Cranston Manor

1981 On-Line Systems

"Cranston Manor" is a 1981 adventure game by Harold DeWitz and Ken Williams, and published by On-Line Systems. It runs on any Apple ][ with 48K.<br /><br /><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Description from Mobygames:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">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.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cranston Manor was based on the original text adventure, The Cranston Manor Adventure, by Larry Ledden.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Walkthrough</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/a-shortcut-through-adventureland/page/n51/mode/2up/search/%22cranston+manor%22?q=%22cranston+manor%22" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">A walkthrough of Cranston Manual in the book</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> A Shortcut Through Adventureland</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Manual</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_sierra_cranston/mode/2up/search/%22cranston+manor%22?q=%22cranston+manor%22" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cranston Manor Manual</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> (DOS Version)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_sierra_cranston-alt3/mode/2up/search/%22cranston+manor%22?q=%22cranston+manor%22" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cranston Manor Manual</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> (Alternate DOS Version)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Video</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBw4_2lTSe4" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Youtube Playthrough </span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">1/2</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWwSokovkXk" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Youtube Playthrough</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> 2/2</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Advertising</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_sierra_timezone-poster-full/page/n7/mode/2up" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cranston Manor listed as High Res Adventure #3</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in a full color poster for Sierra On-line</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/Hi-Res_Adventures_198x_Sierra_Online/page/n1/mode/2up/search/%22cranston+manor%22?q=%22cranston+manor%22" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">“If High Res Adventures are Your Passion” catalog</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> from Sierra Online</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Software for Sale</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/vgmuseum_miscgame_calsoft-spring82catalog/page/n7/mode/2up/search/cranston+manor+on+line?q=cranston+manor+on+line" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Listing for Cranston Manor with a short description</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in the Calsot Spring 1982 Catalog</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/Softline_Magazine_Issue_1.4/page/n49/mode/2up/search/%22cranston+manor%22?q=%22cranston+manor%22" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">On sale for $26.20</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Softline Magazine Issue 1.4</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/windfall-v2n4-1982-oct/page/n83/mode/2up/search/cranston+manor+on+line?q=cranston+manor+on+line" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cranston Manor priced at $15.95 in October 1982 issue</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> of Windfall Vol 2 Num 4</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Blurbs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_01_Number_04_1982-06_Reese_Communications_US/page/n49/mode/2up/search/%22cranston+manor%22?q=%22cranston+manor%22" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mentioned alongside The Wizard and the Princess adventure as “Ultimate Electronic Adventures”</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Electronic Games Volume 1 Number 4</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/computist-scan-02/page/n19/mode/2up/search/%22cranston+manor%22?q=%22cranston+manor%22" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">“Adventure Tips” inset box about Cranston Manor</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Hardcore Computist Issue 2</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/Softline_Magazine_Issue_1.5/page/n3/mode/2up/search/%22cranston+manor%22?q=%22cranston+manor%22" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">A personal ad of sorts from someone looking to trade information about puzzles in Cranston Manor</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> appearing in Softline Magazine Issue 1.5</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hacking/Cracking</span></p><a href="https://archive.org/details/computist-scan-02/page/n11/mode/2up/search/%22cranston+manor%22?q=%22cranston+manor%22" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);" rel="ugc nofollow"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Parameters for Locksmith 4.1 for Cranston Manor</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> in Hardcore Computist Issue 2</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">  </span>

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