In this first adventure for the Famous Five, we join them in their search for treasure on Kirrin Island and thawt people who want to steal it.
AdventureMysterybased on - booklicensed gameCommodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, unpretentious and resolved.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
Who loves it, who doesn't
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About the game
- Platforms
- Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
- Developer
- Enigma Variations
- Publisher
- Enigma Variations
- Released
- December 31, 1990
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Text
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both earnest, classical in form, unpretentious.
Both earnest, classical in form, unpretentious.
Both earnest, classical in form, unpretentious.
Both earnest, classical in form, unpretentious.
Both earnest, unpretentious, classical in form.
The Amazing Spider-Man 199079% alikeBoth unpretentious, earnest, classical in form.
Scene It? Doctor Who 200779% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, unpretentious.
Metropolis 198779% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, unpretentious.
Film · Both earnest, classical in form, grave.
American Restoration 201071% alikeSeries · Both classical in form, earnest, unpretentious.
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