The Blade of Blackpoole explained

The Blade of Blackpoole
Publisher:	Sirius Software
Platforms:	Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98
Released:	1982
Genre:	Adventure

The Blade of Blackpoole is an adventure game written for the Apple II by Tim Wilson and published in 1982 by Sirius Software. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98.

Gameplay

The Blade of Blackpoole is a game in which the player must recover and return the stolen magical sword Myraglym.

Reception

Computer Gaming World reviewed the game and stated that "A perfect score is 500 and your score is displayed as a ratio of this 500. The less moves it takes you to complete the quest the higher the score. This adds much to the game's potential life span."^[1]

Reviews

• Electronic Fun with Computers & Games - Sep, 1983^[2]
• Computer and Video Games (Jul, 1983)^[3]

External links

• 1984 Software Encyclopedia from Electronic Games
• Addison Wesley Book of Atari Software 1984
• Review in Ahoy!
• Review in Compute!'s Guide to Adventure Games
• Review in InCider
• Review in Page 6
• Review in TeleMatch (German)
• Entry in The Book of Adventure Games

Notes and References

1. Micro-Reviews . Computer Gaming World . May–Jun 1983 . 1 . 10 . 41, 44.
2. Web site: Electronic Fun with Computer & Games - Vol 01 No 11 (1983-09)(Fun & Games Publishing)(US). September 1983.
3. Web site: CVG Magazine Issue 021 . July 1983 .