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"Hildebrand's Dungeons" is an interactive adventure game poem.  A text version appears in "The KS3 Engish Kit - Year 7", but it is best experienced as a computer text-adventure game.  My own attempt to program this can be downloaded from the link below.  Just follow the instructions.

As my programming ability is limited, the text-adventure game version contains no graphics.  The links from this page (see top of page) will take you to some illustrated verses from the poem.  It is possible to play a limited version of the game by visiting the various dungeons and trying to work out how to save Madeline.  Hidden somewhere on the site is the key to solving the game.  If you find this, you can solve the game straight away - or if you think you have already solved it, it will confirm whether you are right or wrong - ENJOY.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
1. Create a new folder on your C drive named "Basic"
2. Click on the icon below and download the ZIP file to a temporary folder.
3. Find the folder using Windows Explorer and unzip the file to the "Basic" folder by double-clicking on the icon.
4. To load the game, double click on the Shortcut.  This will start the QBasic editor.
5. The QBasic Editor, though old fashioned by Windows standards, is a mouse-operated point-and-click interface which is similar to Windows.
6. Click on FILE, then OPEN, and you will see the file name HILD.BAS.  Double click on this to load the game and press F5 to start it