Miser, The

Adventure Workshop, The , River Software 1990

Language:: English
Authors:: Jack A. Lockerby
Platforms:: Amstrad CPC , C64/128 , Spectrum
Genres:: Based on literature
Entered by:: Gunness, Strident, WhenIWasCruel
Added:: 20-10-2010
Edited:: 24-12-2019

Synopsis

Plot

Down through the years one man's name has conjured up great visions of cold-heartedness towards others and a flagrant disregard for the suffering of fellow human-beings... that man's name was Ebenezer Scrooge.

A lonely and solitary figure of a man, he dwelt in his uncared-for house surrounded by nothing more than memories and dust. With just the occasional cry of... "Humbug!" to rent the silence, he went about his daily life unconcerned with the plight of others. That is until the arrival of the ghostly form of his late partner Jacob Marley at the foot of his bed one dark and fateful morn. From then on, the man who was the epitome of meanness was to undergo a change of character the likes of which was never to be seen again.

This is a "lighthearted" tale of this man and of his endeavours to perform something that was contrary to his beliefs... Namely a Good Deed. In fact not just one good deed, but twelve of them!

Return with us now to those "thrilling days of yester-year" and relive the struggles of Scrooge as he sets about his task. A task, which in his own eyes, was almost impossible. After all, it is bad enough that he should have to perform such deeds, but in order to do so he must first discover what the deeds actually are and then how to perform them!

Notes

Inspired by Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

The Spectrum original and Amstrad CP/M port were produced with the PAW. The C64 version, by the original author, was produced using the Quill.

As with all the River Software games, the Spectrum version was later republished by Zenobi Software.

Although the screenshot shown of the Amstrad conversion states it was produced by Philip Reynolds for The Adventure Workshop, this port was originally sold by Anthony Collins The Guild label. It's possible the title screen was adjusted when the CP/M version was later sold by The Adventure Workshop.