
The Eidolon
by Lucasfilm Games·published by Epyx, Activision, Pony Canyon
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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.
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Commercial
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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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1 October 1985
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