Cover artwork of The Hobbit

// Archive entry № 32433

The Hobbit

VG90 catalogues The Hobbit (1983), a release from the early cartridge-and-arcade boom for Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, Mac, MSX, for research and discovery.

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About the game

Dating from 1983, The Hobbit for Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, Mac, MSX is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the early cartridge-and-arcade boom.

The years around 1983 belonged to the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, when the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. VG90 groups titles like this one by era and platform so those connections are easy to trace.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the early cartridge-and-arcade boom is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, C64, DOS, Mac, MSX (1983). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.