Official J.R.R. Tolkien computer games

J.R.R. Tolkien
Computer Games


MELBOURNE HOUSE (CASSETTE)

MELBOURNE HOUSE (FLOPPY AND CASSETTE)




ADDISON-WESLEY

INTERPLAY

PSS





MELBOURNE HOUSE - GAMES ON CASSETTE:
  • The Hobbit (Black Box) (1985) (Amstrad CPC, cassette) (CIB)
  • The Hobbit (Black Box) (1982) (Commodore 64, cassette) (CIB) (blue text on cassette label) + Book
  • The Hobbit (Black Box) (1982) (Commodore 64, cassette) (CIB) (green text on cassette label)
  • The Hobbit (Black Box) (1982) (BBC, cassette) (CIB) (black text on cassette label)
  • The Hobbit (Black Box) (1982) (BBC, cassette) (CIB) (red text on cassette label)
  • The Hobbit (Black Box) (1982) (MSX, cassette) (CIB)
  • The Hobbit (Black Box) (1982) (Oric 1, cassette) (CIB)
  • The Hobbit (Black Box) (1982) (Sinclair ZX Spectrum, cassette) (CIB)
  • The Hobbit (Black Box, Version 2) (1982) (Sinclair ZX Spectrum, cassette) (CIB)
  • The Hobbit (Clear Double Cassette Case) (1985) (Amstrad CPC, cassette) (CIB)
  • The Hobbit (Clear Double Cassette Case) (1985) (MSX, cassette) (CIB)
  • The Hobbit (Clear Double Cassette Case) (1985) (Sinclair ZX Spectrum, cassette) (CIB)
  • Lord of the Rings: Game One (Thick Plastic Case) (1985) (Amstrad CPC, cassette) (CIB-) ^book is missing
  • Lord of the Rings: Game One (Thick Plastic Case) (1985)
           (Commodore 64, cassette) (CIB) (incl. 'The Fellowship of the Ring' book)
  • Lord of the Rings: Game One (Thick Plastic Case) (1985) (Spectrum, cassette) (CIB-) ^book is missing
  • Shadows of Mordor (Clear Double Cassette Case) (1987) (Amstrad CPC, cassette) (CIB)
  • Shadows of Mordor (Clear Double Cassette Case) (1987) (Commodore 64, cassette) (CIB)

    MELBOURNE HOUSE - GAMES ON FLOPPY AND CASSETTE:
  • The Hobbit (Flat Plastic Folder) (1985) (Commodore 64, 5.25") (CIB)
  • Lord of the Rings: Game One (Flat Plastic Folder) (1986) (BBC, 5.25") (NIB)
  • Lord of the Rings: Game One (Flat Plastic Folder) (1985) (Commodore 64, 5.25") (CIB)
  • Lord of the Rings: Game One (Gray Flat Plastic Folder) (1987) (PC/Amstrad PC, 3.5" & 5.25") (NIB)
  • Shadows of Mordor (Flat Plastic Folder) (1987) (Commodore 64, 5.25") (CIB)
  • The Tolkien Trilogy (Beau-Jolly) (1989) (Amstrad CPC 464/6128, cassette) (NIB)
  • War in Middle Earth (Small Gray Slip Cover Box) (1989) (Amiga) (CIB)
  • War in Middle Earth (Small Gray Slip Cover Box) (1989) (Commodore 64, cassette) (CIB)
  • War in Middle Earth (Small Gray Slip Cover Box) (1989) (Amstrad CPC, disk) (CIB)
  • War in Middle Earth (Big Gray Slip Cover Box) (1989) (PC, 5.25") (CIB)

    ADDISON-WESLEY:
  • The Hobbit - A Software Adventure (Tan Box) (1985) (Apple ][) (CIB) (includes a book)
  • The Hobbit - A Software Adventure (Tan Box) (1985) (Commodore 64, 5.25") (CIB)
  • The Fellowship of the Ring - A Software Adventure (Tan Box) (1985) (Commodore 64, 5.25") (CIB) (incl. a book)
  • The Hobbit - A Software Adventure (Red Box) (1988) (PC, 5.25") (NIB)
  • The Fellowship of the Ring - A Software Adventure (Green Box) (1987) (PC, 5.25") (NIB)
  • The Shadows of Mordor - A Software Adventure (Blue Box) (1988) (PC, 5.25") (NIB)
  • The Crack of Doom - A Software Adventure (Red Box) (1989) (PC, 5.25") (NIB)

    INTERPLAY:
  • J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (Black Slip Cover) (1990) (Amiga) (CIB) + Clue Book
  • J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (Tan Box, US) (1990) (PC, 5.25") (CIB)
  • J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (Electronic Arts) (One-piece Box) (1990) (PC, 5.25") (CIB)
  • J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers (Europe) (1992) (PC, 3.5") (CIB)
  • J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers (US) (1992)
          (PC, 3.5" & 5.25") (CIB) + Clue Book

    OTHER:
  • J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan (PSS/Mirrorsoft) (1990) (PC, 3.5") (CIB)

    • Notes: Pictures of so called black box "The Hobbit" cassette releases are from the manuals.





    MAPS:
  • Wilderland map (with The Hobbit - A Software Adventure [Tan Box])
  • Wilderland map (with The Hobbit - A Software Adventure)
  • The West of Middle-Earth at the End of the Third Age map
          (with The Fellowship of the Ring - A Software Adventure [Tan Box])
  • The West of Middle-Earth at the End of the Third Age map
          (with The Fellowship of the Ring - A Software Adventure)
  • The Land of Mordor map (with The Shadows of Mordor - A Software Adventure)
  • The Land of Mordor map (with The Crack of Doom - A Software Adventure)
  • War in Middle Earth small map (at least with C64- and Amstrad-versions; Small Gray Box)
  • War in Middle Earth small map 2 (at least with Amiga-version; Small Gray Box)
  • War in Middle Earth big map (at least with PC-version; Big Gray Box)
  • map (with The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I {Tan Box})





    • CLUE BOOKS:
  • A Guide to Playing The Hobbit by David Elkan (Melbourne House Publishers, 1984) (ISBN 0-86161-161-6)
  • The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I Clue Book (Interplay)
  • The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers Clue Book (Interplay)





    • BOOKS INCLUDED WITH GAMES:
  • J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit book (Unwin Paper Backs, 1981-83) (ISBN 0-04-823188-6)
         (with some The Hobbit [Melbourne House] -Black Box cassette versions)
  • J.R.R. Tolkien: The Fellowship of the Ring book (Unwin Paper Backs) (ISBN 0-04-823185-1)
         (with Lord of the Rings: Game One -cassette versions)
  • J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit (green/gold variation) book (Ballantine, 198?) (ISBN 0-201-11159-4)
         (with The Hobbit - A Software Adventure [Tan Box, Addison-Wesley])
  • J.R.R. Tolkien: The Fellowship of the Ring book (Ballantine, 198?) (ISBN 0-201-13639-2)
         (with The Hobbit - A Software Adventure [Tan Box, Addison-Wesley])




    • HOLOGRAMS:
  • Nazgûl Hologram 5"x4" (Holografix, 1986)




    POSTERS:
  • Sierra On-Line Presents: The Lord of the Rings, Based on the Novels of J.R.R. Tolkien - Promotional Poster (Sierra, 2001)


    PARODY GAMES:
  • Bored of the Rings (SilverSoft) (1985) (Commodore 64, cassette) (B)


    The Hobbit (1982) artwork at top by Con Aslanis.



    • The Lord of the Rings (Interplay) screenshot