Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch

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Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch
Ringworld Revenge of the Patriarch cover.jpg
Cover art by John T. Shaw
Developer(s) Tsunami Games
Publisher(s) Tsunami Games
Designer(s) Robert Eric Heitman
Chris Hoyt
John Jarrett
Programmer(s) Nancy Churchill
Robert Eric Heitman
Chris Hoyt
Artist(s) Douglas Herring
Composer(s) Ken Allen
Series Ringworld
Platform(s) DOS
Release1993
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch is a 1993 video game by Tsunami Games for DOS. It is based on Larry Niven's Ringworld novel series. A sequel, Return to Ringworld, was released in 1994.

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Gameplay

Ringworld is a point and click adventure game involving puzzles. [1]

Plot

The Patriarch of the Kzinti empire has vowed revenge against the Puppeteer race for their genetic manipulation of the Kzinti. To achieve this, they have created an advanced prototype starship armed with an ancient Slaver weapon capable of destroying planets. The Patriarch first dispatches the ship with the goal of killing the family of the Kzin traitor Speaker-to-Animals, who has taken the name Chmeee. Once done, they will then seek out the home world of the Puppeteers and destroy it. The human Quinn is also travelling to meet with Chmeee to help find Louis Wu who has disappeared. Together, Quinn and Chmeee must travel to Ringworld to find Louis Wu and stop the Kzinti's genocidal plot against the Puppeteers.

Reception

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Ringworld the 14th-worst computer game ever released. [1]

Sequel

The game had a sequel named Return to Ringworld, published in 1994. [2]

Reviews

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References

  1. 1 2 "150 Best (And 50 Worst) Games of All Time" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . No. 148. November 1996. p. 94. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 11, 2013 – via CGW Museum.
  2. ↑ Return to Ringworld at MobyGames
  3. ↑ "041 - Page 170". Joystick (in French). No. 41. September 1993. ISSN   0994-4559. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17.
  4. ↑ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games! - Ringworld Revenge of the Patriarch - PC Joker". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  5. ↑ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games! - Ringworld Revenge of the Patriarch - Power Play". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
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