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Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion

Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion is a 1996 children's first-person puzzle video game that follows an oversized, anthropomorphic snail named Mortimer, who seeks to save a fantasy world's animal…

31 December 1996

Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion is an adventure developed by LucasArts, released 31 December 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion is

Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion is an adventure game developed by LucasArts and released in 1996. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion is a 1996 children's first-person puzzle video game that follows an oversized, anthropomorphic snail named Mortimer, who seeks to save a fantasy world's animal population.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.

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When did Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion come out?
Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion was released on 31 December 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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