Doctor Who and the Warlord
{{short description|1985 video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox video game
| title =
| image = Doctor Who and The Warlord.jpg
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| developer =
| publisher = BBC Software
| designer = Graham Williams
| series = Doctor Who
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| released = 1985
| genre = Text adventure
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| platforms = BBC Micro
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Doctor Who and the Warlord is a computer game based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, released for the BBC Micro{{cite web|url=http://www.sci-fi-online.com/00_features/08-07-03_who-computer.htm|title=Micro Fun With BBC TV's Doctor Who! - feature|work=sci-fi-online.com}} in 1985. It was promoted as part of the BBC Computer Literacy Project, with one such instance being after a 1985 screening of the 1966 film Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D..{{Cite AV media |title=Announcement after Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=DRGNk-O5ncg?t=54 |access-date=2023-04-24 |publisher=BBC |work=BBC One |date= May 1985 |time=0:54 (in linked video) |quote=There's a challenging adventure game for use with the BBC Microcomputer called Doctor Who and the Warlord, with over 250 locations in each part, and a useful save and retrieve facility to enable you to save and load your last positions. And the cassette costs £7.95.}}{{cbignore}}
Gameplay
It is a text-based adventure featuring an unspecified Doctor (possibly the Sixth, as he was the current Doctor at the time). The game loaded in two parts, with a password and information from the first half needed to successfully continue into the second part. Each part was recorded on one side of the cassette. There were over 250 locations in each.{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/antique_code_show_doctor_who/?page=2|title=The CURSE of WHO: WHY has there never been a decent videogame with the Doctor?|work=theregister.co.uk}}
Development
Former series producer Graham Williams was one of the designers of the game.[https://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/doctor-who/238741/a-timey-wimey-history-of-doctor-who-games A Timey Wimey History of Doctor Who Games | Den of Geek] A ZX Spectrum version was planned but never released.
References
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External links
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Category:1980s interactive fiction
Category:Interactive fiction based on works
Category:BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games
Category:BBC Micro and Acorn Electron-only games
Category:Video games based on Doctor Who
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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