Frankenstein's Legacy
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| Frankenstein's Legacy | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 1981 |
| Credits | |
| Author | John Olsen |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Horror |
| Language | English |
| Cruelty scale | Polite |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | The Quill |
| System | MS-DOS |
| License | Shareware |
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How it begins
Your character is standing on a dirt path south of Frankenstein manor. You are holding an envelope. Inside the envelope is a key and a letter from Dr. Frankenstein, inviting you to his home.
Versions
CLOAD magazine version
Date: 1981
- Frankenstein Adventure (original author unknown; publisher; CLOAD magazine; 1981).
- Based on the story of Dr Frankenstein and his monster (the Boris Karloff film version rather than the book). The game was originally released in October 1981 as a 16K BASIC file in CLOAD magazine, which was produced on cassette for the TRS-80/Video Genie computer.
- See CLOAD Newsletter, October 1981, courtesy of The Internet Archive.
MS-DOS Version 3 Release
Date: 1992
- Frankenstein's Legacy (John Olsen; 1992; MS-DOS). Originally released as shareware.
- Download horror30.zip from the IF Archive. Contains the story file.
Z-code port
Date: 2004
- Frankenstein Adventure (porter: William Stott; 2004; Z-code).
- Download frankie.zip from the IF Archive. Contains the story file.
- This is likely a port from the CLOAD version rather than from Olsen's. While essentially the same game, the geography is slightly different, the puzzles are slightly different, and the prose is quite different.
Related games
- Part of "Tales of Horror series":
- Frankenstein's Legacy (John Olsen; 1981; The Quill; MS-DOS).
- The Sea Phantom (John Olsen; 1992; The Quill; MS-DOS).
| Tales of Horror series by John Olsen | ||
| Frankenstein's Legacy (1992) Night of the Walking Dead (1992) The Sea Phantom (1992) | ||
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
Spoilers
- Walkthroughs and maps by David Welbourn for both Olsen's and Stott's versions of the game.
Date: 1981
Date: 1992
Date: 2004