Posted By
MMS
on 2023-03-25
14:43:26
 |  Re: Elite +4: Circle Closes
@Csabo: you are kidding me! I have now something important to do at the weekend :-D
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Thanks to @Unlimited and Erich Laber (RIP, thanks pal for all your past great contribution to this scene!) there was a nice summary about Level 9 games in Club Info, he also mentioned the available conversions.
As it was in German, I translated to English and updated it to the latest status and the release year too (two converted games were missing from the list)
The adventure games of Level 9:
1. Colossal Adventure (1983 by Mike, Nick and Pete Austin - based on "Advent" by Will Crowther and Donald Woods
2. Adventure Quest (1983 by Mike, Nick and Pete Austin).
3. Dungeon Adventure (1984 by Mike, Nick and Pete Austin).
- These first three adventures formed the "Middle Earth Trilogy" and were later also as "Jewels of Darkness Trilogy" distributed. Later on Level 9 removed all names and direct referenced to Tolkien world (copyright issues?)
4. Snowball (1983 by Mike, Nick and Peter Austin).
Converted by TGMS in 1992 (text adventure)
5. Return to Eden (1984 by Nick Austin and Chris Queen, pictures by Tim Noyce).
6. Worm in Paradise (1985 by Mike, Nick and Pete Austin, pictures by James Horsler and Adrian Mole).
- Games 4th - 6th form the "Silicon Dreams Trilogy" about Kim Kimberley, a Secret agents and space navigator.
7. Lords of Time (1983 by Sue Gazzard and Ian Buxton).
8. Red Moon (1985 by David Williamson, Simon Aspinall, Pete Austin, Pictures of James Horsler).
Converted by Pigmy in 1991 (text + images adventure)
9. The Price of Magik (1986. Idea by David Williamson, realized by Pete Austin, Nick and Mike Austin, Pictures by James Horsler).
- Games 7th - 9th were later than "The Time and Magic Trilogy" summarized.
10. Gnome Ranger (1987 by Pete Austin and Peter McBride.) The game consists made of three parts, each part can be used for stand alone.
First game over Ingrid the gnome.
MAJOR UPDATE This adventure converted by Csabo+Pigmy to the Plus/4 in 2023 (text+images adventure).
11. Gnome Ranger II: Ingrid's Back (1988 by Pete Austin, Graham Jones, Peter McBride with the help of Mike and Nick Austin, John Jones-Steele, Mike Bryant Images by Dicon Peeke).
This three-part adventure converted by Pigmy to the Plus/4 in 1991 (text+images adventure).
- A third game of this series was made written and elaborated but never completely finished.
12. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 (1985, author unknown - four-piece, each part can stand alone stand alone, no text parser, but many multiple choice questions).
13. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (1987 by Pete Austin, photos by Joan Lamb - again in four parts, multiple-choice, no text parser).
- Games 12th and 13th go back on Sue Townsend's children's books.
(MMS: these were one of my favoure books when I was teenager)
14. Emerald Isle (1984 by Shaun D. Abbott, pictures by James Hosler).
15. The Saga of Erik the Viking (1984, Author unknown - dating back to the book of the same name by Terry Jones).
The game appeared on the Plus/4 (converted by Pigmy, 1990). (text + images adventure)
16. The Archers (1986 by Pete Austin, Pictures by Joan Lamb - based on the British TV series of the same name Multiple choice questions, no text parser).
17. Knight Orc (1987 by Pete Austin, Artist of the pictures unknown - three-piece.
The game appeared on the Plus/4 (converted by Pigmy, 1991). (text + images adventure)
18. Lancelot (1988 by Christina Erskin, Pictures of Joan Lamb, Neil Scrimgeour, Dicken Peeke, Nusarath Jahan, System Administrators: Mike and Nick Austin, John Jones-Steele, Mike Bryant - in three parts, going back to the legend King Arthur, the wizard Merlin and the round table, as well as the search for the holy grail. That was the basis Book by Sir Thomas Malory "Le Morte D'Arthur").
This adventure converted by Pigmy to the Plus/4 (1991). (text + images adventure)
19. Scapeghost (1989 by Pete Austin, Sandra Sharkey and Pete Gerrard - three parts, originally the game was called "spook"). A dead detective return to earth to the living back to solve his latest case.
This game was converted by Pigmy to the Plus/4 (1990). (text + images adventure)
(20.) Extension Basic (The first program from Level 9) for Nascom computer.
(21.) Missile Defense (shooting game) for Nascom computer.
(22.) Champion of the Raj. Only for Amiga, ATARI ST, PC
(23). It came from the Desert (The original Amiga version by Cinemaware converted to PC).
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