Hampstead is a satirical

text adventure '' Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, is software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives, either in the ...

released for the

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and

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in the Guinness ...

. 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 Hampstead Heath (locally known simply as the Heath) is an ancient heath in London, spanning . This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band o ...

. It was written by Trevor Lever and Peter Jones. It sold about 70,000 copies.

Legacy

In 2014 a version was released for the

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* {{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