The Forest of Doom
A chance encounter with Bigleg, a dying dwarf, hastens your wary adventurer to the tower of the helpful wizard Yaztromo, who supplies you with magical equipment you will need in order to survive a trip through…
The Forest of Doom is an adventure, released 31 December 1984 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
What The Forest of Doom is
The Forest of Doom was released in 1984. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A chance encounter with Bigleg, a dying dwarf, hastens your wary adventurer to the tower of the helpful wizard Yaztromo, who supplies you with magical equipment you will need in order to survive a trip through the adjacent Darkwood Forest, searching for lost Dwarfish Runes of the Ancients needed by Stonebridge's mayor, Gillibran, to save his people from the predations of hill trolls. At the start of your journey you are equipped with a sword and a backpack which contains enough food for 9 meals. A very by-the-book adaptation of Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy gamebook #3, published the previous year, this computer game version dishes up its Choose-Your-Own-Adventure illustrated…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Forest of Doom launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.
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