Cranston Manor

Cranston Manor is the fourth game in On-Line System's Hi-Res Adventures series, along with Mystery House, The Wizard and the Princess, and Mission Asteroid. In the game, you must invade a mansion that was occupied by a late millionaire and steal the sixteen treasures that lie in it. You perform actions in the game by only typing a one- or two-word command (e.g. "west", "get shovel", etc.), and you can save the game at any point in the game by inserting a disk and pressing a letter.

Cranston Manor was based on the original text adventure, The Cranston Manor Adventure, by Larry Ledden.

Added September 28, 2020
Published By On-Line Systems
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Media (United States) (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (United States) (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Inside Cover (United States) (Apple II) from mobygames.com
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The beginning (Apple II) from mobygames.com
The game in text-only mode (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Outside the general store (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Oh boy! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
The junk yard (Apple II) from mobygames.com
The side of Cranston Manor (Apple II) from mobygames.com
"Would anyone mind if I steal this bag?" (Apple II) from mobygames.com
The mansion's dusty attic (Apple II) from mobygames.com
The bird atrium (Apple II) from mobygames.com
"Stop following me!" (Apple II) from mobygames.com
We've got a cage, some cheese, and here's a mouse... hmmm... I wonder what to do... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Cranston manor has long corridors... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
... and towers, reminiscent of King's Quest II... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
... and strange-looking fountains. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Yup, you shouldn't do that. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Found some money. Well hidden, but not well enough for me! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Time to turn on the lamp... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Strange keyhole, indeed... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Some mighty mushrooms are growing underground! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
How cute! The little tin soldier... just shot me?! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
There is even an abandoned subway station! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Destroying computers is fun! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Yet another treasure to pick up. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Glp... This message is a bit discomforting... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
This is the beast! A pink bull! RUN!!! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Somehow, the sign reminds of some ground-breaking adventure... Colossal Cave, perhaps? (Apple II) from mobygames.com
The bridal suite. Wow. Don't look too close into the mirror :-) (Apple II) from mobygames.com
What a stare! (Apple II) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1981

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Genre(s):
Interactive Fiction Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Mystery

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