Bored of the Rings

Adventure Game: Text/IllustratedEnglishZX-Spectrum 48K
Entry Summary
ID6036
TitleBored of the Rings
MachineZX-Spectrum 48K
LanguageEnglish
GenreAdventure Game: Text/Illustrated
Max Players1
Available TypeA
Without Load ScreenNo
Without InlayNo
People
Authors
Publishers
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Downloads
TypeLinkSizeMD5FlagsDetailsComments
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRingsV1.tzx.zip74,842-
NoneOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1985rel #0
v1
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRingsV2.tzx.zip76,355-
NoneOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1985rel #0
v2
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRingsV3.tzx.zip61,659-
NoneOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1985rel #0
v3
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRings.tap.zip75,749-
Undetermined
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1985rel #0
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/b/scr/BoredOfTheRings.scr6,912-
rel #0
Running screen/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/b/BoredOfTheRings.gif3,927-
rel #0
Scanned instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/b/BoredOfTheRings.jpg164,640-
Englishrel #0
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/b/BoredOfTheRings.txt1,839-
Englishrel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/b/BoredOfTheRings.jpg245,323-
rel #0
Game map/pub/sinclair/games-maps/b/BoredOfTheRings_2.jpg179,060-
rel #0
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/b/BoredOfTheRings-Episode1.gif134,342-
rel #0
Advertisement/pub/sinclair/games-adverts/b/BoredOfTheRings-Episode2.gif136,472-
rel #0
POK pokes file/zxdb/sinclair/pokes/b/Bored of the Rings (1985)(Delta 4 Software).pok3729fc1b2aa70f07092b6f6602285f5d34
rel #0
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006036/BoredOfTheRings_1.jpg406,6884d6b0a62cf46f593c7dbe7aa6d0996fd
NoneClamshell case (small)
rel #0
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006036/BoredOfTheRings_2.jpg299,450b56be73398975fbd9e34542d9c278abd
NoneSingle jewel case
rel #0
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006036/BoredOfTheRings_3.jpg211,21388dbb6737d0b47b06ad83187df1e07dd
NoneSingle jewel case
rel #0
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006036/BoredOfTheRings_4.jpg228,94606737ea3d7ef3745a551925792114862
NoneSingle jewel case
rel #0
RZX playback filehttps://archive.org/download/rzxarchive/boredoftherings.zip--
rel #0
Recorded by Malcolm (with rollback)
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006036/BoredOfTheRings_Media.jpg90,0725c07d1a0979c644a9979f7ba6be8c41d
None
rel #0
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRings(CRLGroupPLC).tzx.zip95,606-
NoneRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1985rel #1
(different)
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRings(SilversoftLtd).tzx.zip95,609-
NoneRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1985rel #1
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/b/BoredOfTheRings(SilversoftLtd).txt1,143-
Englishrel #1
Inlay - Front/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/b/BoredOfTheRings(SilversoftLtd).jpg195,446-
rel #1
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRings(G.I.Games).tzx.zip75,093-
NoneRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1991rel #3
Inlay - Front/pub/sinclair/games-inlays/Rereleases/b/BoredOfTheRings(G.I.Games).jpg39,950-
rel #3
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006036/BoredOfTheRings(GIGames)_Media.jpg100,878a2e1c35a6a552252fd816e859b88a23e
None
rel #3
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRings(ZenobiSoftware).tzx.zip75,411-
NoneRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1992rel #4
Disk image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRings(ZenobiSoftware).dsk.zip79,101-
NoneRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 128 +31992rel #4
Disk image/pub/sinclair/games/b/BoredOfTheRings(ZenobiSoftware).mgt.zip77,481-
NoneRe-release (R)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1993rel #4
Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#0198519
#119854
#219850
#319913
#419923
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standaloneBored of the RingsDelta 4 Software-1985
Relations
DirectionTypeEntry
FromAuthored withThe Quill Adventure System
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
BoredOfTheRingsSeries1
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Crash Readers Awards 1985Annual AwardsBest Text-Only Adventure3
Link
Golden Joystick Awards 1985Annual AwardsAdventure Game of the Year2
Link
ParodyTheme-
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Ports
TitlePlatformOfficialLink
-Amstrad CPCYesLink
-BBC MicroYesLink
-Commodore 64YesLink
Remakes
No remakes recorded
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum8.3326
Notes
TypeText
CreditsRobin Grenville Evans is the author of the comic strip used as part of the advert campaign. Ian Ellery did the title panel.
Aliases
No aliases
Licenses
NameTypeOfficialLinks
Lord of the RingsBookNo
Wikipedia
Web links
WebsiteLanguageURL
Wikipediaenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bored_of_the_Rings_%28video_game%29
CASAenhttps://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C56/Bored+of+the+Rings.html
The Cutting Room Floorenhttps://tcrf.net/Bored_of_the_Rings_(ZX_Spectrum)
MobyGamesenhttps://www.mobygames.com/game/bored-of-the-rings
RZX Archiveenhttps://www.rzxarchive.co.uk/b.php#boredoftherings
The Tipshopenhttps://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/info.pl?name=Bored%20of%20the%20Rings
UVLenhttps://www.uvlist.net/game-12245-Bored+of+the+Rings
RZX Archive - YouTubeenhttps://youtu.be/RwqF1dGsbWw
Files
No files linked