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1. I have heard that there are still forgotten treasures: Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings Part One: The Fellowship of the Ring. New York: Ballantine Books.

 

2. I investigated, and found a small crowd of students: Email message to author, June 12, 2012. (Author's note: Robert Koeneke explained that he wrote down as many memories of the development of Moria as he could dig up and posted them on his now-defunct website, koeneke.com. He was kind enough to send the archived materials to me, which proved a helpful supplement to our interviews and my research.)

 

3. Ibid.

 

4. I guess what fascinated me about Rogue: Interview with Robert Koeneke. Unless cited otherwise, quotes from Mr. Koeneke come from our interviews conducted over 2012.

 

5. There were several named treasure rooms: Email message to author, June 12, 2012. (Author's note: This reference can be found in the Side Quest supplementary material for this chapter.)

 

6. All about them as they lay hung the darkness: Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings Part One: The Fellowship of the Ring. New York: Ballantine Books.

 

7. Ibid.

 

8. Breaking ground in 1981: Email message to author, June 12, 2012. (Author's note: All dates pertaining to the release of new versions of Moria come from documents sent to me by Robert Koeneke.)

 

9. He listened: Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings Part One: The Fellowship of the Ring. New York: Ballantine Books.

 

10. Ibid.

 

11. Ibid.

 

12. Wilson's goal had been to port Koeneke's game: "Moria vs. UMoria." Google Groups. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.games.moria/TIt1PhDLz8s.

 

13. Far beneath the ruined halls of Angband: Tolkien, J.R.R. The Silmarillion. New York: Random House.