Fahrenheit 451
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Based on Ray Bradbury's classic science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451.

In a not so distant future, books have become illegal. As Fireman Guy Montag, the player's role is not to save houses, but to burn them for the books inside. However, Guy becomes passionate about books and becomes a rebel, pursued by the authorities. With the help of the Underground, he must survive and save books from complete extinction.

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Description from the packaging:

The time is not too long from now. The place is New York City. Yet it is a setting few of us would ever recognize. 

For this is a world where simply owning a book is dangerously illegal. Where Firemen come not so save houses, but to burn them for the books inside. And where you, once a dedicated Fireman, are now a rebel with a passion for books- and the most wanted fugitive in the country. 

There are still a few people who can help you- your fellow members of the Underground. They can tell you how to fool the deadly Mechanical Hounds, how to steal a Fireman's uniform, how to avoid the military ID checkpoints. 

Yet escape is not your main concern. You are possessed, driven onward by your own unflinching ideals. You feel a desperate need to fight, to push back ignorance, to vindicate every page a Fireman has ever burned. 

But how? How can a hunted criminal bring the books of the world back from the edge of extinction? The chances seem pitifully small and yet, with a little cunning, a little stealth, a little careful planning... 

Fahrenheit 451 is the first computer adventure game to be produced in collaboration with Ray Bradbury. It offers an advanced parser, multiple disk sides for extended play, and the ability to be played with or without graphics. 

Ray Bradbury, world-renowned author of such science fiction classics as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man, has written for television, theatre, radio, and film, and has been published by virtually every major American magazine. Written over thirty years ago, Fahrenheit 451 remains his best-known work, and is an acknowledged classic as well as one of the world's finest science fiction novels. 

The adventure game Fahrenheit 451 was produced and developed by Byron Preiss Video Productions, Inc., leading designers of entertainment and educational software. Their technical director is Lee Jacknow.
