Asteka
Asteka (アステカ) is an early graphical adventure game that was created by Tsuneyuki Miyamoto at Nihon Falcom. The title was initially released for the NEC PC-88 and was later ported to other Japanese computers…
10 April 1984
Asteka is an adventure developed by Nihon Falcom, released 10 April 1984 on FM-7, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X1.
What Asteka is
Asteka is an adventure game developed by Nihon Falcom and released in 1984. It is available on FM-7, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X1.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Asteka (アステカ) is an early graphical adventure game that was created by Tsuneyuki Miyamoto at Nihon Falcom. The title was initially released for the NEC PC-88 and was later ported to other Japanese computers. While exploring the Palenque ruins in southern Mexico, the player takes the role of an archeologist where they use the game's katakana text parser to interact with the world and solve puzzles. The game was technically impressive for its time due to how quickly it could load new images, similar to Falcom's Demons Ring, and for its use of digitized photographs for some of its graphics. Asteka was most likely released on April 13, 1985 according to early advertisements. However, even…
How it plays
Its themes are historical.
What it launched against
Asteka launched on 10 April 1984, within three weeks of H.E.R.O., Boulder Dash and Sabre Wulf.
Released around the same time: H.E.R.O., Boulder Dash, Sabre Wulf.
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Quick answers
Asteka — frequently asked questions
When did Asteka come out?
Asteka was released on 10 April 1984 for FM-7, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X1.
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