The Retro Adventurers

Episode 2 - The Hobbit and Planet of Death


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Retro Adventurers Jason Compton and Dave Hawkins explore iconic early text adventure The Hobbit (by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien) and Planet of Death (by Richard Turner and Chris Thornton).

Includes listener mail, an explanation for postponing the promised Knight Orc, and a dive into both games.

Special thanks to Robin Harbron of 8-Bit Show and Tell for final engineering.

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Planet of Death playable ZX81 edition

The Hobbit playable Spectrum 128 enhanced edition

AppleAdventures on YouTube

Renga in Blue's Planet of Death finale (featuring "Dusty Bin")

The Tracer Sanction

Down Among the Dead Men

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