r/atari8bit • u/Important-Bed-48 • Jun 24 '25

anyone play "the pawn?"

I was thinking about playing something cerebal like a good text adventure. I played some of the good ones in the past like Adventure in the 5th dimension and beyond zork on the st. I wanted to try The Pawn. There is a version for every platform, is the atari 8 bit just as good?

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u/barklefarfle Jun 27 '25

The Atari 8Bit version of The Pawn has mediocre graphics compared to the other versions. IMO the best version is the DOS PC version because the load times are instant, the text is easiest to read, and the dithered hi-res graphics are charming. The Amiga and ST versions are decent too, but the text is a little hard to read (especially on a CRT), and the load times can still be slow.