Amazon

Telarium 1984

Language:: English
Authors:: Michael Crichton, Stephen Warady
Systems:: Assembler, SAL
Platforms:: Apple II, Atari ST, C64/128 , Macintosh, PC
Genres:: Based on literature
Entered by:: Alastair, Alex, Gunness, Starscream, Strident
Added:: 10-05-2010
Edited:: 20-05-2022

Synopsis

Plot

Watching via a satellite connection, you witness a South American archaeological expedition being wiped out - apparently by a local tribe. It is now your task to travel to the Amazon area to complete the expedition's mission and locate the lost city of Chak.

Notes

The game was written by Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton and shares a number of elements with his 1980 novel Congo. As he had sold all rights to the novel, he changed the setting to South America.

The game features a number of arcade sequences, most of which can be avoided.

Although the Apple II original was written in assembly language, the C64, MS-DOS, and Atari ST ports were produced by Byron Preiss Video Productions using their SAL system.

There is also a Spanish version of the game.