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The Eidolon

by Lucasfilm Games·published by Epyx, Activision, Pony Canyon

1 October 198521
Commodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bitZX SpectrumMSXAmstrad CPCPC-88

Reader score

7.4/ 10

26 votes

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About

You control a mysterious 19th-century machine named "The Eidolon" through mysterious caves. Collect and create fireballs and encounter strange creatures like 'Greps', 'Biter Birds', 'Bottlenecks', 'Rotoflies', 'Puffer Birds' , and 'Guardian Dragons'. Each type of fireball you collect has different effects. For instance Blue fireballs freeze time, and green fireballs transform one monster into another type. A guardian dragon must be defeated at the end of each level.

Eidolon is one of the progenitors of the first-person shooter genre, with full pseudo-3D panoramic graphics. This was achieved with the use of Lucasfilm Games 3D fractal technology, also used in Rescue on Fractalus! and Koronis Rift.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Engine

Custom built engine

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

Cassette Tape, Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Digital Joystick

Number of Players Supported

1 Player

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Also known as

Eidalon — Misspelled Commodore 64 Ricochet tape title

The Dragon Game — working title

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Facts

Released

1 October 1985

Platforms

Commodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bitZX SpectrumMSXAmstrad CPCPC-88

Tags

1st-personPuzzle elementsShooterFantasySci-fi / futuristicSteampunk