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| − | + | '''''The Search for King Solomon's Mines''''' is a graphical text adventure game developed by Australian company [[Softgold]] (formerly [[Gameworx Software]]), which specialised in multi-load text adventures written in BASIC. | |
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| + | It was released on the [[SC-3000]] in 1984 by [[Dotsoft]], exclusively in Australia. The game was also released on Commodore 64 in 1986. | ||
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| + | Gameplay is based on the [[wikipedia:Scott_Adams_(game_designer)|Scott Adams]] Standard 2-word verb-noun parser. | ||
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| + | The game is subtitled "Part I" but it is unknown if any sequels were ever released. | ||
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| + | On first glance, the story appears to be based on the Victorian era novel [[wikipedia:King Solomon's Mines|King Solomon's Mines]] | ||
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| + | ==Synopsis== | ||
| + | "A delirious adventurer staggers from the jungle raving about 7ft Natives, a searing volcano and a cache of treasure fit for a king... | ||
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| + | And so the quest begins.... | ||
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| + | THE SEARCH FOR KING SOLOMON'S MINES. | ||
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| + | In this graphic adventure, you must find your way through the perils of the African jungle, past hostile natives, across raging rivers and into the mysterious snow capped Tallawasi Mountains in search of the legendary KING SOLOMON'S MINES." | ||
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==Physical Scans== | ==Physical Scans== | ||
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| + | | spine=Search for King Solomon's Mines, The SC3000 AU Spine.jpg | ||
| + | | item1=Search for King Solomon's Mines, The SC3000 AU Tape.jpg | ||
| + | | item1name=Cassette | ||
| + | | item2=John Sands Sega SC3000 AU Generic Load Instructions.jpg | ||
| + | | item2name=Instructions | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | ===Photos=== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Search for King Solomon's Mines, The SC3000 AU Photo.jpg|Side | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| System(s): SC-3000 | |||||
| Publisher: Dotsoft | |||||
| Developer: Softgold | |||||
| Genre: Adventure | |||||
| Number of players: 1 | |||||
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The Search for King Solomon's Mines is a graphical text adventure game developed by Australian company Softgold (formerly Gameworx Software), which specialised in multi-load text adventures written in BASIC.
It was released on the SC-3000 in 1984 by Dotsoft, exclusively in Australia. The game was also released on Commodore 64 in 1986.
Gameplay is based on the Scott Adams Standard 2-word verb-noun parser.
The game is subtitled "Part I" but it is unknown if any sequels were ever released.
On first glance, the story appears to be based on the Victorian era novel King Solomon's Mines
Contents
Synopsis
"A delirious adventurer staggers from the jungle raving about 7ft Natives, a searing volcano and a cache of treasure fit for a king...
And so the quest begins....
THE SEARCH FOR KING SOLOMON'S MINES.
In this graphic adventure, you must find your way through the perils of the African jungle, past hostile natives, across raging rivers and into the mysterious snow capped Tallawasi Mountains in search of the legendary KING SOLOMON'S MINES."
Physical Scans
| SC-3000, AU |
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   Cover
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 Cassette  Instructions |
Gallery
Photos
Side
