The game follows the character Sam Gamgee as he embarks on a mission to save his master, Frodo, and destroy the Ring of Power in Mount Doom. Set in the fantasy realm of Middle Earth, players navigate through various iconic locations such as Gorgoroth, Cirith Ungol, and Mount Doom.
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The Crack of Doom
The Crack of Doom is the last game in Melbourne House's series of adventure games based on Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The gameplay combines a text-based adventure with illustrations from the main character's perspective. Players interact with the game using text-based descriptions and a parser system to execute actions.
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- Beam Software Pty., Ltd.
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- Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
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- The Lord of the Rings
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- Single player
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- Fantasy
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- DOS 1989
- Apple II 1989
- Commodore C64/128/MAX 1989
- Mac 1989
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