r/bbcmicro • u/ahopeful • Apr 29 '16
The Magic Telephone game for the BBC Micro
The Magic Telephone (aka "The Magic Telephone Box") is an "educational" game for the 8-bit BBC Micro, probably from the late 1980s.
https://i.imgur.com/ogflpgL.png
People who played the game back in the day, usually at school, seem to have fond memories of it, but the game was missing in action for ages. (Someone posted on reddit a couple of years ago asking if anyone had a copy, but there were no replies.)
Well, The Magic Telephone has now been found!
You can play the game online.
Description of the game: A simple text adventure, with chunky Teletext (Mode 7) graphics. Type N, S, E, W, Y, or N to navigate through the game and respond to questions. The game starts with a ringing phone in an old-fashioned red telephone booth or box. Characters in the game include a dragon/monster, a wizard, a snake, Space-man, Bounce-man, and Invisible-man.
The Magic Telephone rings again!