Scrooge

Scrooge is a video game in the adventure genre developed by Leisuresoft and published by Leisuresoft originally released in 1991. It is currently playable on DOS.

The first in Leisuresoft's 'Leisureland' series of adventure games, Scrooge is an easy adventure game starring Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly millionaire who lived in the 19th century.

Scrooge has a fun premise: your job is to convince Scrooge to give more than he gets on Christmas Day. The gameplay consists of selecting which objects to use in each location and what action you want Scrooge to perform from multiple options, similar to the 'choose your own fate' adventure books. The huge dose of randomness makes it frustrating, as many items must be used without any prior hint, and many times you'll find that items you used in the wrong place can't be recovered . . . there's no way out but to load your saved games.

Still, it's a mildly entertaining game with a good sense of humor if you can stomach it, but anyone looking for a serious, logical adventure should look elsewhere. It's good for budding adventurers who are learning to read and don't mind illogical puzzles and random elements.

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