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The Golden Baton

A text adventure game from Brian Howarth.

31 December 1981

The Golden Baton is an adventure, released 31 December 1981 on Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore 16.

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What The Golden Baton is

The Golden Baton was released in 1981. It was published by Channel 8 Software. It is available on Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore VIC-20, Dragon 32/64, TRS-80 and ZX Spectrum.

How it plays

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

What it launched against

The Golden Baton 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 The Golden Baton come out?
The Golden Baton was released on 31 December 1981 for Acorn Electron, Atari 8-bit, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore VIC-20, Dragon 32/64, TRS-80 and ZX Spectrum.

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