Old Thomas Covenant video game

Post by **YaaN** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 1:24 am

In high school, we had terrible clunky old computers that were good for little beyond word processing and intro programming classes. However, there were a handful of (mostly educational) games that you could run if you knew how to get past the rudimentary security system the computing teacher had in place. One of them was a curious game called simply "The Land." I tried it a few times, but never got the hang of it, and eventually moved on to something else.

A few years later, I came across the Covenant series. Though I thought they were an excellent read, it wasn't until a few days ago when a friend pointed me to a video game archive site that I remembered the game, and finally put two and two together. Sure enough, this simple little freeware game from fifteen years ago is archived (and can be found here: www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=3120). It's sort of clunky, especially in light of where video games have gone in the past few decades, but I thought there might be someone here who might get a kick out of this.

(I also figured I could pester people for some hints, since it's been long enough since I read the books that I no longer have a clue where to start looking for Kevin's Wards, which seems to be the main point of the game.)

Post by **variol son** » Sat Jul 24, 2004 2:33 am

YaaN, welcome to Kevins Watch. Be welcome and true here.

Also, they only actually find three of the Wards in the whole six books, and we only actually see one of those get found (the Second Ward in the catacombs beneath Mount Thunder) so I'm not sure how much help we could be.

Sum sui generis
Vs

Post by **YaaN** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 7:50 am

Turns out you can get directions to the first just by asking around, but that was as far as I'd gotten, so you've already given me my first hint!

This has also proven to be the spur I needed to go ahead and buy the books, so I'll be catching up on my own, too.

Post by **Icarus** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:41 pm

sorry to resurrect.

Does anyone have a working link?
I've never heard of said game but am compelled to give it a download.

thanks!

Post by **Isildurs Bane** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:40 pm

Yeah i would like to play it too

Also, does anyone remember the old hobbit game that was probably on a similar format? If anyone has a link to that it'd be sweet, Thanks.

Post by **Phantasm** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:24 pm

Isildurs Bane wrote:Yeah i would like to play it too

Also, does anyone remember the old hobbit game that was probably on a similar format? If anyone has a link to that it'd be sweet, Thanks.

Don't have a link, but I do remember it - I had a copy for my Sinclair Spectrum.

Post by **Holsety** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:02 pm

Underdogs is a great freeware database, definitely one of the best on the net. I found Rrootage, maybe the best boss SHMUP I've ever played, on there.

www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=3120

It looks like my link is the same as his, but mine seems to work and his doesn't. Underdogs had a short shutdown at some point IIRC, so that might be the reason.

If the link isn't working, search "underdogs" in google. From there, type in Land in the game title search bar, and you should get to it.

Going by the screenshot, it's a nethack or rogue inspired project. Both are good games, though I don't expect huge things from this.

Post by **Isildurs Bane** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:55 pm

thanks Holsety

Post by **Ur Dead** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 4:26 am

GAME: The Land
Release: ?
Newsgroup: rec.games.roguelike.misc
FTP Site: ?
FAQ Avail: ?
Spoilers: ?
Platforms: IBM PC with CGA graphics
Features: ?
Misc: Set in the world of Thomas Covenant; probably copyrighted

Info from omicron.felk.cvut.cz/FAQ/articles/a1298.html

Also a role playing (Pencil and paper)
www.geocities.com/legendsoftheland/index.html
Has 2 pdf files
www.geocities.com/legendsoftheland/legendsoftheland.pdf
Legends of The Land (pdf)
and
The Land d20 (pdf) v 1.4
www.geocities.com/legendsoftheland/thelandv1.4.pdf (game info )

www.abandon5000.com/site2/index.php?page=game&num=96
Talks about the game but no d/l

edit:

Try

free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware//pc/role_playing_games/games_g_m/land_the.html

Post by **hue of fuzzpaws** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:16 pm

as regards the TC game, how do you actually attack something in it?

At the moment I am surviving about 2 attacks before dying.

Any help would be appreciated.

Post by **amanibhavam** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:21 pm

Have you tried to yell "Hellfire and bloody damnation!"?

Post by **wayfriend** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:27 pm

The free game is only $4.95. Awesome!

Post by **Blackhawk** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:27 am

instead of free ninety free its four ninety five.

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Old Thomas Covenant video game

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