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The Adventures of Robin Hood

DOS - 1992
Also available on: Amiga - Atari ST

In Robin Hood you must perform many heroic deeds to change the public impression of you from "villain" to "hero." It's a cutesy little game where NPCs do follow their own agenda, and are amusing to watch. Despite the picture of Kevin Costner on the cover, the game is (thank goodness) not based on the movie.

The game begins with a funny intro in which Robin's castle was overthrown. You take control of the sulking Robin outside the castle gates. Your job, of course, is to lead Robin on his quest to regain his castle, by recruiting enough "merry men" and collecting enough gold from unwilling aristocrats.

The control scheme is quite awkward, and complicated by the very tiny graphics. Rescuing Will Scarlet, for example, involves shooting his captors with your bow. Save your game before you fire, as you're just as about as likely to shoot Will instead of the guard. This is mildly irritating, but actually goes along well with the feel of the rest of the game.

Beware of the confusing interface though: user-friendly it ain't, and the tiny animations are hard to see, not to mention some frustrating action sequences and obscure clues. Those who are patient will be well rewarded with an amusing little game.

Review By HOTUD

Comments and reviews

Ellie 26 Jun. 2026

This game and the similar Rome: Pathway to Power were my favorite games I still get nostalgic about today. I will have to play them again - so much fun! They were way ahead of their time with the npc characters and lots of easter eggs throughout.

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Jay 25 Jan. 2026

This also had a sequel or prequel of sorts, in that they used the same engine for a Rome based game. Had them both on my Amiga 600. They are ridiculously fiddly to play which makes them harder than they really are. The plot devices are pretty good though and I seem to recall the Rome one have many more layers to it.

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John Smallberries 17 Aug. 2022

Manual:
https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/docs.php?id=34

This game looks like it could be halfway decent, but it suffers from a complete lack of language documentation. I don't know what these icons mean. That's fine for an IKEA manual, not for a low-res game. Not impressed.

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collector rob 14 Jul. 2008

game works fine. just dont know controlls, any one help? please lol just write me if you know at royaltyguy@yahoo.com or sandman1sleeps@aol.com

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Downloads

DOS version
Game file
United Kingdom English
496 KB
Amiga version
Game file
United Kingdom English
4 MB
Atari ST version
Game file
United Kingdom English
3 MB

Extras

Manual Manual 1
Extra file
Amiga 10 KB English English

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