The Blade of Blackpoole

The Blade of Blackpoole is an adventure game written for the Apple II by Tim Wilson and published in 1982 by Sirius Software.^[1] It was ported to the Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98.

The Blade of Blackpoole
Publisher(s)	Sirius Software
Writer(s)	Tim Wilson
Platform(s)	Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98
Release	1982
Genre(s)	Adventure

Gameplay

The Blade of Blackpoole is a game in which the player must recover and return the stolen magical sword Myraglym.^[2]

Reception

Computer Gaming World reviewed the game and stated that "A perfect score is 500 and your score is displayed as a ratio of this 500. The less moves it takes you to complete the quest the higher the score. This adds much to the game's potential life span."^[2]

Reviews

• Electronic Fun with Computers & Games - Sep, 1983^[3]
• Computer and Video Games (Jul, 1983)^[4]