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| image=[[Image:Ringofdoom-videogame-1-.gif]]
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| name=Ring of Doom / Ödesringen
| name=Ring of Doom / Ödesringen
| developer=[[wikipedia:Applied Technology|Microworld]]
| developer=[[wikipedia:Applied Technology|Microworld]]
| publisher=[[Bergsla]]
| publisher=[[wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]]: [[Bergsla]]  
| platform=[[wikipedia:MicroBee|Microbee]]
| platform=[[wikipedia:MicroBee|Microbee]]
| releasedate=[[1983]]
| releasedate=[[1983]]
| genre=Text-adventure
| genre=[[wikipedia:Interactive fiction|Text-adventure]]
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'''''Ödesringen''''' (Swedish for '''''Ring of Doom''''') is a text-adventure written by [[Chris Peters]] in the programming language [[wikipedia:BASIC|BASIC]].<ref>[http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_articulo.php?pic=CON&id=2254&idj=&idp=&tipo=art&c=1&pos=3 Meristation, El Anillo interactive] p. 4 (retrieved at 15 August 2010)</ref>
'''''Ring of Doom''''' is a text-adventure developed by [[wikipedia:Applied Technology|Microworld]] and written by Chris Peters in the programming language [[wikipedia:BASIC|BASIC]].<ref>{{webcite|author=José M. Fernández|articleurl=http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_articulo.php?pic=CON&id=2254&idj=&idp=&tipo=art&c=1&pos=3|articlename=El Anillo interactivo|dated=17 January 2012|website=[http://www.meristation.com Meristation]|accessed=30 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="Tolkien Games">{{webcite|author=Fredrik Ekman|articleurl=http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/lotr-microbee.html|articlename=Ring of Doom / Ödesringen|dated=|website=Games|accessed=30 December 2014}}</ref> It was released (possibly untranslated) by [[Bergsla]] in Sweden as '''''Ödesringen''''' (Swedish for ''Ring of Doom'').<ref name="Tolkien Games"/>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
In this text-adventure the player has to cross [[Khazad-dûm|Moria]] and [[Mordor]]. The game ends when [[The One Ring]] is thrown into the fires of [[Mount Doom]].<ref>[http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/lotr-microbee.html Ring of Doom/Ödesringen] at Tolkien Games (retrieved 13 June 2011)</ref>
Ödesringen is set in [[Moria]] and [[Mordor]], and is based on the journey of [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]. The player has to cross [[Moria]] and [[Mordor]] and throw [[the One Ring]] into the fires of [[Mount Doom]].<ref name="Tolkien Games"/>


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Ring of Doom / Ödesringen
Video game
DeveloperMicroworld
PublisherSweden: Bergsla
PlatformMicrobee
Release date1983
GenreText-adventure

Ring of Doom is a text-adventure developed by Microworld and written by Chris Peters in the programming language BASIC.[1][2] It was released (possibly untranslated) by Bergsla in Sweden as Ödesringen (Swedish for Ring of Doom).[2]

Gameplay[edit | edit source]

Ödesringen is set in Moria and Mordor, and is based on the journey of Frodo. The player has to cross Moria and Mordor and throw the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom.[2]

References

  1. José M. Fernández, "El Anillo interactivo" dated 17 January 2012, Meristation (accessed 30 December 2014)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fredrik Ekman, "Ring of Doom / Ödesringen", Tolkien computer games (accessed 30 December 2014)