The Pen and the Dark

Adventure Game: Text-OnlyEnglishZX-Spectrum 48K
Entry Summary
ID6780
TitleThe Pen and the Dark
MachineZX-Spectrum 48K
LanguageEnglish
GenreAdventure Game: Text-Only
Max Players1
Available TypeA
Without Load ScreenNo
Without InlayNo
People
Authors
Publishers
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Downloads
TypeLinkSizeMD5FlagsDetailsComments
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/p/PenAndTheDarkThe.tzx.zip18,750-
NoneOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/p/PenAndTheDarkThe(different).tzx.zip20,357-
NoneOriginal release (O)
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
(different)
Tape image/pub/sinclair/games/p/PenAndTheDarkThe.tap.zip18,899-
Undetermined
EnglishZX-Spectrum 48K1984rel #0
Loading screen/pub/sinclair/screens/load/p/scr/PenAndTheDarkThe.scr6,912-
rel #0
Running screen/pub/sinclair/screens/in-game/p/PenAndTheDarkThe.gif3,547-
rel #0
Instructions/pub/sinclair/games-info/p/PenAndTheDarkThe.txt74,657-
Englishrel #0
Inlay - Front/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006780/PenAndTheDarkThe_Front.jpg900,613bef5f44d14d3fae34312bd1e8dbe12eb
NoneClamshell case (big)
rel #0
Media scan/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006780/PenAndTheDarkThe_Media.jpg127,261aafafa0baa011bfd19cb4bd46bf95a59
None
rel #0
Instructions/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0006780/PenAndTheDarkThe(EN).pdf3,575,456c465264e060780a7f4743dbe1c74b64b
None
Englishrel #0
Releases
Release #YearDownloads
#019849
Origins
TypeTitlePublicationIssueDate
standalonePen and the Dark, TheMosaic Publishing Ltd-1984
Relations
No relations recorded
Tags / Members
TagTypeCategoryMember SeqLinks
BookwareFeature-
Bookware means software that was published with a related book or novella included in the same package.
Ports
TitlePlatformOfficialLink
-BBC MicroYesLink
-Commodore 64YesLink
Remakes
No remakes recorded
Scores
WebsiteScoreVotes
WorldOfSpectrum4.54
Notes
No notes recorded
Aliases
Release #LanguageTitle
#0enThe Unorthodox Engineers: The Pen and the Dark
Licenses
NameTypeOfficialLinks
The Unorthodox EngineersBookYes
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Web links
WebsiteLanguageURL
CASAenhttps://solutionarchive.com/game/id%2C394/Pen+and+the+Dark%2C+The.html
MobyGamesenhttps://www.mobygames.com/game/unorthodox-engineers-the-pen-and-the-dark
The Tipshopenhttps://www.the-tipshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/info.pl?name=Pen%20And%20The%20Dark%2c%20The
UVLenhttps://www.uvlist.net/game-14206-The+Pen+and+the+Dark
Files
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