<s>
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
is	O
an	O
illustrated	O
text	O
adventure	O
computer	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1982	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
home	O
computer	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1937	O
book	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
,	O
by	O
J	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
R	O
.	O
Tolkien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
converted	O
to	O
most	O
home	O
computers	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
including	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Oric	B-Device
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
parser	B-Language
was	O
very	O
advanced	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
English	O
called	O
Inglish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
most	O
adventure	O
games	O
used	O
simple	O
verb-noun	O
parsers	B-Language
(	O
allowing	O
for	O
simple	O
phrases	O
like	O
"	O
get	O
lamp	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
Inglish	O
allowed	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
type	O
advanced	O
sentences	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
ask	O
Gandalf	O
about	O
the	O
curious	O
map	O
then	O
take	O
sword	O
and	O
kill	O
troll	O
with	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
parser	B-Language
was	O
complex	O
and	O
intuitive	O
,	O
introducing	O
pronouns	O
,	O
adverbs	O
(	O
"	O
viciously	O
attack	O
the	O
goblin	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
punctuation	O
and	O
prepositions	O
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
in	O
ways	O
not	O
previously	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
tape	O
version	O
,	O
to	O
save	O
space	O
,	O
each	O
image	O
was	O
stored	O
in	O
a	O
compressed	O
format	O
by	O
storing	O
outline	O
information	O
and	O
then	O
flood	B-Protocol
filling	I-Protocol
the	O
enclosed	O
areas	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beam	O
acquired	O
the	O
licence	O
for	O
computer	O
rights	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
in	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Info	O
in	O
1985	O
rated	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
three-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
pleasant	O
but	O
no	O
show-stoppers	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
parser	B-Language
and	O
puzzles	O
were	O
"	O
typical	O
of	O
most	O
adventures	O
today	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
was	O
a	O
bestseller	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
in	O
1983	O
and	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
C64	O
and	O
BBC	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
images	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
locations	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
mostly	O
text-only	O
adventure	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
flexibility	O
of	O
the	O
Inglish	O
parser	B-Language
,	O
the	O
innovative	O
independence	O
of	O
the	O
non-player	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
work	O
,	O
all	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
phenomenal	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Macworld	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
simultaneously	O
,	O
criticising	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
particularly	O
clumsy	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
handicapped	O
by	O
a	O
400-word	O
input	O
vocabulary	O
"	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
800	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Fellowship	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
"	O
particularly	O
intricate	O
"	O
and	O
recommended	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
entry	O
point	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
titles	O
the	O
art	O
adds	O
little	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
overall	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
players	O
a	O
book	O
called	O
A	O
Guide	O
to	O
Playing	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
by	O
David	O
Elkan	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Beam	O
Software	O
followed	O
up	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
with	O
1985	O
's	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Game	I-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
1987	O
's	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
:	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Two	I-Application
of	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
,	O
and	O
1989	O
's	O
The	O
Crack	O
of	O
Doom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
would	O
also	O
reuse	O
Inglish	O
in	O
Sherlock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
CRL	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Boggit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discworld	B-Application
Noir	I-Application
references	O
The	B-Application
Hobbit	I-Application
:	O
when	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Lewton	O
,	O
discovers	O
that	O
someone	O
concealed	O
themselves	O
in	O
a	O
wine	O
barrel	O
,	O
he	O
wonders	O
why	O
that	O
brings	O
to	O
mind	O
the	O
phrases	O
"	O
You	O
wait	O
–	O
time	O
passes	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Thorin	O
sits	O
down	O
and	O
starts	O
singing	O
about	O
gold	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
