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Escape from Vulcan's Isle

Fantasy adventure with RPG elements.

31 December 1982

Escape from Vulcan's Isle is an adventure developed by Liberty Software, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 8-bit.

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What Escape from Vulcan's Isle is

Escape from Vulcan's Isle is an adventure game developed by Liberty Software and released in 1982. It was published by Epyx. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

As navigator and explorer, you will voyage over a great sea en route to the destiny fate has prescribed for you. Swept up in a tropical storm, and then shipwrecked, you awake to find yourself on the beach of an uncharted desert island. Somehow, you must get off the island. As your fantasy unfolds, you begin to explore a nearby cave, only to discover the diary of Alcemnon, the now-dead mariner who had lived on the isle years before. These few pages speak of mysterious places, magical artifacts and frightening creatures that are all part of the island. All the information therein will serve you in your search for Alcemnon's home, or something else, ultimately enabling you leave the island…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Escape from Vulcan's Isle launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Xevious.

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When did Escape from Vulcan's Isle come out?
Escape from Vulcan's Isle was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 8-bit.

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