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." [+]"One of many Tolkien adaptations." --Rovarsson... "Decent game" [+]"Decent game" ( ) --Denk... "One of the classics!" [+]"One of the classics!" () --Fredrik... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu...  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." [+]"Adapted from 2 Sherlock Holmes stories, with 90% of the text being Conan Doyle's." --J. J. Guest... "Great game and true to the stories" [+]"Great game and true to the stories" ( ) --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| The Tower of the Elephant, by Tor Andersson 3 votes "A classic Conan the Barbarian story from 1933, adapted to IF." [+]"A classic Conan the Barbarian story from 1933, adapted to IF." --J. J. Guest... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Petter Sjölund... 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." [+]"H2G2 adapted to IF by Steve Meretzky and the original Hitchhiker himself: Douglas Adams." --Rovarsson... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... 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..." [+]"I suppose there must be lots of Alice text adventures based on Lewis Carroll, but this commercial one by Magnetic Scrolls is the only one I played (and enjoyed). " ( ) --Karlok... 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) " [+]"Fun CYOA(the book wasn't CYOA) " ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Gateway, by Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, and Glen Dahlgren 2 votes "and its sequel..." [+]"and its sequel Gateway 2: Homeworld, by Legend Entertainment. Based on Frederick Pohl's novels. " ( ) --Karlok... Vote for this game | |
| Shogun, by James Clavell, Dave Lebling 2 votes "Never played it, but I heard it's a straightforward adaptation" [+]"Never played it, but I heard it's a straightforward adaptation" --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) --mjhayes... Vote for this game | |
| Manlandia, by Rob Chateau 1 vote "The book 'Herland' but genderswapped" [+]"The book 'Herland' but genderswapped" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |
| The Thirty-Nine Steps, by Jack Lockerby 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Strident... 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" [+]"Part 2 of an adaptation of Manalive, a 1912 novel by G. K. Chesterton" --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game | |
| Compassionate Simulation, by Rachel Swirsky, P H Lee, Aster Fialla 1 vote "hypertext adaptation of a short story" [+]"hypertext adaptation of a short story" ( ) --autumnc... Vote for this game | |
| The Wizard of Oz, by Jack Lockerby 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Strident... Vote for this game | |
| A Martian Odyssey, by Horatiu Romosan 1 vote "From the classic sci-fi story by Stanley G. Weinbaum" [+]"From the classic sci-fi story by Stanley G. Weinbaum" --baf... Vote for this game | |
| 80 DAYS, by inkle, Meg Jayanth 1 vote "Very loose adaptation of Jules Verne's novel" [+]"Very loose adaptation of Jules Verne's novel: surprised this wasn't on here already" ( ) --autumnc... Vote for this game | |
| Kidnapped, by Jack Lockerby 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Strident... Vote for this game | |
| The Journey of the King, by Peter Nepstad 1 vote "Adapted from the novella by Lord Dunsany" [+]"Adapted from the novella by Lord Dunsany" --J. J. Guest... 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. " [+]"Deviates some from the books but several scenes from the books occur. " ( - Full review) --Denk... 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" [+]"Part 1 of an adaptation of Manalive, a 1912 novel by G. K. Chesterton" --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game | |
| The Miser, by Jack Lockerby 1 vote "(A Christmas..." [+]"(A Christmas Carol)" --Strident... Vote for this game | |
| The Tempest, by Graham Nelson and William Shakespeare 1 vote "Shakespeare's play, made into parser" [+]"Shakespeare's play, made into parser" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |
| Nine Princes in Amber, by Byron Preiss and Roger Zelazny 1 vote "Haven't played..." [+]"Haven't played it, but based on the novel of the same name and a followup. I remember reading a review of it in Australian Personal Computer when it was new." --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game | |
| Rendezvous With Rama, by Ronald Martinez and Arthur C. Clarke 1 vote "Arthur C. Clarke was involved with the production." [+]"Arthur C. Clarke was involved with the production." --Fredrik... Vote for this game | |
| Four Minutes to Midnight, by Michael White and Martin Rennie 1 vote "An adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand" [+]"An adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand" ( ) --Blake... Vote for this game | |
| Amanda, by Francisco J. López 1 vote "Spanish language..." [+]"Spanish language adaptation of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| The Ebb and Flow of the Tide, by Peter Nepstad 1 vote "Adapted from the novella by Lord Dunsany" [+]"Adapted from the novella by Lord Dunsany" --J. J. Guest... Vote for this game | |