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Silvano Ciccioli (152) on 12/17/2023 9:59 PM · Reply · Permalink · Report
any evidence of the existence of DOS version? there are homonyms, but I can't find an Epyx game. There are IBM PC loading instructions in the American manual, but that's not a proof that it was eventually released. It was common to print manuals in advance with all 'possible' versions.
Terok Nor (42014) on 12/18/2023 2:56 PM · Reply · Permalink · Report
Looks like no double-checking was done. In the May and June issues, the game is listed under "Second Quarter", i.e. without a specific scheduled release month. It then disappears in the July issue. Deriving from that it was released in June is quite a stretch since the issues also list the previous month, and it doesn't appear there. It looks to me like it was scheduled to be released at some point, but was then quietly cancelled.
Rwolf (22827) on 12/18/2023 5:29 PM · Reply · Permalink · Report
There are some non-kosher sites that allegedly have the DOS game for download, but I have not checked if it's a genuine version or something leaked after the company folded.
Epyx itself closed in november of that same year, I understand.
