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T'Was a Time of Dread

'Twas a time of dread. The land, once so fair, now ravaged by the greatest pestilence since the time of the "Black Wanderer" and the "Unborn one". Three thousand years have passed, years in which the once…

31 December 1992

T'Was a Time of Dread is an adventure developed by Clive Wilson, released 31 December 1992 on ZX Spectrum.

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What T'Was a Time of Dread is

T'Was a Time of Dread is an adventure game developed by Clive Wilson and released in 1992. It was published by Zenobi Software. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

'Twas a time of dread. The land, once so fair, now ravaged by the greatest pestilence since the time of the "Black Wanderer" and the "Unborn one". Three thousand years have passed, years in which the once beautiful land has all but been destroyed. For three thousand years nothing has been heard of the "Mysterious Stranger", but now on a dark, wet and windy night be returns, to you, a descendent of the "Singer of the Song". You are a mere child, still flushed with the vigour of youth, but it is to you he comes. You who have never done anything heroic in all of your seventeen years.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did T'Was a Time of Dread come out?
T'Was a Time of Dread was released on 31 December 1992 for ZX Spectrum.

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