The Wizard of Oz (1985 video game)
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Short description: 1985 video game
| The Wizard of Oz | |
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| Developer(s) | Windham Classics |
| Publisher(s) | Windham Classics |
| Artist(s) | Barry Moser[1] |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX |
| Release | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Interactive fiction |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Wizard of Oz is an illustrated interactive fiction game developed by and published by Windham Classics for the Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS and MSX in 1985. It is an adaptation of the books The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz.
Summary
The game is a traditional text-based adventure where players assume the role of Dorothy, and interact with the characters, world, and objects from the books through text commands.[2]
Reception
The Wizard of Oz was positively received by press, including II Computing,[3] Ahoy!,[4] and Commodore Power Play.[2][5]
References
- ↑ "Knight Letter No. 26". LCSNA. February 1987. https://archive.org/stream/knightletterno2600lewi#page/1/mode/1up/. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Commodore Power Play Issue 18". December 1985. https://archive.org/stream/commodore-power-play-18/Commodore_Power-Play_1985_Issue_18_V4_N06_Dec_Jan#page/n11/mode/1up/. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "II Computing Vol 1 No 3 Feb Mar 86". https://archive.org/stream/II_Computing_Vol_1_No_3_Feb_Mar_86#page/n37/mode/1up/. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "Ahoy! - Issue 27 (1986-03)(Ion International)(US)". March 1986. https://archive.org/stream/Ahoy_Issue_27_1986-03_Ion_International_US#page/n49/mode/1up/. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ "Commodore Power Play Issue 20". April 1986. https://archive.org/stream/commodore-power-play-20/Commodore_Power-Play_1986_Issue_20_V5_N02_Apr_May#page/n127/mode/1up/. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
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