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Finders Keepers (computer Game)
''Finders Keepers'' is a video game written by David Jones and the first game in the '' Magic Knight'' series. It was published on the Mastertronic label for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX, Commodore 64, and Commodore 16 in 1985. Published in the United Kingdom at the budget price of £1.99. ''Finders Keepers'' is a platform game with some maze sections. On the ZX Spectrum it sold more than 117,000 copies and across all 8-bit formats more than 330,000 copies, making it Mastertronic's second best-selling original game after ''BMX Racers''. Plot Magic Knight has been sent to the Castle of Spriteland by the King of Ibsisima in order to find a special present for Princess Germintrude. If Magic Knight is successful in his quest, he may have proved himself worthy of joining the famous "Polygon Table", a reference to the mythical Round Table from the legends of King Arthur. Gameplay The hero starts in the King's throne room and is transported, via a teleporter, to the castle. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Jones (programmer)
David Jones is a former freelance computer game programmer, who was prolific in the mid-to-late 1980s. He is best known for the creation of the computer game character Magic Knight in his 1985 game ''Finders Keepers'' for the Mastertronic budget label and released on the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 64. He later went on to work for Psygnosis and Acclaim. ''Finders Keepers'' spawned three sequels: '' Spellbound'' (1985), '' Knight Tyme'' (1986) and '' Stormbringer'' (1987). In 2019, Jones donated the Tandy TRS-80 Model III computer that he used to create the Magic Knight series of games to The Centre for Computing History. Also donated were many floppy disks, and a hard disk that containing source code and assets for many of his games. The data will be preserved as part of the Centre's ongoing video game preservation work. As of 2019, Jones is a Games Lecturer at Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Since the origin of video games in the early 1970s, the video game industry, the players, and surrounding culture have spawned a wide range of technical and slang terms. 0–9 A B C D E F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mastertronic Games
Mastertronic was originally a publisher and distributor of low-cost computer game software founded in 1983. Their first games were launched on April 2, 1984. At its peak the label was one of the largest software publishers in the UK, achieved by selling cassette-based software at £1.99. As well as supplying leading retailers such as Woolworth's and Toys "R" Us Toys "R" Us is an American toy, clothing, and baby product retailer owned by Tru Kids (doing business as Tru Kids Brands) and various others. The company was founded in 1948 in Washington, D.C.; its first store was built in April 1948, with i ..., Mastertronic sold software in outlets such as Newsstand, newsagents which had not been previously associated with the software market. Their range of budget games were incredibly successful during the 1980s, with titles such as ''Kikstart: Off-Road Simulator, Kikstart'', ''Action Biker'', ''Finders Keepers (1985 video game), Finders Keepers'', ''Chiller (videogioco 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
