| Times of Lore | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Origin Systems |
| Publisher(s) | Origin Systems |
| Designer(s) | Chris Roberts |
| Platform(s) | PC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Apple II, Amiga, NES |
| Release date | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Action/Adventure/Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Media | Cartridge or floppy disk |
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A version is also being made for the Oric/Oric Atmos by Jonathan Bristow located on the Oric community portal, a near completed demo is available. British Microcomputer company Tangerine Computer Systems was founded in 1979 by Dr British Microcomputer company Tangerine Computer Systems was founded in 1979 by Dr
Description
The game takes place in a very complex world, featuring 13,000 screens of map according to the promotional material. There is no loading during the game, which was quite a feat at the time for such a massive environment.
The Commodore 64 version featured high-res overlays for the sprites, a technique that employs two sprites on top of each other one being a low resolution multi-colour sprite the other a high resolution monochrome sprite. Animated water is also used and the game world slowly changes colour between night and day.
The story tells of a kingdom where the monarch has died and the dukes and barons are wrestling for power. Barbarians are threatening to invade, and monsters are pillaging the land. The player must assume the role of one of three heroes and unravel the conspiracy and find three magic items.
It is possible to get to walking dead situations which require restarting the game, such as killing important characters who would otherwise have given you certain quests or objects. Unwinnable is a state in many Text adventures graphical Adventure games and Computer role-playing games where it is impossible for the player to win the Killing random peasants is not as dangerous, as staying the night at the inn will make them forget your trespasses.
There are many objects to be found in the game, among others a teleportation scrolls, a returning axe à la Mjolnir and healing potions. There's the hidden city of Treela, in the middle of the map, behind a forest, if you look for it. It's hard to find as there is no road leading to or from, unlike the other cities. Serfs will speak of a dragon in the north, which can be found sleeping in his cave on the eastern edge of the northern mountains. A catacombs also exists but if you enter it, the ghouls inside are unleashed upon the world making the game much more difficult. There is also a giant lurking in the north west portion of the map.
The musical score for the Commodore 64 version was created by Martin Galway, the different scores are present during the story book and character selection part of the game and there is no actual music in the main game itself. Martin Galway (born January 3, 1966, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is one of the best known composers of music for the Commodore 64 Although there are many different sound effects such as birds (when in the woods) and the sound of the ocean. Music typically require 5%-10% of memory on the Commodore 64.
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External links
- Times of Lore at MobyGames
- Times of Lore at World of Spectrum
- Times of Lore at the Oric community portal. MobyGames is a Website devoted to cataloging computer and video games, both past and present World of Spectrum is a Website devoted to cataloging and archiving material for the ZX Spectrum Home computer popular in the 1980s and has been officially
- Times of Lore (maps) at Senzee 5
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