Game Classification

The Wizard of Oz Telarium Corp., Telarium Corp., 1985  

Informations Analyses Serious Gaming
 

Classification

VIDEO GAME

Keywords

Adventure - Interactive fiction with graphics - Licensed

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Licensed title

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick WRITE : explanation of this brick
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The Wizard of Oz Based on the famous novel by L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz places the player in the role of Dorothy Gale who is transported by a cyclone to the magical world of Oz. Accompanied by her dog Toto, a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman and a Lion, she tries to find her way to the Emerald City, where she hopes the Wizard of Oz can help her find a way back home.

Gameplay-wise, the game is a traditional text adventure with graphics. The player can type in various commands to interact with the game world, manipulate objects, talk to NPCs or ask Dorothy's companions for help. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Apple II - Commodore 64 - PC (Dos) - MSX

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