This software was originally produced under a license from the Saul Zaentz Company. Ultimately, the short-term license was allowed to expire. At the time it was felt the marketability of these games was limited, and the costs of the license were prohibitively expensive. After our trial run of 100 copies per platform (TRS-80 and Apple II) sold out, we elected not to renew at the much higher rate and decided to make our own games.
Mines of Moria was made prior to the agreement and was not based on Tolkien's work but on a widely available BSD Unix game of the same name. It was tweaked to fall in the series but when the license elapsed, we removed the enhancements and expanded on our original version.
These games are posted here for historical purposes only. We do not feel they have any commercial value since they are not being sold, are for a computer platform that has not existed for nearly twenty years and as such no financial loss is being incurred by the Tolkien Estate. Should they notify us they feel otherwise the games will be removed without any argument on my part.
Do NOT link to this page. The second I find one link to this page, this page will be removed FOREVER.
These TRS-80 versions were created for TRSDOS 6.2 and never released. The programs were converted from our old tape versions before we ultimately had to stop marketing TRS-80 software. Ira Goldklang was kind enough to recover them from our old wonky floppies so you can use them. By downloading them, you agree to all terms and conditions posted on this web page and any future modifications thereof.
You may download these programs for your own personal use only. You may not redistribute this software in any fashion whatsoever. If someone wants it, they must download it themselves. This software may not be copied or sold. Full copyright is retained by the author.
To use this software you will need to read and follow these basic instructions:
- You must understand there is no obligation on our part to provide any technical support. However, if you e-mail us and we will try to help you.
- THIS SOFTWARE IS NOT RELEASED INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. IF YOU WANT IT, YOU MUST DOWNLOAD YOUR OWN PERSONAL COPY HERE. IT MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN COLLECTIONS, GIVEN AWAY, POSTED ELSEWHERE, OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTED.
- You need an IBM PC and a program to UNZIP the files.
- To read the documentation, you will need a Macintosh with Word Perfect 3.5 -- this is now available as a free download; users of other word processors may be able to read these files with a bit of effort. Download the documentation.
- To run the programs, you will ned a TRS-80 or a TRS-80 emulator. Check out www.trs-80.com for full information. It's a fantastic resource.
LORD OF THE RINGS ADVENTURE SERIES