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Queen of Phobos

Queen of Phobos was an adventure game for the Apple II.

31 December 1982

Queen of Phobos is an adventure, released 31 December 1982 on Apple II.

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What Queen of Phobos is

Queen of Phobos was released in 1982. It was published by Phoenix Software, Inc.. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Two weeks ago a derelict starliner was discovered circling one of the moons of Scalus III. The ship was found to be of Martian origin, making it over ten thousand yeras old. This alone would be enough to make it of great archelogical value; however this particular vessel is believed to be the near legendary "Queen of Phobos", lost somewhere near the Triffid Nebula approximately 9450 B.C. Chief among the list of the ship's illustrious passengers was Rankh III, then Pharaoh of the now extinct Martian race. More importantly, the ship was carrying in it tightly guarded hold the mask of Kuh-Tuh-Lu, symbol of the Pharaoh's strength and power (there are those who contend that the mask was more…
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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

Queen of Phobos 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 Queen of Phobos come out?
Queen of Phobos was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II.

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