Games that are adaptations of conventional (not CYOA) books - an IFDB Poll
by ChrisM
RSS FeedI'm interested in games that are straightforward adaptations of conventional books (probably novels, but I'd be interested to know if there are any non-fiction book adaptations). The ones that I know of are The Famous Five and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the provenance of the latter as a novel is, I know, rather muddy). I'm not thinking spoofs of, or homages to, but direct adaptations. Are there any?
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| The Hobbit, by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler 4 votes "One of many Tolkien adaptations." [+]... "Decent game" [+]... "One of the classics!" [+]... (No comment) [+]...  Vote for this game | |
| Sherlock Indomitable, by mathbrush 4 votes "Adapted from 2 Sherlock Holmes stories, with 90% of the text being Conan Doyle's." [+]... "Great game and true to the stories" [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky 3 votes "H2G2 adapted to IF by Steve Meretzky and the original Hitchhiker himself: Douglas Adams." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Wonderland, by David Bishop, Bob Coles, Paul Findley, Ken Gordon, Richard Huddy, Steve Lacey, Doug Rabson, Anita Sinclair, Hugh Steers and Mark Taylor 2 votes "I suppose there..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾, by Pete Austin and James Horsler 2 votes "Fun CYOA(the book wasn't CYOA) " [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Tower of the Elephant, by Tor Andersson 2 votes "A classic Conan the Barbarian story from 1933, adapted to IF." [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Gateway, by Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, and Glen Dahlgren 2 votes "and its sequel..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Manlandia, by Rob Chateau 1 vote "The book 'Herland' but genderswapped" [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Thirty-Nine Steps, by Jack Lockerby 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| MANALIVE, A Mystery of Madness - II, by Bill Powell 1 vote "Part 2 of an adaptation of Manalive, a 1912 novel by G. K. Chesterton" [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Wizard of Oz, by Jack Lockerby 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| A Martian Odyssey, by Horatiu Romosan 1 vote "From the classic sci-fi story by Stanley G. Weinbaum" [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Kidnapped, by Jack Lockerby 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Journey of the King, by Peter Nepstad 1 vote "Adapted from the novella by Lord Dunsany" [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Heart of Gold, by Frank Kunze 1 vote "Deviates some from the books but several scenes from the books occur. " [+]... Vote for this game | |
| MANALIVE, A Mystery of Madness - I, by Bill Powell 1 vote "Part 1 of an adaptation of Manalive, a 1912 novel by G. K. Chesterton" [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Miser, by Jack Lockerby 1 vote "(A Christmas..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Fahrenheit 451, by Len Neufeld and Ray Bradbury 1 vote "A sequel to the original." [+]... ChrisM says: Thanks for the suggestion. If I took too much notice of authors' personal prejudices then I'd probably never read any classical literature or listen to any classical music. I'll give this one a go. Vote for this game | |
| Frankenstein, by Dave Morris and inkle 1 vote "Just one of a few" [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Tempest, by Graham Nelson and William Shakespeare 1 vote "Shakespeare's play, made into parser" [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Nine Princes in Amber, by Byron Preiss and Roger Zelazny 1 vote "Haven't played..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Lord of the Rings: Game One, by Philip Mitchell, Michael O'Rourke, Paul Kidd, Lyn C 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Rendezvous With Rama, by Ronald Martinez and Arthur C. Clarke 1 vote "Arthur C. Clarke was involved with the production." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Shogun, by James Clavell, Dave Lebling 1 vote "Never played it, but I heard it's a straightforward adaptation" [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Amanda, by Francisco J. López 1 vote "Spanish language..." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The Ebb and Flow of the Tide, by Peter Nepstad 1 vote "Adapted from the novella by Lord Dunsany" [+]... Vote for this game | |