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Emerald Isle is an interactive fiction game by Level 9 Computing released in 1984. A plane has crashed after being struck by a storm over the Bermuda Triangle. The sole occupant has escaped by parachute and finds himself on an unknown island inhabited by strange peoples and creatures.

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Emerald Isle
Developer(s)	Level 9 Computing
Publisher(s)	Level 9 Computing
Platform(s)	Atari 8-bit, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum
Release	1984
Genre(s)	Interactive fiction
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

The game is a standard text adventure with limited graphics on some^[which?] platforms.

Reception

John Sweeney writing for Page 6 said: "For anyone who has not yet taken the plunge into adventuring, and can't afford to buy an Infocom adventure such as Wishbringer, Emerald Isle offers an excellent introduction to a very enjoyable pastime."[1]

Reviews

• Crash! - May, 1985[2]
• Sinclair Programs - May, 1985[3]
• Zzap! - May, 1985[4]
• Computer and Video Games - May, 1985[5]
• Sinclair User - May, 1985[6]
• Popular Computing Weekly - Apr 04, 1985[7]
• Tilt - Jul, 1986[8]
• Computer Gamer - Apr, 1985[9]

References

External links

• Emerald Isle at Lemon 64
• Emerald Isle at SpectrumComputing.co.uk

• Emerald Isle in the Interactive Fiction Database

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