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Wishbone and the Amazing Odyssey

Wishbone has been zapped inside the combobulator and the only way out is to re-enact Homer's Odyssey. The game begins in Troy, where the player picks up the crew roster and some wine. The game then passes…

4 July 1996

Wishbone and the Amazing Odyssey is an adventure developed by Human Code, released 4 July 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Wishbone and the Amazing Odyssey is

Wishbone and the Amazing Odyssey is an adventure game developed by Human Code and released in 1996. It was published by Palladium Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Wishbone has been zapped inside the combobulator and the only way out is to re-enact Homer's Odyssey. The game begins in Troy, where the player picks up the crew roster and some wine. The game then passes through the cave of Polyphemus, Aeaea and Circe, Scylla or Charybdis, Thrinacia and finally home to Ithaca, where the player must win an archery contest to win Penelope.
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How it plays

Its themes are comedy, educational, fantasy and historical.

What it launched against

Wishbone and the Amazing Odyssey launched on 4 July 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade and Triple Play 97.

Released around the same time: Super Mario 64, Nights Into Dreams..., Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade, Triple Play 97.

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When did Wishbone and the Amazing Odyssey come out?
Wishbone and the Amazing Odyssey was released on 4 July 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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