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 <tob...@algonet.se> 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" <tob...@algonet.se> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> 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" <d...@xgam.org> >>>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>>> 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" >>>>> <jac...@mailzone.co.za> >>>>> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >>>>> 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" >>>>>> <englishride...@gmail.com> >>>>>> To: <gamers@audyssey.org> >>>>>> 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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