Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch

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Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch
Cover art by John T. Shaw
Developer(s)	Tsunami Games
Publisher(s)	Tsunami Games
Designer(s)	Robert Eric Heitman Chris Hoyt John Jarrett
Programmer(s)	Nancy Churchill Robert Eric Heitman Chris Hoyt
Artist(s)	Douglas Herring
Composer(s)	Ken Allen
Series	Ringworld
Platform(s)	DOS
Release	1993
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch is a 1993 video game by Tsunami Games for DOS. It is based on Larry Niven's Ringworld novel series. A sequel, Return to Ringworld, was released in 1994.

Summary

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The Patriarch of the Kzinti empire has vowed revenge against the Puppeteer race for their genetic manipulation of the Kzinti. To achieve this, they have created an advanced prototype starship armed with an ancient Slaver weapon capable of destroying planets. The Patriarch first dispatches the ship with the goal of killing the family of the Kzin traitor Speaker-to-Animals, who has taken the name Chmeee. Once done, they will then seek out the home world of the Puppeteers and destroy it. The human Quinn is also travelling to meet with Chmeee to help find Louis Wu who has disappeared. Together, Quinn and Chmeee must travel to Ringworld to find Louis Wu and stop the Kzinti's genocidal plot against the Puppeteers.

Gameplay

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Ringworld is a point and click adventure game involving puzzles.^[1]

Reception

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In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Ringworld the 14th-worst computer game ever released.^[1]

Sequel

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The game had a sequel named Return to Ringworld, published in 1994.^[2]

Reviews

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Power Play (German) (May 1993)
Play Time (German) (May 1993)
Joystick (French) (September 1993)^[3]
PC Joker (March 1993)^[4]
Power Play (April 1993)^[5]

References

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^ ^a ^b "150 Best (And 50 Worst) Games of All Time" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 148. November 1996. p. 90. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 June 2024 – via CGW Museum.
^ Return to Ringworld at MobyGames
^ "041 - Page 170". Joystick (in French). No. 41. September 1993. ISSN 0994-4559. Archived from the original on 2024-09-17.
^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games! - Ringworld Revenge of the Patriarch - PC Joker". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
^ "Kultboy.com - DIE Kult-Seite über die alten Spiele-Magazine und Retro-Games! - Ringworld Revenge of the Patriarch - Power Play". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.

External links

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Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch at MobyGames

v t e The Ringworld series by Larry Niven
Known Space
Original novels	Ringworld The Ringworld Engineers The Ringworld Throne Ringworld's Children
Companion novels	Fleet of Worlds (2007) Juggler of Worlds (2008) Destroyer of Worlds (2009) Betrayer of Worlds (2010) Fate of Worlds (2012)
Games based on the series	Ringworld RPG Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch Return to Ringworld
Concepts	Long Shot Kzin Pierson's Puppeteers Characters Louis Wu Beowulf Shaeffer

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