The Crack of Doom

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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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Developer
Beam Software Pty., Ltd.
Publisher
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
Release · Commodore C64/128/MAX
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