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Empire of the Over-Mind

In this text adventure it is the player's goal to reach the red planet that gloomily hangs above its alter ego's head. Contrary to most text adventures of its time the player does not use directions like…

31 December 1981

Empire of the Over-Mind is an adventure developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc., released 31 December 1981 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80.

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What Empire of the Over-Mind is

Empire of the Over-Mind is an adventure game developed by Microcomputer Games, Inc. and released in 1981. It was published by The Avalon Hill Game Company. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The powerful magic of King Alcazar summons you beyond the boundaries of time and space to a different plane of reality, to the Empire of the Over-Mind. The Over-Mind is tyrant of the red and blue planets; part machine, part spirit of evil. Long ages past, it cleverly overthrew the great King Alacazar, but the king escaped to safety and planned revenge that has taken a thousand years to fulfill. Now, at the Conjunction of the Seventeen Planes, the stage is set for YOU to travel to the Empire of the Over-Mind and destroy the infernal abomination.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Empire of the Over-Mind launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

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When did Empire of the Over-Mind come out?
Empire of the Over-Mind was released on 31 December 1981 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80.

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