| 词条 | The Pawn |
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|title = The Pawn |image = |caption = Cover art for Sinclair QL version |developer = Magnetic Scrolls |publisher = Rainbird Software |designer = Rob Steggles |engine = |released = 1985 |genre = Interactive fiction |modes = Single-player |platforms = Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, Acorn Archimedes, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Sinclair QL, ZX Spectrum[1] }} The Pawn is a text-based interactive fiction game by Magnetic Scrolls, first published for the Sinclair QL by Sinclair Research in {{vgy|1985}}.[2] It was then released for other platforms in {{vgy|1986}} by Rainbird.[3] It is remembered{{by whom?|date=August 2017}} for its excellent graphics (on some versions) and the opening music available in some game versions. Also the game itself—story and parser—got mostly positive reviews. The story takes place in the fairy land of Kerovnia, from which the player must escape. The game is written in 68000 assembler. Later versions use a cut-down 68000 virtual machine even on less powerful machines like the Z80-based Sinclair Spectrum. The Amiga version uses digitized instrument samples in its title music early in that computer's lifecycle. The peaceful title music was composed by John Molloy and it features guitar and flute sounds.[4] ReceptionThe Pawn was Firebird's second best-selling Commodore game as of late 1987.[5] The game won the award for best adventure game of the year in Crash magazine.[6] It was also voted Best Adventure Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards.[7]Compute! described The Pawn as "parod[ying] the entire genre of interactive fiction, showing us that much of it—even the serious stuff—has its shortcomings", giving as example a character campaigning to eliminate mazes in text adventures. It stated that some of the Atari ST version's graphics were "superb" but wished that the pictures contributed to solving the game instead of being optional. The magazine concluded that "Firebird has given us a good adventure, one that bodes well for the company and for all of us adventurers".[8] Computer Gaming World stated that The Pawn "shows how well something can be done for the Amiga when one KNOWS the machine".[9] Info gave the Amiga version four-plus stars out of five, praising the "excellent graphics" and text parser. The magazine concluded, "The Pawn's story is good, the characters are interesting, and the play is entertaining. You'll like it".[10] In Dragon #114's "The Role of Computers" column, reviewers Hartley and Pattie Lesser stated that the game's ""painted" scenes will leave you in awe".[11] The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #134 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars for IBM micros and compatibles version with an EGA board, but only 2½ stars for systems without an Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) board.[12]References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/magnetic-scrolls/info/msfact.txt | first=Stefan| last=Meier | title=Magnetic Scrolls Fact Sheet | accessdate=17 June 2015}} 2. ^{{cite journal|title=Adventure Corner|journal=Personal Computer Weekly|page=28|publisher=Sunshine Publications|date=10 October 1985|issue=66|url=https://archive.org/stream/popular-computing-weekly-1985-10-10/PopularComputing_Weekly_Issue_1985-10-10#page/n27/mode/1up|accessdate=17 June 2015}} 3. ^{{cite journal|title=The Pawnbrokers|journal=ZX Computing|pages=54–55|publisher=Argus Press|date=August 1986|url=https://archive.org/stream/zxcomputing-magazine-1986-08/ZXComputing_1986_08#page/n53/mode/2up|accessdate=17 June 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.filfre.net/2015/05/the-pawns-second-life-or-when-tony-met-anita/ | title=The Pawn’s Second Life (or, When Tony Met Anita) | last=Maher | first=Jimmy}} 5. ^{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/1987-12-computegazette/Compute_Gazette_Issue_54_1987_Dec#page/n17/mode/2up | title=The Commodore Games That Live On And On | work=Compute's Gazette | date=December 1987 | accessdate=24 January 2015 | author=Ferrell, Keith | pages=18–22}} 6. ^{{citation | title=The 1987 CRASH Readers' Awards | publisher=Newsfield Publications | journal=CRASH | date= April 1988 | issue=51 | pages=57–58 | url=https://archive.org/stream/Crash_No._51_1988-04_Newsfield_GB#page/n56/mode/1up | archiveurl=http://www.crashonline.org.uk/51/awards.htm | archivedate=1999-01-01 }} 7. ^{{cite journal|title=Golden Joystick Awards|journal=Computer and Video Games|date=April 1987|issue=66|url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Video_Games_Issue_066_1987-04_EMAP_Publishing_GB/Computer__Video_Games_Issue_066_1987-04_EMAP_Publishing_GB#page/n99/mode/2up|accessdate=13 January 2012|page=101|publisher=Future Publishing}} 8. ^{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/1986-10-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_077_1986_Oct#page/n61/mode/2up | title=The Pawn For Atari ST | work=Compute! | date=October 1986 | accessdate=9 November 2013 | author=Randall, Neil | pages=60}} 9. ^{{cite news | title=Amiga Preferences | work=Computer Gaming World | date=December 1986 | accessdate=1 November 2013 | author=Wagner, Roy | issue=33 | pages=45 | url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1986&pub=2&id=33}} 10. ^{{Cite magazine |last=Dunnington |first=Benn |last2=Brown |first2=Mark R. |last3=Malcolm |first3=Tom |date=January-February 1987 |title=Amiga Gallery |url=https://archive.org/stream/info-magazine-13/Info_Issue_13_1987_Jan-Feb#page/n89/mode/2up |magazine=Info |pages=90-95}} 11. ^{{cite journal |title=The Role of Computers|last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|first1=Hartley|first2=Pattie |journal=Dragon |issue=114 |date=October 1986|pages=72–76}} 12. ^{{cite journal |title=The Role of Computers |last1=Lesser|last2=Lesser|last3=Lesser|first1=Hartley|first2=Patricia|first3=Kirk |journal=Dragon |issue=134 |date=June 1988 |pages=80–86}} External links
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