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It's Only Rock 'N Roll

In this brilliant text and graphics game, you start with a guitar, a few bucks and enough raw talent to sit in with the Stones or the Police. Now you've got some big decisions to make as you pick one of three…

1 June 1984

It's Only Rock 'N Roll is a simulator developed by Xonox, released 1 June 1984 on ColecoVision.

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What It's Only Rock 'N Roll is

It's Only Rock 'N Roll is a simulator game developed by Xonox and released in 1984. It is available on ColecoVision only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this brilliant text and graphics game, you start with a guitar, a few bucks and enough raw talent to sit in with the Stones or the Police. Now you've got some big decisions to make as you pick one of three levels and let IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N ROLL take you down a whirlwind road seeking the unbelievable wealth, status and popularity points you'll need to succeed. If you're really good if you can avoid exhausting tours, bad managers. lousy material and too much fun — if you can keep your money, stay happy, and interpret the record charts and newspaper headlines — you'll be the all time reigning KING OF ROCK AND ROLL! Fail and you'll be playing the opening act blues. But whether you end up a…
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How it plays

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

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When did It's Only Rock 'N Roll come out?
It's Only Rock 'N Roll was released on 1 June 1984 for ColecoVision.

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