The Search for the Nether Regions

Written by Gareth Pitchford

'Recover Jeremy's Fabled Golden Camcorder from the heart of the mysterious Nether Regions to thwart the plans of the evil orc-lord Beydm - a being with far too many consonants in his name.'

The Search for the Nether Regions was a two-part text adventure for ZX Spectrum 48K, written during 1992 & 1993, and originally published by Zenobi Software in 1994.

A PAWed Amstrad CPC/PCW CP/M version of this title was produced and sold by Philip Reynolds of The Adventure Workshop.

The original Amstrad port is currently "lost" but a new version for CP/M, produced from the Spectrum source file, has been created. (2018)

New for 2019! Both parts of the game have been converted to run through the DAAD system and are now available for Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Plus/4, Atari ST, Amiga, PC (DOS), and MSX. Enjoy playing this 25th Anniversary Edition with all its pop-culture references that were very dated even 25 years ago!

The Search for the Nether Regions (1994) - ZX Spectrum 48K:

• The Search for the Nether Regions - ZX Spectrum 48K Snapshots: Part One / Part Two
• The Search for the Nether Regions - ZX Spectrum 48K

• ...Nether Regions (Part One) - Play the Spectrum version online via Spectrum Computing & QAOP
• ...Nether Regions (Part Two) - Play the Spectrum version online via Spectrum Computing & QAOP

The Search for the Nether Regions (1995) - Amstrad CP/M:

• The Search for the Nether Regions - Amstrad CP/M Version (I don't have this. I'd love a copy if you do!)

The Search for the Nether Regions (2018) - New Amstrad CP/M Edition:

• The Search for the Nether Regions (2018 Edition) - Amstrad CP/M Disk Image
• The Search for the Nether Regions (Part One) - "raw" CP/M version (for transfering to other systems)
• The Search for the Nether Regions (Part Two) - "raw" CP/M version (for transfering to other systems)

The Search for the Nether Regions (2019) - New "25th Anniversary" DAAD Version:

• ...Nether Regions (DAAD edition) : v1.1 : ZX Spectrum TAP file / TZX file / SNA / Z80 (zip)
• ...Nether Regions (DAAD edition) : v1.1 : Amstrad CPC Tape (.cdt) file / CPC (.dsk) Disk (zip)
• ...Nether Regions (DAAD edition) : v1.1 : Commodore 64 Disk (.d64) file / Laxity "cracked" Version
• ...Nether Regions (DAAD edition) : v1.1 : Plus/4 (& C64) Disk (.d64) file (thanks to Absence)
• ...Nether Regions (DAAD edition) : v1.0 : Atari ST Disk (.st) file
• ...Nether Regions (DAAD edition) : v1.0 : Amiga Disk (.adf) file
• ...Nether Regions (DAAD edition) : v1.0 : PC (DOS) Folder (.zip) file
• ...Nether Regions (DAAD edition) : v1.1 : MSX Disk (.dsk) file

• The Search for the Nether Regions - Part One (jDAAD) : v1.3: Play Online! (2023)
• The Search for the Nether Regions - Part Two (jDAAD) : v1.3: Play Online! (2023)

The Search for the Nether Regions - Other Related Documents & Files:

• The Search for the Nether Regions - Original Zenobi instructions / text
• The Search for the Nether Regions - Amstrad advert

The Search for the Nether Regions - Solutions & Tips:

• The Search for the Nether Regions (Zenobi) Guide - Part One: Available on the Mocagh website
• The Search for the Nether Regions (Zenobi) Guide - Part Two: Available on the Mocagh website
• The Search for the Nether Regions Solution: Available on the CASA (Solution Archive) website
• The Search for the Nether Regions on YouTube part one / part two / RZX Spectrum pt1 / RZX pt2

The Search for the Nether Regions - Reviews:

• Adventure Probe, Volume 8 issue 12, review: page 1 / page 2
• Syntax, issue 48, review: link / text
• Adventure Probe, Volume 11 issue 7, review

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