J. R. R. Tolkien
aka:
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien,
JRR Tolkien
Moby ID: 47273
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J. R. R. Tolkien was an English writer and university professor best known as the author of the high-fantasy books The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
Several licensed games have been made since the 1980s based on his work including the text adventure Lord of the Rings by Melbourne House, Electronic Arts' adaptations of the Peter Jackson movies The Two Towers and The Return of the King and strategy games including The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth. A parody, Bored of the Rings was released by CRL in 1985.
Tokien's work has also strongly influenced early table top role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons which in turn influenced the development of RPGs for computers and video game consoles.
Credited on 24 games
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| The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (2023, Windows) | To |
| Gothic (2023, Nintendo Switch) | Thanks to |
| The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (2023, Windows) | Based on the writings of |
| Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar (2017, Windows) | Dedications |
| Tales of Maj'Eyal (2013, Windows) | Others |
| The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (2009, Nintendo DS) | Special Thanks |
| The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (2009, Windows) | Very Special Thanks |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth (2004, Windows) | Jason Bender |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age (2004, PlayStation 2) | Based on the Book by |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003, Windows) | Based on the Book by |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002, Atari 2600) | Based on the book by |
| Adventure at the Chateau d'Or (2001, Windows) | Inspiration |
| EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark (2000, Windows) | The EverQuest team would like to thank (in no particular order) |
| EverQuest (1999, Windows) | The EverQuest team would like to thank |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Volume 1 (1994, SNES) | Special Thanks To |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth (1989, Amiga) | Characters by |
| The Crack of Doom (1989, DOS) | Novel by |
| J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth (1989, Commodore 64) | Characters by |
| The Shadows of Mordor (1987, Commodore 64) | Novel by |
| An Everyday Tale of a Seeker of Gold (1986, ZX Spectrum) | Credits |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 5 games with John Rhys-Davies
- 5 games with Hugo Weaving
- 5 games with Peter Jackson
- 5 games with John Mayo
- 5 games with Howard Shore
- 4 games with Sean Astin
- 4 games with Christopher Lee
- 4 games with Jabez Olssen
- 4 games with Harry Sinclair
- 4 games with Mark Stetson
Companies
- 6 games with Krome Studios Melbourne
- 5 games with New Line Cinema
- 5 games with Electronic Arts, Inc.
- 5 games with Valve Corporation
- 4 games with Addison-Wesley Publishing...
- 4 games with Electronic Arts GmbH
- 3 games with EA Games
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Czech...
- 3 games with Electronic Arts K.K.
- 3 games with Electronic Arts Publishing SARL
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