Upper Gumtree
Nothing ever happens in Upper Gumtree—until the eccentric Professor Blowitovitz moves into town and turns the quiet village upside down. Released in 1984, Upper Gumtree is a charming and witty text adventure…
Upper Gumtree is an adventure developed by Pete Cooke, released 31 December 1984 on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
What Upper Gumtree is
Upper Gumtree is an adventure game developed by Pete Cooke and released in 1984. It was published by Richard Shepherd Software Ltd. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Nothing ever happens in Upper Gumtree—until the eccentric Professor Blowitovitz moves into town and turns the quiet village upside down. Released in 1984, Upper Gumtree is a charming and witty text adventure game developed by Pete Cooke and published by Richard Shepherd Software Ltd for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. Players explore a surreal British countryside filled with quirky characters, humorous dialogue, and clever puzzles. With a powerful text parser that supports complex commands and real-time progression, the game introduces unique mechanics like pausing time and delegating tasks to NPC companions. Optional split-screen graphics add visual flair without sacrificing performance…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Upper Gumtree launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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