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Dread Dragon Droom

aka: Droom
Moby ID: 120407
BBC Micro Specs

Description

Dread Dragon Droom is an educational game which tells the story of Princess Arminda who has been kidnapped by the dragon Droom and her love Prince Henry who has been turned into a frog. The objective is to save the princess and restore the prince to his human form.

The story is told through text screens with some graphics and to advance the story puzzles have to be solved. There are a few different characters that the player will meet including a wizard, a witch, and some fairies and the player drives a car between the houses of these characters. The game is divided into thirteen chapters that each can be started on its own. Most of the puzzles are mathematical or logical while some involve remembering spells and passwords.

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Credits (BBC Micro version)

14 People (8 developers, 6 thanks)

DROOM was designed and encoded by
  • Derek Allen (Head of Snaith County Primary School, Humberside)
The documentation and curricular material were prepared and developed by
  • the Humberside Microelectronics in Education Support Team
Adviser
Advisory Teacher (Early and Middle Years - North Bank)
Advisory Teacher (Early and Middle Years - South Bank)
Co-ordinator, HUMMEC
Advisory Teacher (Special Educational Needs)
Thanks to teachers and pupils at the following Humberside schools
  • Barton County Infants, Barton-upon-Humber
  • Bellfield Primary, Hull
  • Kirton Lindsey County Primary, Kirton-in-Lindsey
  • Midmere Primary, Hull
  • Riverside School, Goole
  • Wybers Wood First, Grimsby
Story by
Illustrations by

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Game added by Kabushi.

Game added January 13th, 2019. Last modified October 16th, 2023.