exist,
the year refers to the first.
Version: The latest version of the game, if several exist. If known,
the release year of this version is given in parentheses.
System: The computer system(s) for which the game has been released. In
the US, the ZX 81 was called Timex Sinclair 1000 and the ZX
Spectrum was called Timex Sinclair 2068. That is not the whole
truth, but we need not be concerned with the rest.
IP address: The IP address for the site of an on-line game.
Name address: The name address for the site of an on-line game.
Type: The type of the game. Text adventure means just that while
illustrated text adventure is a text adventure with pictures for
all or several locations. RPG (role-playing game) is a game in the
tradition of Rogue, either graphic or ASCII-based and usually
showing a view from above the player.
Language: The language that the game is in. If this entry is left out,
English is implied.
Covers: The book(s) or part thereof that the game covers.
Distribution: Distribution form for freely available games (PD or
Shareware) and wherefrom to acquire it.
Comment: General description and comments on the game. Warning! These
are my very personal comments. You may want to disagree.

A missing line indicates either that the information is unknown or
unapplicable.

I would be overjoyed to get any kind of feedback on this monster.
Especially, error corrections and additions for the *-marked entries
are welcome. I can be reached at email ekman@lysator.liu.se.

/Fredrik Ekman

 

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