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Hampstead (computer Game)
Hampstead is a satirical Interactive fiction, text adventure released for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. The player begins the game in a filthy council flat, has to get a high-paying job in the city, woo a beautiful model and buy a house on Hampstead Heath. It was written by Trevor Lever and Peter Jones. It sold about 70,000 copies. Legacy In 2014 a version was released for the iPad. References External links * {{IFDB, id=31l8q957yhpti0a5, title=Hampstead BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games ZX Spectrum games Commodore 64 games IOS games 1984 video games 1980s interactive fiction Satirical video games Social simulation video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in London Hampstead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krome Studios Melbourne
Krome Studios Melbourne, originally Melbourne House, was an Australian video game development studio founded in 1980 by Alfred Milgrom and Naomi Besen and based in Melbourne, Australia. Initially formed to produce books and software to be published by Melbourne House, a company they had established in London in 1977, the studio operated independently from 1987 until 1999, when it was acquired by Infogrames, who changed the name to Infogrames Melbourne House Pty Ltd.. Documentation for a 2007 exhibition. In 2006 the studio was sold to Krome Studios. The name Beam was a contraction of the names of the founders: Naomi Besen and Alfred Milgrom. History Home computer era In the early years, two of Beam's programs were milestones in their respective genres. ''The Hobbit'', a 1982 text adventure by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler, sold more than a million copies.DeMaria, Rusel and Wilson, Johnny L. (2004) ''High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games'' McGraw-Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |