The Life of A Lone Electron

Delbert the Hamster Software (1992) / Zenobi Software (1993) / The Adventure Workshop (1993)
 

ZX Spectrum Screenshot

ZX Spectrum Screenshot

ZX Spectrum Screenshot
     

Written by Gareth Pitchford & PAWed by Scott Denyer

'You play Edmond, an accident-prone electron, as he attempts to recover from crashing his 'orbital' and find a way home.'

The Life of a Lone Electron was a text adventure produced for the ZX Spectrum 48K, first published by Delbert the Hamster Software in 1992 with the bonus adventure Get Me to the Church on Time! on the B-Side.

A PAWed Amstrad CPC/PCW CP/M version of this title was produced and sold by Philip Reynolds of The Adventure Workshop with The Quest for the Holy Snail on the B-Side. There was potentially also an ADLAN version of the game produced, for CPC on tape & disk, but this is unarchived.

In 2019 the original 1993 Amstrad CP/M port by Adventure Workshop version was finally found.

When Delbert the Hamster Software closed, Zenobi Software took over the distribution of the Spectrum version of this title and it appeared on their Hamster Droppings compilation.

New for 2019! A new version of the game has been produced that is powered by the DAAD system. This edition of the game includes quite a few bug-fixes as well as several Quality of Life tweaks. It's available for the Spectrum 48K as well as the Commodore 64. In 2023 a revised version was created that runs in a browser using Uto's jDAAD interpreter. Builds have also been made for MSX1, MSX2 and Amstrad PCW.

The Life of A Lone Electron (1992) - ZX Spectrum 48K:

The Life of A Lone Electron (1993) - Amstrad CP/M:

The Life of A Lone Electron (1993) - Amstrad CPC:

  • The Life of A Lone Electron - Amstrad CPC "ADLAN" Tape Version - Unarchived. I'd love a copy of this!

The Life of A Lone Electron (2019) - New DAAD edition:

  • The Life of a Lone Electron (2019 DAAD edition) : v1.0 : ZX Spectrum TAP file / TZX file / SNA / Z80
  • The Life of a Lone Electron (2019 DAAD edition) : v1.0 : Commodore 64 Disk (.d64) file
  • The Life of a Lone Electron ('Raiders of the Lost Empire' "Crack") Commodore 64 Disk (.d64) file / credit
  • The Life of a Lone Electron (2019 DAAD edition) : v1.1 : MSX Disk file (2023)
  • The Life of a Lone Electron (2019 DAAD edition) : v1.1 : MSX2 Disk file (2023)
  • The Life of a Lone Electron (2019 DAAD edition) : v1.1 : Amstrad PCW Disk file (2023)
  • The Life of a Lone Electron (jDAAD) : v1.1 : Play Online! (2023)

The Life of A Lone Electron - Other Related Documents & Files:

  • The Life of a Lone Electron - Tape Inlay (thanks to Steven Brown for the scan)
  • The Life of a Lone Electron - Original Adverts: Advert
  • Life... Electron / Quest... Snail - Amstrad Advert
  • Hamster Droppings - Zenobi instructions / text

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The Life of A Lone Electron - Reviews:

 

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