Hampstead

April 13, 2023Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Hampstead

Console:	Sinclair ZX Spectrum
TV Standard:	Region Not Set
Publisher(s):	Melbourne House
Release Date:	1984-07-09
Players:	1
Co-op:	No

Hampstead is an adventure game for would-be social climbers. Speed of
reaction isn't so important. What matters is your ability to solve
complex problems, which get harder the further you proceed in the game.

Hampstead is a quest, but not for gold. The aim of it is to reach the
pinnacle of social status, and acquiring wealth is only one part of
the problem. If you wish to go up in the world you also have to gain
the admiration and respect of your fellow men, and there's more to
that than a fat bank balance.

In Hampstead it helps to know something about art - or rather, to give
the impression you do. You must wear the right clothes, be seen in the
right places, live in the right house with the right partner and use
the correct mode of transport.

At the start of the game you are a nobody whose aim is to become a
somebody. So lie, cheat, steal and defraud. You know it makes sense.

QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK ABOUT HAMPSTEAD:
Q: Is there life after Hampstead?
A: No, Only before and during.

Q: Why do dustbins have no lids in Hampstead?
A: In order that passers-by may see the week's completed Guardian
crosswords stacked neatly within.

Hampstead - a new type of adventure game!