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| name=Dungeon Adventure
| name=Dungeon Adventure
| developer=[[Level 9 Computing]]<ref name="Giant">[http://www.giantbomb.com/dungeon-adventure/61-3541/ Giant Bomb] (retrieved 18 August 2010)</ref>
| developer=[[Level 9 Computing]]<ref name="Giant">[http://www.giantbomb.com/dungeon-adventure/61-3541/ Dungeon Adventure] at Giant Bomb (retrieved 18 August 2010)</ref>
| publisher=[[Level 9 Computing]]<ref name="Giant"/>
| publisher=[[Level 9 Computing]]<ref name="Giant"/>
| platform=[[wikipedia:Amstrad CPC|Amstrad CPC]], [[wikipedia:Atari 8-bit family|Atari 400]], ''BBC'', [[wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]], [[wikipedia:Lynx|Lynx]], [[wikipedia:Memotech|Memotech]], [[wikipedia:MSX|MSX]], [[wikipedia:Nascom|Nascom]], [[wikipedia:Tangerine Computer System|Oric-1]], [[wikipedia:Sinclair ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]]     
| platform=[[wikipedia:Amstrad CPC|Amstrad CPC]], [[wikipedia:Atari 8-bit family|Atari 400]], ''BBC'', [[wikipedia:Commodore 64|Commodore 64]], [[wikipedia:Lynx|Lynx]], [[wikipedia:Memotech|Memotech]], [[wikipedia:MSX|MSX]], [[wikipedia:Nascom|Nascom]], [[wikipedia:Tangerine Computer System|Oric-1]], [[wikipedia:Sinclair ZX Spectrum|ZX Spectrum]]     
| releasedate=[[1984]]
| releasedate=[[1984]]
| genre=Text-adventure
| genre=Text-adventure
|}}
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'''''Dungeon Adventure''''' is a text-adventure made by [[Pete Austin|Pete]], [[Mike Austin|Mike]] and [[Nick Austin]].<ref name="El Anillo">[http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_articulo.php?pic=CON&id=2254&idj=&idp=&tipo=art&c=1&pos=3 Meristation, El Anillo interactivo] p. 4 (retrieved 18 August 2010)</ref><ref name="FAQ">[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tolkien/games/ FAQS, Tolkien Games] (retrieved 18 August 2010)</ref> It covers ''[[the Lord of the Rings]]'' and is the third and last part of ''[[The Middle-Earth Trilogy]]''. Later, all names from [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s work were changed and it was published (together with ''[[Colossal Adventure]]'' and ''[[Adventure Quest]]'') as ''The Jewels of Darkness'' by [[wikipedia:Telecomsoft#Firebird|Firebird]] and [[wikipedia:Telecomsoft#Rainbird|Rainbird Software]].<ref name="El Anillo"/><ref name="FAQ"/>
'''''Dungeon Adventure''''' is a text-adventure made by [[Pete Austin|Pete]], [[Mike Austin|Mike]] and [[Nick Austin]].<ref name="El Anillo">[http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_articulo.php?pic=CON&id=2254&idj=&idp=&tipo=art&c=1&pos=3 Meristation, El Anillo interactivo] p. 4 (retrieved 18 August 2010)</ref><ref name="FAQ">[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tolkien/games/ FAQS, Tolkien Games] (retrieved 18 August 2010)</ref> It covers ''[[the Lord of the Rings]]'' and is the third and last part of ''[[The Middle-Earth Trilogy]]''.<ref name="Tolkien Games">[http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/dungeon.html Dungeon Adventure] at Tolkien Games (retrieved 18 August 2010)</ref> Later, all names from [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s work were changed and it was published (together with ''[[Colossal Adventure]]'' and ''[[Adventure Quest]]'') as ''The Jewels of Darkness'' by [[wikipedia:Telecomsoft#Firebird|Firebird]] and [[wikipedia:Telecomsoft#Rainbird|Rainbird Software]].<ref name="El Anillo"/><ref name="FAQ"/><ref name="Tolkien Games"/>


== Story ==
== Story ==


After the defeat of [[Sauron]] the [[Dark Tower]] was destroyed but its treasures remain. The player must collect the treasures but the evil of [[Sauron]] still remains in the dungeons of the Dark Tower as well as some of his minions.<ref>[http://l9memorial.if-legends.org/html/da.html The Level 9 Memoriol] (retrieved 18 August 2010)</ref>
After the defeat of [[Sauron]] the [[Dark Tower]] was destroyed but its treasures remain. The player must collect the treasures but the evil of [[Sauron]] still remains in the dungeons of the Dark Tower as well as some of his minions.<ref>[http://l9memorial.if-legends.org/html/da.html Dungeon Adventure] at The Level 9 Memoriol (retrieved 18 August 2010)</ref>
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* [http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/dungeon.html Tolkien Games] (retrieved 18 August 2010)
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Dungeon Adventure
Video game
DeveloperLevel 9 Computing[1]
PublisherLevel 9 Computing[1]
PlatformAmstrad CPC, Atari 400, BBC, Commodore 64, Lynx, Memotech, MSX, Nascom, Oric-1, ZX Spectrum
Release date1984
GenreText-adventure

Dungeon Adventure is a text-adventure made by Pete, Mike and Nick Austin.[2][3] It covers the Lord of the Rings and is the third and last part of The Middle-Earth Trilogy.[4] Later, all names from Tolkien's work were changed and it was published (together with Colossal Adventure and Adventure Quest) as The Jewels of Darkness by Firebird and Rainbird Software.[2][3][4]

Story

After the defeat of Sauron the Dark Tower was destroyed but its treasures remain. The player must collect the treasures but the evil of Sauron still remains in the dungeons of the Dark Tower as well as some of his minions.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dungeon Adventure at Giant Bomb (retrieved 18 August 2010)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Meristation, El Anillo interactivo p. 4 (retrieved 18 August 2010)
  3. 3.0 3.1 FAQS, Tolkien Games (retrieved 18 August 2010)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dungeon Adventure at Tolkien Games (retrieved 18 August 2010)
  5. Dungeon Adventure at The Level 9 Memoriol (retrieved 18 August 2010)