In what is possibly the most baffling text adventure ever devised, navigate a surreal landscape with the aid of the Pi-Man in an attempt to discover the (real world) location of a golden sundial. Originally published in 1982.
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Plot-driven, cool, raw and contemplative.
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
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Where do you stand?
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“Is the ambiguity a cop-out?”
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“Is the roughness the point?”
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“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
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About the game
- Platforms
- BBC Microcomputer System, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sinclair ZX81
- Developer
- Automata U.K. Limited
- Publisher
- Automata U.K. Limited
- Released
- October 1, 1982
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view, Text
- Engine
- BASIC
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