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Belegost

An unlicensed Tolkien text adventure from Czechoslovakia. Players are adventuring in the ancient realm of dwarves called Belegost in search of the fabulous jewel Alqualamir. Gameplay is streamlined with use of…

31 December 1989

Belegost is an adventure developed by Fuxoft, released 31 December 1989 on Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, iOS and ZX Spectrum.

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What Belegost is

Belegost is an adventure game developed by Fuxoft and released in 1989. It is available on Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, iOS and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

An unlicensed Tolkien text adventure from Czechoslovakia. Players are adventuring in the ancient realm of dwarves called Belegost in search of the fabulous jewel Alqualamir. Gameplay is streamlined with use of icons to represent common verbs.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Belegost 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 Belegost come out?
Belegost was released on 31 December 1989 for Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, iOS and ZX Spectrum.

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