| Pimania | |
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| Developer(s) | Mel Croucher |
| Publisher(s) | Automata UK |
| Platform(s) | BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Dragon 32, ZX81 |
| Release | October 1982[1] |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
Pimania is a text-and-graphics adventure game written by Mel Croucher and released by Automata UK in 1982 for the BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Dragon 32, and ZX81. It was the first real-life video game treasure hunt to be released.[2] It was inspired by the 1979 Kit Williams book Masquerade.[3] Automata gave a prize of a golden sundial worth £6,000 (equivalent to £26,700 in 2023) for the first person to solve the various cryptic clues to its location that were hidden within Pimania.
- ^ "Computer & Video Games - Issue 013 (1982-11)(EMAP Publishing)(GB)". November 1982.
- ^ Limited, Guinness World Records (2008). Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2008. Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-904994-20-6.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Computer & Video Games - Issue 013 (1982-11)(EMAP Publishing)(GB)". November 1982.