Doctor Who and the Warlord

Doctor Who and the Warlord
Publisher(s)	BBC Software
Designer(s)	Graham Williams
Series	Doctor Who
Platform(s)	BBC Micro
Release date(s)	1985
Genre(s)	text based adventure

Doctor Who and the Warlord is a computer game based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, released for the BBC Micro ^[1] in 1985. It was promoted as part of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, with one such instance being after a 1985 screening of the 1966 film Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D..^[2]

Gameplay

It is a text-based adventure featuring an unspecified Doctor. The game loaded in two parts, with a password and information from the first half needed to successfully continue into the second part.

Development

Former series producer Graham Williams was one of the designers of the game. A ZX Spectrum version was planned but never released.

References

1. ^ http://www.sci-fi-online.com/00_features/08-07-03_who-computer.htm
2. ^ Announcment after Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.. BBC. BBC One. May 1985^[specify]. Event occurs at 0:30 (in linked video). Retrieved on 2011-07-07. "There's a challenging adventure game for use with the BBC Microcomputer called Doctor Who and the Warlord, with over 250 locations in each part, and a useful save and retrieve facility to enable you to save and load your last positions. And the cassette costs £7.95."

External links

• Doctor Who and the Warlord on TARDIS Index File, an external wiki
• Doctor Who and the Warlord at MobyGames
• Doctor Who and The Warlord at The Millennium Effect