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The Fall of Rome

The Fall of Rome is a strategy game set in 395 BC where the Roman Empire was starting to lose it's grip from Barbarians and armies around Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. You have the chance to save…

31 December 1983

The Fall of Rome is a strategy developed by ASP Software Ltd., released 31 December 1983 on Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Dragon 32/64.

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What The Fall of Rome is

The Fall of Rome is a strategy game developed by ASP Software Ltd. and released in 1983. It is available on Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Dragon 32/64 and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Fall of Rome is a strategy game set in 395 BC where the Roman Empire was starting to lose it's grip from Barbarians and armies around Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. You have the chance to save the Empire by fighting off attacks or attacking your enemies around your various provinces over 12 turns. Each turn represents five years and is split into three phases, Income and Expenditure, Movement and finally Combat.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The Fall of Rome launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness, Zoo Keeper.

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When did The Fall of Rome come out?
The Fall of Rome was released on 31 December 1983 for Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Dragon 32/64 and ZX Spectrum.

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