Grange Hill (video game)
| Grange Hill | |
|---|---|
 ZX Spectrum cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Binary Design[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Argus Press Software[2] |
| Designer(s) | Colin Jones[1] |
| Platform(s) | Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC |
| Release | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Grange Hill is a 1987 video game published by Argus Press Software for the Commodore 64,[3] ZX Spectrum,[4] and Amstrad CPC.[5] It is based on Grange Hill, a popular children's television show. The music was done by David Whittaker,[2] but did not include the TV show's theme tune.[6]
The Commodore 64 version was coded by Michael Delves.[2]
Plot
The game's protagonist is Luke "Gonch" Gardener,[7] with Paul "Hollo" Holloway as an assistant[8] (see the list of pupils in Grange Hill). The object of the game is to retrieve Gonch's personal stereo from the school[9] after hours, which his teacher confiscated.
References
- ^ a b "Previews". Computer and Video Games. No. 66. EMAP. April 1987. p. 55. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Grange Hill at Lemon 64
- ^ "Revisiting Grange Hill: The Computer Game". 24 May 2018.
- ^ Grange Hill at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- ^ "Grange Hill for the Commodore 64, XGD.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ^ "CVG Magazine Issue 068". June 1987.
- ^ "Revisiting Grange Hill: The Computer Game". 24 May 2018.
- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 25 (1987-04)(Argus Press)(GB)". April 1987.
- ^ "Revisiting Grange Hill: The Computer Game". 24 May 2018.