''Microworld'' is a 1981 text adventure published by

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for the TRS-80. An

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version followed.

Gameplay

''Microworld'' is a text only adventure game in which the player becomes an "electroid" and searches inside the circuits of a TRS-80 computer for colored

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chips.

Reception

Allen L. Wold reviewed ''Microworld'' in '' The Space Gamer'' No. 52. Wold commented that "for the intelligent child, the adventure gaming beginner, or someone who'd just like to 'get into' his or her computer for a while, ''Microworld'' can be a lot of fun."

Reviews

*'' SoftSide'' (mentioned in table of contents, but scan is cut off)

References

External links

* {{IFDB, id=p8m4jfzoqmsbytmx, title=Microworld 1980s interactive fiction 1981 video games Adventure games Atari 8-bit computer games Med Systems Software games TRS-80 games Video games about microbes Video games developed in the United States