Hi,

Given there's a number of adventure games being developed atm, I thought it would be useful if we could collate a list of the dead-tree versions of books which have been written about Text Adventures (History/Evolution, Design, Programming or Playing).

I've listed below a number of that I've already heard of. I'd appreciate any pointers to any others and recommendations of any that are particularly good, whether they are beeb-related or not.

Sam.


How To Write Adventure Games for the BBC Microcomputer Model B And Acorn Electron - Peter Killworth (Penguin Acorn Computer Library)

The Adventure Gamer's Manual by Bob Redrup (Sigma Press)

Creating Adventure Programs on the BBC Micro by Ian Watt

A Guide to playing The Hobbit by David Elkan (Melbourne House (Publishers) Ltd)


Island of Secrets (Usborne)
The Mystery of Silver Mountain (Usborne)
Write Your Own Adventure Programs for Your Microcomputer (Usborne)
Write Your Own Fantasy Games for Your Microcomputer (Usborne)