Way back in 1984, the first two
Lone Wolf gamebooks—
Flight from the Dark and
Fire on the Water—were adapted for computer play. The games are a combination of text adventure and 'combat simulator'.
Project Aon has decided to make these games available, since they are part of the history of
Lone Wolf. Each of the two games is available in a perfect TZX file, which can be loaded into a Spectrum 48k emulator. Also included are text files of the instructions for each game. They are available
here. Here's a lovely
SCREEN$ of the title pic:
We have already done a great deal of work in collecting together previews, reviews, solutions, adverts, and competitions relating to these games in the
Lone Wolf Software Articles PDF file, which was recently updated with some new materials. If you happen to know of anything we've missed, please let us know!
(Currently, we are not making the game Lone Wolf—The Mirror of Death available for download. We are in contact with the rights holder for that game, and we are still in discussion. More news as we receive it.)
We are indebted to Martijn van der Heide and all who have contributed to the wonderful
World of Spectrum website for these games and the relevant magazine articles. For information on emulating the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K, this is probably the best resource on the Internet.
We hope these games are more than mere curiosities, but will appeal to any fans with nostalgia for computer emulation, and perhaps even a new generation of fans of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K. So grab your sword and prepare for combat--just be careful not to damage your rubber keyboard!
For Sommerlund and the Kai! (And for
PEEKers and
POKErs everywhere!)
--
Simon Osborne
Project Aon
