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Barbie

Players play as Barbie who is invited on dates by Ken. They must then drive through town and stop at different clothing stores so they can put together the right outfit for the date.

31 December 1984

Barbie is a simulator developed by A Eddy & Goldfarb Assoc., released 31 December 1984 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Barbie is

Barbie is a simulator game developed by A Eddy & Goldfarb Assoc. and released in 1984. It was published by Epyx. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Players play as Barbie who is invited on dates by Ken. They must then drive through town and stop at different clothing stores so they can put together the right outfit for the date.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are kids and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Barbie series

Barbie is the first of 106 entries we hold in the Barbie series. The next entry was Barbie Tennis in 1990.

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What it launched against

Barbie launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Barbie come out?
Barbie was released on 31 December 1984 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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