The land of Fantasia is being consumed by Nothingness. It takes Bastian, a boy from the real world, to believe in Atreyu and all the magical beings of Fantasia to save it from extinction.
AdventureActionFantasyinteractive fictionbased on - movielicensed gametext adventureAtari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Apple II, Amstrad CPC
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Character
Earnest, epic, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Apple II, Amstrad CPC
- Developer
- Ocean Software, Ocean Software
- Publisher
- Ocean Software, Datasoft, Inc.
- Released
- September 17, 1985
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Text
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
Ahriman's Prophecy 200484% alikeBoth earnest, epic, classical in form.
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Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
The Book of Legends 201482% alikeBoth epic, earnest, grave.
Both earnest, epic, classical in form.
The Return of the Condor Heroes 200674% alikeSeries · Both earnest, classical in form, epic.
Series · Both earnest, classical in form, epic.
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