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The Crack of Doom
Beam Software Pty., Ltd.
December 30, 1989
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AdventureDevelopers
Beam Software Pty., Ltd.Release Date
December 30, 1989 (35 years and 3 months ago)Publishers
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.Franchises
The Lord of the Rings
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The Crack of Doom is the last game in Melbourne House's series of adventure games based on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The gameplay combines a text-based adventure with illustrations from the main character's perspective. Players interact with the game using text-based descriptions and a parser system to execute actions.
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AdventurePlatforms
Commodore C64/128/MAX, Mac, DOS, Apple IIDevelopers
Beam Software Pty., Ltd.Release Date
December 30, 1989 (35 years and 3 months ago)Publishers
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.Franchises
The Lord of the RingsCommunity
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