Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz#Games

The Wizard of Oz is a computer game of the U.S. company Windham Classics from the year 1985. It belongs to the genre of text adventures with graphics and is based on the children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum. A Spanish version of Adventures was published under the title El Mago de Oz.

Action

The player assumes the role of Dorothy Gale, which is transported by a cyclone in the fantasy world of Oz. Aim of the game is to get to the City Emerald City, to go from there with the help of a wizard ( Wizard of Oz) home. On their way the character Dorothy is accompanied, among others, her dog Toto. Must To achieve the aim of the game puzzles to be solved.

Gameplay

The single-player adventure is controlled via keyboard using a text parser. Parser in English words and phrases are input to, for example, to reach by entering the cardinal points of a Handlungsort for others to take objects and to ask non-player characters.

Development and production details

The adventure has two-dimensional, the game illustrative graphics, and music. It was first implemented for the platforms C 64, MSX2, DOS and Apple II The development was based on the children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum ..

Reception

In the 2000s, the adventure The Wizard of Oz was also treated in a study on the history and theory of the computer game. The character of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz was known there as an example for the graphical display of toy figures that were common in the transitional period from text adventures to graphic adventures. The visual representation of the player character will help the player to identify with the play action.