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ZXVintage

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MelbourneHouse 1984 Catalogue

READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_MelbourneHouse_1984_0.pdf/page/n45/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

January 16, 2026 at 11:05 AM

ZXVintage

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MelbourneHouse 1984 Catalogue

READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_MelbourneHouse_1984_0.pdf/page/n13/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

November 25, 2024 at 11:05 AM

Mark R. Jones

@markrjones1970.bsky.social

As requested, here's my collection of #MelbourneHouse titles for the #ZXSpectrum. In the early days they were 1 of the best software houses around, then their quality took a dip around the double jewel era. Still, they released enough classics to be kindly remembered today #RetroGaming

April 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Timmy the Madfox

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#Commodore64Thursday

The Hobbit.

A game type that is something of a lost art, these days. The Text Adventure.

By entering keyboard commands, you get to play the part of Bilbo Baggins in the famous story.

#C64 #MelbourneHouse #TheHobbit

December 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM

ZXVintage

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MelbourneHouse 1984 Catalogue

READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_MelbourneHouse_1984_0.pdf/page/n37/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

July 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM

Mark R. Jones

@markrjones1970.bsky.social

Here's the cardboard boxes, the huge LOTR set, the double jewels & the later slip case boxes front on from #MelbourneHouse for the #ZXSpectrum

Pic 4 shows the later re-released version of #TheHobbit alongside a homemade copy of a spruced up 128 version which utilises improved graphics #RetroGaming

April 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM

McHenry's Lair

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C64: The Hobbit
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#nerd #geek #genx #the80s #Commodore64 #C64 #TheHobbit #BeamSoftware #RetroGaming #TextAdventure #InglishParser #BilboBaggins #Smaug #MelbourneHouse #C64Hobbit #BeamSoftware #InglishParser #RetroC64 #MelbourneHouse #InteractiveFiction

C64: The Hobbit

„The Hobbit“ for Commodore 64, released in 1982, revolutionized interactive storytelling by merging literature with innovative text-based gameplay, captivating players with its immersiv…

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June 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Mark R. Jones

@markrjones1970.bsky.social

And here's a few of the last releases from #MelbourneHouse for the #ZXSpectrum. By this time I'd already moved on to 16-bit machines so didn't play these BITD.

As you can see, Obliterator was issued in a big, cardboard box version & a smaller double jewel case. #RetroGaming

April 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM

ZXVintage

@zxvintage.bsky.social

MelbourneHouse 1984 Catalogue

READ: https://archive.org/stream/NH2021_MelbourneHouse_1984_0.pdf/page/n21/mode/2up #zxspectrum #retrogaming

December 7, 2024 at 11:05 AM

Mastertronic Collectors Archive

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Our latest #Mastertronic game review takes a look at their re-release of the #MelbourneHouse beat-em-up Fighting Warrior for the #Commodore64 mastertronic.co.uk/game-review-... #C64 #retrogaming #retrogames #8bit

Game Review: Fighting Warrior (Commodore 64, Mastertronic) - Mastertronic Collectors Archive

Fighting Warrior for the Commodore 64 sees you as the champion of all Egypt attempt to rescue the princess by battling a considerable number of enemies.

mastertronic.co.uk

May 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM

Timmy the Madfox

@madfoxtimmy.bsky.social

#Commodore64Thursday

The Hobbit.

A text adventure based on the Tolkien novel of the same name.

It's pretty much a standard Text Adventure: Go in this direction, examine this, pick that up, etc.

But it does offer some nice pictures of the occasional scene.

#Commodore64 #MelbourneHouse #TheHobbit