Twilight Inventory: A Collection of Forgotten 8-Bit Adventure Games

by Gareth Pitchford

Twilight Inventory is a collection of reviews of forgotten text adventure games from the 1990s. Created by enthusiastic amateurs, during the last days of the 8-bit computers, these home-grown titles forsook the flashy graphics of commercial arcade game experiences, concentrating instead on devious puzzles, descriptive text and interesting stories. Taking inspiration from folklore, legends, films and books, these were games with tales and settings unvisited in mainstream titles both back then and now. Featuring contemporary reviews and additional background information, this book is designed to give the reader a flavour of the small, but vibrant and flourishing, British adventure game scene of the early 1990s. A time when companies such as Zenobi Software, Compass, River, Tartan and FSF Adventures, kept a loyal community supplied with unique experiences, delivered through the postal system in a protective Jiffy bag.

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2017

Reviews

[Paul Woodhouse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unknown Gems

I enjoyed reading through a lot of adventure games I had never heard of.Most of these are under the Zenobi catalogue which as tons of adventure games.

Obviously the book is a compilation of the authors reviews during the nineties.

A little description of the game, bit of an overview, some background info of the game creator and a personal appraisal all helped to make this a worthy compilation.

I did feel that the book was a little top heavy on fantasy type adventures, but that is probably what was popular back then.

I read this book in less than two days and it cost less than half a pint of beer.

A bit of nostalgia and a bit O a bargain book I reckon

[Arthur B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intriguing look at a lesser-remembered era of text adventures. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/202...