Middle-earth in video games
Title Year Publisher Developer Platforms
The Hobbit ( a.k.a . The Hobbit Software Adventure ) 1982 Melbourne House ( Europe ) Tansoft ( Oric ) Addison-Wesley ( North America , Australia ) Beau-Jolly ( The Tolkien Trilogy ) Beam Software Amstrad CPC , ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 , BBC ( no graphics ) , Dragon 32 , Oric-1 , Oric Atmos , MSX , Apple II , IBM PC
Lord of the Rings : Journey to Rivendell ( a.k.a . Lord of the Rings , The Lord of the Rings I ) 1983 ( cancelled ) Parker Brothers Parker Brothers Atari 2600 , Atari Home Computer
Lord of the Rings : Game One ( a.k.a . The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure ) 1985 Melbourne House ( Europe ) Addison-Wesley ( North America , Australia ) Guild Publishing ( Re-release ) Beau-Jolly ( The Tolkien Trilogy ) Beam Software ZX Spectrum , Commodore 64 , BBC , Dragon 32 , Apple II , IBM PC , Amstrad CPC , Amstrad PCW
The Shadows of Mordor ( a.k.a . The Shadows of Mordor Software Adventure ) 1987 Melbourne House Beam Software Amstrad CPC , Commodore 64 , ZX Spectrum , Apple II , IBM PC
The Crack of Doom 1989 Melbourne House Beam Software Commodore 64 , IBM PC
War in Middle-earth 1988 Melbourne House Melbourne House C64 , Spectrum , Amstrad CPC , Amiga , Atari ST , IBM PC
The Lord of the Rings : Volume 1 1990 Interplay , Electronic Arts Interplay , Chaos Studios ( Amiga ) Amiga , IBM PC
The Two Towers 1992 Interplay Interplay IBM PC
Riders of Rohan 1991 Konami , Mirrorsoft Beam Software , Papyrus IBM PC
The Lord of the Rings Volume 1 ( SNES ) 1994 Interplay Interplay Super NES
List of video games -- Official games based on the novels
Early efforts :
Numerous computer and video games have been inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien's works set in Middle-earth. Titles have been produced by studios such as Electronic Arts, Vivendi Games, Melbourne House, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.