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Earthly Delights

A text adventure in which the player discovers on a world-wide journey who has stolen the peculiar inheritance, the painting Parrish's 'Earthly Delights', that was left by the recently died uncle.

31 December 1984

Earthly Delights is an adventure, released 31 December 1984 on Apple II, DOS and Mac.

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What Earthly Delights is

Earthly Delights was released in 1984. It was published by Datamost. It is available on Apple II, DOS and Mac.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Your favorite Uncle, from whom you haven't heard from in years has just died. He left you a peculiar inheiritance: a painting of a beautiful woman. The following night, the painting is stolen, sending you on a world-wide journey to discover who has the painting, and why.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Earthly Delights 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.

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When did Earthly Delights come out?
Earthly Delights was released on 31 December 1984 for Apple II, DOS and Mac.

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