Agatha's Folly is an adventure developed by Martin Games, released 31 December 1989 on ZX Spectrum.
What Agatha's Folly is
Agatha's Folly is an adventure game developed by Martin Games and released in 1989. It was published by Zenobi Software. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A text adventure written by Linda Wright. The player takes the role of someone who has just become the proud owner of a country cottage. It's not been live in for ages, because the previous owner disappeared - vanished without a trace, so it's in a bit of a state. Your own furniture isn't due to arrive for a while so you take a camp bed and set off to Bluebell Cottage to take stock and make a start on the cleaning. Luckily you also bought some furniture with the house so the place isn't that empty. The cottage isn't the only thing you bought, along with the house comes some grounds containing a small lake and a derelict mill which is the 'folly referred to in the title.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Agatha's Folly launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.
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When did Agatha's Folly come out?
Agatha's Folly was released on 31 December 1989 for ZX Spectrum.
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