Haunted House

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The game runs in the BASIC of the C64, Vic 20 +16k, Apple II, TRS-80, BBC, Electron, 48K Spectrum and ZX81 computers. Some or all of these versions of the game may be found online in respective disk archives.

Original BASIC version and Ruby Port
Defaults - All Systems Application

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About the Story

The demonstration type-it-in-yourself BASIC game included in Usborne's 1983 "Write Your Own Adventure Programs For Your Microcomputer" book. The game is a 64 room treasure hunt with a two-word parser. A cut-down 36 room version was included for ZX81 users.

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	v.5: 17-Dec-2012 23:06 - Andrew Changed download links
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	v.2: 05-Jan-2011 08:48 - Wade Clarke Changed author
	v.1: 05-Jan-2011 08:30 - Wade Clarke Created page

Game Details

Language: English (en)
Current Version: 1
License: Freeware
Development System: Custom
Forgiveness Rating: Cruel
IFID: Unknown
TUID: qkq7ic97rwzpqvzk