Earthly Delights
Datamost 1984
- Language:
- English
- Authors:
- Dan'l Leviton, Roger Webster
- Platforms:
- Apple II, Macintosh, PC
- Entered by:
- Gunness, stefanm, Strident
- Added:
- 10-05-2010
- Edited:
- 11-01-2022
Synopsis
After inheriting a painting of a woman, the painting is stolen from you. Your task is to track it down again.
Notes
Dates vary for this game online. It was originally listed here as 1983, but other sources match contemporary mentions (such as InforWorld, November 1984) as well as the manual which lists a 1984 date.
However, according to Hardcore Computist Issue 31 (May 1986), the game was originally written for the IBM PC in PASCAL around 1981. The rights were sold to Datamost who ported it to Apple's USCD PACAL. When Datamost filed for bankruptcy Dan'l Leviton acquired the distribution rights.
Dan'l Leviton, through his Dan'l Leviton Company also sold a Mac version, alongside the Apple and IBM releases. (According to Questbusters, Vol II #9 October 1985)
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Unusual take on an intrigue / spy theme. It has prolix descriptions and is high on ambience, but 90% of the game is decoration. Its main problem is hiding difficulty in descriptions. The player alternates between exploring the streets of Paris for hours while looking for places relevant to the game and tightly time-bound, strictly sequenced segments where only the "right" command prevents death. Well written but questionably designed.