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The game is based on the 1937 novel of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien, and has no relationship with the Peter Jackson-directed The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. At the time, Vivendi, in partnership with Tolkien Enterprises , held the rights to the video game adaptations of Tolkien's literary works, whilst Electronic Arts held the rights to ...
This is a list of Middle-earth video games.It includes both video games based directly on J. R. R. Tolkien's books about Middle-earth, and those derived from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. which in turn were based on Tolkien's novels of the same name.
Characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit and its adaptations. Pages in category " The Hobbit characters" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
As Turbine is allowed certain liberties with the game world versus what is known in a handful of Tolkien's works, they did a wonderful job of staying on target with the Hobbits. This is shown in ...
In 1982, Melbourne House began a series of licensed Lord of the Rings graphical interactive fiction (text adventure) games with The Hobbit, based on the book with the same name. [3] The game was considered quite advanced at the time, with interactive characters that moved between locations independent of the player, and Melbourne House's ...
He lost his magic ring, which Bilbo found, and engaged Bilbo in a riddle game in order to stall for time. Ultimately Bilbo escaped with the ring. [T 18] In The Lord of the Rings, it is revealed that Gollum is a degenerate hobbit of great age whose name was originally Sméagol. [T 19] The Necromancer, a shadowy evil character mentioned in The ...
Balin: Dwarf companion of Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit. Slain during an attempt to retake Moria. Bard the Bowman: Man of Esgaroth who slew Smaug the dragon. Beorn: Skin-changer who resides in the region of Mirkwood and takes the form of a great bear. Bilbo Baggins: Title character of The Hobbit. Discovered the One Ring after its loss by Gollum.
The Hobbit was a bestseller in the UK on the ZX Spectrum in 1983 [10] and on both the C64 and BBC by the end of the year. [11] The game won the 1983 Golden Joystick Award for best strategy game. [12] The game was also a huge commercial success, selling over 100,000 copies in its first two years at a retail price of £14.95. [13]