Emerald Isle (video game)

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Emerald Isle
File:Emerald Isle Coverart.png
Developer(s)Level 9 Computing
Publisher(s)Level 9 Computing
Platform(s)Atari 8-bit, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum
Release1984
Genre(s)Interactive fiction
Mode(s)Single-player

Emerald Isle is an interactive fiction game by Level 9 Computing released in 1984. A plane has crashed after being struck by a storm over the Bermuda Triangle. The sole occupant has escaped by parachute and finds himself on an unknown island inhabited by strange peoples and creatures.

Gameplay

The game is a standard text adventure with limited graphics on some[which?] platforms.

Reception

John Sweeney writing for Page 6 said: "For anyone who has not yet taken the plunge into adventuring, and can't afford to buy an Infocom adventure such as Wishbringer, Emerald Isle offers an excellent introduction to a very enjoyable pastime."[1]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ "Page 6 - Issue 19 (1986-01)(ABACUS)(GB)". January 1986.
  2. ^ "CRASH 16 - Emerald Isle".
  3. ^ SinclairPrograms850500014.jpg[bare URL image file]
  4. ^ "ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 001". May 1985.
  5. ^ "Computer & Video Games - Issue 043 (1985-05)(EMAP Publishing)(GB)". May 1985.
  6. ^ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 038". May 1985.
  7. ^ "Popular Computing Weekly (1985-04-04)". 4 April 1985.
  8. ^ tilt%20N%B0033%20-%20juillet%20aout%201986%20-%20page020%20et%20021.jpg[bare URL image file]
  9. ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 01 (1985-04)(Argus Press)(GB)". April 1985.

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