ECS no. 1
ECS no. 2

Hoyle's Book Of Games Volume 1

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

WHDLoad

No WHDLoad installer.

Stats

3,298

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Credits

Game development system
Amiga conversion
Game development system
Game development system
Amiga conversion
Game development system
Graphics
Graphics
Graphics
Music & SFX
Game design

Hard Disk Installer

Yes

HD installer is contained on disk 1.

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1990
Hoyle's Book Of Games Volume 1
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English
English
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1994
Hoyle's Book Of Games Volume 1
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English
English
2
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Licensed game based on the Hoyle® series of playing cards and rulebooks published for various card games by Edmond Hoyle, a 17th century British writer best known for his lifelong works on the rules and play of card games.

[2] Original game contents include a Sierra Tenth Anniversary product catalogue.

[3] Game autoboots from floppy or can be launched from WB.

[4] Game features full multitasking (memory permitting), mouse/keyboard support and a quit back to WB option.


Last known release: V1.001.139 (12-Jan-1990)

Conversion Notes

Based on 1989 Sierra PC/Tandy release.
PC versions: CGA, EGA, MCGA/VGA, Tandy

Screen info

ECS / OCS
Screenshot ECS no. 3

Screenshot ECS no. 4

Screenshot ECS no. 5

Screenshot ECS no. 6

Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

Box scan ECS no. 2

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

Misc: ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Amiga Installation Card

ECS no. 2

Registration Card (front)

ECS no. 3

Registration Card (back)

ECS no. 4

Sierra Software Catalogue Cover

ECS no. 5

UK Advert (CU Amiga 4/1994, Page 84) [Budget, Kixx]

Manual info

ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Manual (English)

ECS / OCS

No cheats found.

Conversion info

Apple Macintosh (Classic)
No conversion screens found.
Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

Tandy PC/IBM PCjr
No conversion screens found.

Map info

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Action
9 (Jun 1990)
62%
Steve Merrett
Alex Simmons
0
Amiga Joker
Apr 1990
43%
Carsten Borgmeier
1
CU Amiga
Apr 1994
74%
Mark Patterson
Re-release
1
Génération 4
21 (Apr 1990)
74%
0
Info
32 (Sep 1990)
3/5
Tom Malcolm
1
Joystick
4 (Apr 1990)
72%
Artemus
0

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
No magazine previews found

ECS / OCS

Lore Score: 61%

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