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GFS Sorceress

After being kicked out in space drifting through the vacuum, by chance, you hit upon the G.F.S. Sorceress. If you could get inside - she would be your only chance of survival.

31 December 1981

GFS Sorceress 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 GFS Sorceress is

GFS Sorceress 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

Unjustly sentenced for mutiny, you are condemned to spend the remainder of you natural days drifting in interstellar space in a recycling spacesuit, from which the maneuvering thrusters have been removed. You stand at the open door of the Federal Galactic Naval starship Rheingold's airlock. Before you are the beautiful but cold and distant stars. You hesitate to make the final leap, and a guard gives you a kick in the seat of the pants that sends you spinning out of the airlock and into space. Your spinning presents some difficulties in getting a good last look at the Rheingold as its engines turn on and it speeds away. In desperation you begin to wave your arms and legs in a vain attempt…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

GFS Sorceress 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 GFS Sorceress come out?
GFS Sorceress was released on 31 December 1981 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80.

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