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The Return of Heracles

Player(s) travel the land of Greece to accomplish the 12 tasks assigned to them by Zeus and the other gods. Gaining fame and fortune by fighting strange beasts and completing the tasks, the player(s) get help…

31 December 1983

The Return of Heracles is a role-playing (rpg), released 31 December 1983 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What The Return of Heracles is

The Return of Heracles was released in 1983. It was published by Quality Software. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Player(s) travel the land of Greece to accomplish the 12 tasks assigned to them by Zeus and the other gods. Gaining fame and fortune by fighting strange beasts and completing the tasks, the player(s) get help on completing the quests from the Oracle at Delphi. Several human players can play together on the same computer. You control up to 19 mythological heroes in an effort to perform all the tasks of Heracles. You can visit sites such as Mt. Olympus and Troy, recover the golden apples, and even combat famous creatures such as the medusa, the Minotaur, and the hydra.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Return of Heracles 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 Return of Heracles come out?
The Return of Heracles was released on 31 December 1983 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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