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|release date = [[1983 (releases)|1983]] | |release date = [[1983 (releases)|1983]] | ||
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'''''The First Adventure''''' was the first officially licensed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' video game | {{title dab away}} | ||
'''''Doctor Who: The First Adventure''''' was a [[1983 (releases)|1983]] action video game. Released for the [[BBC Micro]], it was the first officially licensed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' video game. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] makes his way through four different stages, each a Who-themed variation of then-popular arcade games: | The [[Fifth Doctor]] makes his way through four different stages, each a Who-themed variation of then-popular arcade games: ''[[Pac-Man]]'', {{wi|Frogger}}, ''[[Space Invaders]]'' and ''[[Battleship (game)|Battleship]]''. | ||
=== | == Plot == | ||
=== ''The Labyrinth of Death'' === | |||
The Doctor has to escape from the [[Labyrinth of Death]], whose other inhabitants, the evil [[Weevils of Ourouborous Vl]], are anxious to make a meal of him. But the Doctor must collect the three segments of the [[Key to Time]]. And the proximity-worms are wriggling nearer and nearer... | The Doctor has to escape from the [[Labyrinth of Death]], whose other inhabitants, the evil [[Weevils of Ourouborous Vl]], are anxious to make a meal of him. But the Doctor must collect the three segments of the [[Key to Time]]. And the proximity-worms are wriggling nearer and nearer... | ||
=== | === ''The Prison'' === | ||
The Doctor has made it out of the Labyrinth, but discovers that his delectable companion has been imprisoned in the awesome [[Space Citadel]], a fortress defended by a moat teeming with [[Monsters of the Space Citadel|monsters]]. The Doctor knows he must blow the [[castle]] up; but the explosive charges must be carried across the [[moat]] first... | The Doctor has made it out of the Labyrinth, but discovers that his delectable companion has been imprisoned in the awesome [[Space Citadel]], a fortress defended by a moat teeming with [[Monsters of the Space Citadel|monsters]]. The Doctor knows he must blow the [[castle]] up; but the explosive charges must be carried across the [[moat]] first... | ||
=== | === ''Terrordactyls'' === | ||
The Doctor has found the Invasion Plans, the [[Key to Power]], The [[Tree of Knowledge]], the [[Elixir of Life]] and the winner of the next [[Grand National]], but he must get back to [[the TARDIS]]. In the way is the Great Space-Time Void, domain of the deadly [[Terrordactyl]]s... | The Doctor has found the Invasion Plans, the [[Key to Power]], The [[Tree of Knowledge]], the [[Elixir of Life]] and the winner of the next [[Grand National]], but he must get back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. In the way is the Great Space-Time Void, domain of the deadly [[Terrordactyl]]s... | ||
=== | === ''The Box of Tantalus'' === | ||
If they escape to tell the tale, the Doctor and his companion must cross another part of the [[galaxy]] in the trusty TARDIS. On the viewing screen appears the mysterious [[Box of Tantalus]] (minor). To end their journey, they must find and destroy the [[Invisible monster (The First Adventure)|invisible monsters]] who lurk in the Box; and [[time]], as always, is running out... | If they escape to tell the tale, the Doctor and his companion must cross another part of the [[galaxy]] in the trusty TARDIS. On the viewing screen appears the mysterious [[Box of Tantalus]] (minor). To end their journey, they must find and destroy the [[Invisible monster (The First Adventure)|invisible monsters]] who lurk in the Box; and [[time]], as always, is running out... | ||
== Story notes == | |||
[[File:The First Adventure.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The First Adventure'' cover.]] | |||
==== Release history ==== | |||
* While this was the first ''licensed'' Doctor Who video game, it had been beaten to the market by ''Doctor Who Adventure'',<ref name="the80s">Howe, David J., Stammers, Mark, Walker, Stephen James, 1997, ''[[Doctor Who: The Eighties]]'', Doctor Who Books, an imprint of [[Virgin Books]], London, p.166</ref> a completely unofficial, and therefore technically illegal, game. | |||
* The aforementioned guide and screenshots are taken from the ''[[Radio Times]]'' [[Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special]]. | |||
* BBC Software soon followed up with ''[[Doctor Who and the Warlord]]''. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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DW Computer Game First 5.jpg | DW Computer Game First 5.jpg | ||
DW Computer Game First 1.jpg | DW Computer Game First 1.jpg | ||
The First Adventure cassette.jpg|Cassette | |||
The First Adventure instructions cover.jpg|Instruction manual cover | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://bbcmicro.co.uk/jsbeeb/play.php?autoboot&disc=https://bbcmicro.co.uk/gameimg/discs/980/Disc055-DoctorWhoTheFirstAdventure.ssd&noseek Play The First Adventure] on BBC Micro games archive | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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Revision as of 20:02, 9 November 2023
Doctor Who: The First Adventure was a 1983 action video game. Released for the BBC Micro, it was the first officially licensed Doctor Who video game.
Synopsis
The Fifth Doctor makes his way through four different stages, each a Who-themed variation of then-popular arcade games: Pac-Man, Frogger, Space Invaders and Battleship.
Plot
The Labyrinth of Death
The Doctor has to escape from the Labyrinth of Death, whose other inhabitants, the evil Weevils of Ourouborous Vl, are anxious to make a meal of him. But the Doctor must collect the three segments of the Key to Time. And the proximity-worms are wriggling nearer and nearer...
The Prison
The Doctor has made it out of the Labyrinth, but discovers that his delectable companion has been imprisoned in the awesome Space Citadel, a fortress defended by a moat teeming with monsters. The Doctor knows he must blow the castle up; but the explosive charges must be carried across the moat first...
Terrordactyls
The Doctor has found the Invasion Plans, the Key to Power, The Tree of Knowledge, the Elixir of Life and the winner of the next Grand National, but he must get back to the TARDIS. In the way is the Great Space-Time Void, domain of the deadly Terrordactyls...
The Box of Tantalus
If they escape to tell the tale, the Doctor and his companion must cross another part of the galaxy in the trusty TARDIS. On the viewing screen appears the mysterious Box of Tantalus (minor). To end their journey, they must find and destroy the invisible monsters who lurk in the Box; and time, as always, is running out...
Story notes
Release history
- While this was the first licensed Doctor Who video game, it had been beaten to the market by Doctor Who Adventure,[1] a completely unofficial, and therefore technically illegal, game.
- The aforementioned guide and screenshots are taken from the Radio Times Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special.
- BBC Software soon followed up with Doctor Who and the Warlord.
Gallery
Cassette
Instruction manual cover
External links
- Play The First Adventure on BBC Micro games archive
Footnotes
- ↑ Howe, David J., Stammers, Mark, Walker, Stephen James, 1997, Doctor Who: The Eighties, Doctor Who Books, an imprint of Virgin Books, London, p.166
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