The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

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Description

Sue Townsend created a phenomenon in the mid-1980s, essentially incorporating lots of sharp satire and observational humour into the diary of a confused teenager. It might sound like an odd idea for a computer game, but Level 9 felt that there was an adventure in there.

Most of the major characters from the book appear, including Adrian's warring parents and their respective flings, his sweetheart Pandora, his best mate Nigel, school bully Barry Kent, and curmudgeonly pensioner Bert Baxter. The game didn't use many typed commands. You would read passages of text (many of them from the book) and be given 3 choices as to what to do, which would lead to other events unfolding. You could also use a help option which would display information about characters featured in the diary. Your aim throughout all of this was to make Adrian as popular as possible. The player's score and ranking is displayed at particular times during the game. The percentage achieved relates to the rank, with 26% being 'a spotty creep' and 38% 'a middling thicko' for example.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Adrian Mole licensees
• Genre: Choose-Your-Own-Adventure
• Inspiration: Literature
• Multiple-choice games

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Critic Reviews

Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Dec, 1985	92 out of 100	92
Amtix!	Amstrad CPC	Dec, 1985	89 out of 100	89
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Atari 8-bit	Feb, 1986	8.25 out of 10	82
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Feb, 1986	8.25 out of 10	82
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1986	8.25 out of 10	82
Commodore Format	Commodore 64	May, 1994	80 out of 100	80
Tilt	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1986		67
Tilt	Commodore 64	Jul, 1986		67
Tilt	MSX	Jul, 1986		67
Tilt	Amstrad CPC	Jul, 1986		67

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Trivia

It is perhaps indicative of the game's cross-over nature of almost but not quite being a traditional adventure that the Spectrum magazine Crash! gave it two distinct reviews in the same issue - one in the Adventure Trail section (awarding it 9/10), and one in the main body of reviews (awarding it 86%)