Labyrinth: The Computer Game (C64)

Labyrinth: The Computer Game

Platform: Commodore 64 Year: 1986 Developer: Lucasfilm Games, LLC. Buy: Amazon

For other versions of this game see Labyrinth

Labyrinth: The Computer Game is an adventure game based on the movie Labyrinth. The game begins as a basic text-adventure (a design choice by Douglas Adams), but early in the game it turns into a graphical adventure game. You are drawn into Jareth's labyrinth and must solve it in 13 hours or be trapped forever. All of the movie character are in the game including Hoggle, Ludo, Sir Didmyus, Jareth, the old man with the bird hat, Alph and Ralph, the Helping Hands, the Fireys, and a slew of goblins. The locations also exist including the labyrinth, the oubliette, the hedge maze, the forest, the Goblin City, and the final stair room. Even some of David Bowie's music makes an appearance.

The game lets you choose to be male or female and uses your favorite color as a randomization seed to change the game around a little. The game uses an early version of the LucasArts SCUMM engine which would later be used in games like Maniac Mansion (C64) and Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (C64).

Screenshots

The game's title screen. Choosing a new game. Entering my info for the text adventure beginning. It just got real! Sarah is not thrilled to be at the gates of the labyrinth. Thanks for nothing hogwort.

Music

VGMPF Album Art

None of Trevor Jones's score makes an appearance in the game, but four of David Bowie's tunes are included.

Recording

This recording is incomplete.

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Underground	David Bowie	David Martin	2:52		Download
02	Movie Theatre	David Bowie	David Martin	0:52		Download
03	Jareth Fanfare	David Bowie	David Martin	0:06		Download
04	As the World Falls Down	David Bowie	David Martin	0:19		Download
05	Magic Dance	David Bowie	David Martin	0:00	-	Download

Credits

• Ripper: High Voltage SID Collection
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Music and Commodore version sound: David Martin credited as David M. Martin Jr.
  • Not Credited Composer: David Bowie
  • Not Credited Sound Driver: Randy Farmer
  • Not Credited Music Driver: Peter Langston
  • Not Credited Music Driver: Charlie Kellner

(Source: Manual)

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Audio Devices

This game uses the computer's built-in SID chip. It sounds different on every machine because it uses SID's unstable filter.

On PAL Commodores, everything is 4% lower and 19% slower than on NTSC.

Releases

UK Title: Labyrinth: The Computer Game Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1986-??-?? Publisher: Activision, Inc.     USA Title: Labyrinth: The Computer Game Platform: Commodore 64 Released: 1986-??-?? Publisher: Activision, Inc.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/c64/labyrinth - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.gamespot.com/c64/566682-labyrinth - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth:_The_Computer_Game - Wikipedia.

View Labyrinth
Labyrinth: The Computer Game	•  •  •
Labyrinth: Maze of the Goblin King
Notable Songs	Magic Dance • As the World Falls Down • Underground • Within You • Opening Titles • Chilly Down
Notable Personnel	David Bowie • Trevor Jones
Notable Companies	LucasArts • Atlus