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Cranston Manor
Cranston Manor
Developer(s)	On-Line Systems
Publisher(s)	On-Line Systems
Designer(s)	Larry Ledden; Harold DeWitz; Ken Williams
Series	Hi-Res Adventures
Engine	ADL
Platform(s)	Apple II, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98
Release	NA: 1981;
Genre(s)	Graphic adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

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Cranston Manor is a graphic adventure published for the Apple II by On-Line Systems in 1981 and is Hi-Res Adventure #3.^[4] The player must invade a mansion that was occupied by a millionaire and steal the sixteen treasures that are inside of it.^[4] The game allows players to switch between graphics-based and text-based gameplay.^[4]

Cranston Manor is based on Larry Ledden's text adventure The Cranston Manor Adventure. The graphical version was programmed by Ledden, Ken Williams, and Harold DeWitz.^[3]

Development

Larry Ledden wrote The Cranston Manor Adventure as text-only interactive fiction for the Atari 8-bit computers. It was published by Artworx in 1981. Sierra On-Line acquired the rights from Ledden to create a graphical version which was published as Cranston Manor for the Apple II. Ledden was paid royalties, but did not receive credit in Sierra's version.^[2]

References

^ Cranston Manor at GameFAQs
^ ^a ^b "Cranston Manor Adventure". Museum of Computer Game History.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hague, James. "The Giant list of Classic Game Programmers".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cranston Manor manual" (PDF). Museum of Computer Adventure Game History. On-Line Systems. 1981.

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[1] Cranston Manor at GameFAQs

[mocgh-2] "Cranston Manor Adventure". Museum of Computer Game History.

[giantlist-3] Hague, James. "The Giant list of Classic Game Programmers".

[manual-4] "Cranston Manor manual" (PDF). Museum of Computer Adventure Game History. On-Line Systems. 1981.

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-'''''Cranston Manor''''' is a graphic [[adventure game]] released in 1981.  It was created by Ken Williams and Harold DeWitz.<ref name="mobygames">[http://www.mobygames.com/game/hi-res-adventure-3-cranston-manor ''Cranston Manor''] at [[MobyGames]]</ref> In the game, the player must invade a [[mansion]] that was occupied by a [[millionaire]] and steal the sixteen [[treasure]]s that are inside of it.<ref name="mobygames"/> The game allows players to switch between graphics-based and text-based gameplay.<ref name="mobygames"/>
+'''''Cranston Manor''''' is a [[graphic adventure]] published for the [[Apple II]] by [[Sierra Entertainment|On-Line Systems]] in 1981 and is ''[[List of Hi-Res Adventures video games|Hi-Res Adventure]]'' #3.<ref name=manual/> The player must invade a [[mansion]] that was occupied by a [[millionaire]] and steal the sixteen [[treasure]]s that are inside of it.<ref name=manual/> The game allows players to switch between graphics-based and text-based gameplay.<ref name=manual/>
+''Cranston Manor'' is based on Larry Ledden's [[interactive fiction|text adventure]] ''The Cranston Manor Adventure''. The graphical version was programmed by Ledden, [[Ken Williams (game developer)|Ken Williams]], and Harold DeWitz.<ref name=giantlist/>
-==Soundtrack==
-The game features no music.
+==Development==
+Larry Ledden wrote ''The Cranston Manor Adventure'' as text-only [[interactive fiction]] for the [[Atari 8-bit computers]]. It was published by [[Artworx]] in 1981. Sierra On-Line acquired the rights from Ledden to create a graphical version which was published as ''Cranston Manor'' for the Apple II. Ledden was paid royalties, but did not receive credit in Sierra's version.<ref name=mocgh/>
 ==References==
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+<ref name="giantlist">{{cite web |last1=Hague |first1=James |title=The Giant list of Classic Game Programmers |url=https://dadgum.com/giantlist/}}</ref>
+<ref name="manual">{{cite web |title=Cranston Manor manual |url=https://mocagh.org/sierra/cranston-alt3.pdf |website=Museum of Computer Adventure Game History |publisher=On-Line Systems |date=1981}}</ref>
+<ref name="mocgh">{{cite web |title=Cranston Manor Adventure |url=https://www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php?getgame=cranston-alt |website=Museum of Computer Game History}}</ref>
+}}
+== External links ==
+* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/hi-res-adventure-3-cranston-manor ''Cranston Manor'' at MobyGames]
+* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/cranston-manor-adventure The original ''Cranston Manor'' adventure game at MobyGames]
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+[[Category:FM-7 games]]
-[[Category:North America-exclusive video games]]
+[[Category:NEC PC-8801 games]]
+[[Category:NEC PC-9801 games]]
+[[Category:ScummVM-supported games]]
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+[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
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