ZX Spectrum - The Hobbit completed in 7 minutes!

I have completed this game in 5min 27sec but i am not uploading the video as i made a mistake during play so i can do a better, i will upload another video when i get it close to my goal of 5min 15sec.
This video:-
I did have a little trouble finding the Elf and got lost on the way back so i do intend to beat this time when i get around to it but anyway..
This is a vid of me playing one of my favourite Sinclair ZX Spectrum games `The Hobbit` by Melbourne House,it was a nice clear run with some good variance and finding the wood elf was the only problem. If you want to complete this game quickly and just get the job done then forget the Goblin area and the ring and concentrate on the most important character in the game..the " Wood Elf ",lets break it down into small parts..
1). Get the Sword from the trolls cave (the sword is also your light source)
2). Eat the food that Elrond gives you (you seem to have more chance in battle and kill things first attempt if you have eaten)
3). Hang around near Mirkwood gate find the Wood Elf but do not step onto the forest road with the Spiders,this is the return journey and meeting the Wood Elf on the road is instant death.
4). Once captured by the Elf when you escape the halls using the barrel head east to Lake town and carry Bard,then head North
5). Get Bard to shoot the Dragon when you encounter it,he might refuse first time but Smaug the dragon is a talker so you might get a second attempt.
6). Drop Bard to carry the treasure then head back by going South or Down,after the waterfall you will be on the forest road and must do the W,WAIT,WAIT,W,WAIT,WAIT,W to survive, meeting the Wood Elf is bad! as it breaks the pattern.
7) .If you survive the forest road you will be back at Mirkwood Gate just head back the way you came..to Rivendell and then home.

When you try there may be a few problems with bad variance because the game can change each time it is started,especially with the Wood Elf and sometimes directions vanish such as going East from Rivendell or East to Lake Town
this is because you need Elrond to read the map for these locations to become accessible but i just restart the game instead and hope for a better pattern lol..In my opinion its the variance each time you play that makes this game a classic!.

You can play The Hobbit on you pc,mac and many other devices by downloading an emulator for you system from the World Of Spectrum Archive (WOS) here-
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/emulators.html
The game file can be distributed and is also in the archive here-
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0006440

Good Luck ..
Jammajup
http://www.jammajup.co.uk

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