Friday 16 September 2022

Tolkien Musing - Hobbit Computer Game Magazines

This is a look at magazines which have details about the Hobbit Computer Game published by Melbourne House.

It only covers magazines which have larger articles, reviews, competitions or adverts.

It does not include magazines with just minor tips, letters, news or adverts.

These are some websites with additional details:



Your Computer - January 1983
Featured in an article
Also Step into Future add
             

Sinclair User issue 12 - March 1983
Cover and review
Also Step into Future add

Computer & Video Games March 1983
Review in Book of Reviews Supplement
             

ZX Computing April/May 1983
Review - 3 pages
               

Practical Computing April 1983
Review
       

Computer & Video Games July 1983
Review
       

Sinclair User August 1983
Map
                

Popular Computing Weekly Vol 2 No 30 - 28th July/3rd August 1983
News on cover
     

Popular Computing Weekly 27th October/3rd November 1983
Interview with Author
       

Commodore User Vol 1 No 2 November 1983
Review (picture is on different page than review)
          

Personal Computer Games February 1984
Review
       

Crash April 1984
Interview with the producers
                

TV Gamer April 1984
Article
                

Computer Answers April 1984
Interview with Author
also has 2 page advert (golden joystick version)
       

Big K No 2 May 1984
Review
       

Crash No 4 May 1984
Review
       

TV Gamer June 1984
Review
       

Crash June 1984
Review
          

Commodore Horizons April 1985
Competition
       

Zzap No 1 May 1985
Review
       

Computer & Video Games May 1985
Competition
       

Crash July 1986
Competition
       

ZX Computing October 1986
Review
       

Computing with the Amstrad No 24 - December 1986
Solution
    

Popular Computing Weekly - 15/21 January 1987
Feature
    

Your Sinclair May 1987
Map
       

The Classic Adventurer No 1
Extensive interview with developers
    

Adverts

2 page
This advert appeared in many magazines
    

Popular Computer Weekly 20 - 26th October 1983
       
Sinclair User September 1983
    
Sinclair User October 1983
    
Your Computer September 1983
    
Your Computer October 1983
    
Sinclair User November 1983
   
Home Computer Weekly December 1983
    
Sinclair User December 1983
    
Sinclair User January 1984
    
Your Computer January 1984
    
Micro Adventurer March 1984
    
Popular Computing Weekly July 1984
    

Golden Joystick version
    

Popular Computing Weekly March 1984
    
Computer Answers April 1984
    
Your Computer May 1984
    

Step Into the Future
 

Your Computer - December 1982
     
Your Computer - January 1983
    
Sinclair User - January 1983
     
Sinclair User issue 12 - March 1983

Hobbit and Penetrator
    

Sinclair User April 1983
    
Computer & Video Games April 1983
    

Green version
    

Sinclair User July 1983
    

Disk Release
    

Your Computer April 1985
    

1 Page - with Lord of the Rings game


Computer & Video Games - July 1986

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