Dark Mage is an adventure, released 1 June 2003 on Atari 2600.
What Dark Mage is
Dark Mage was released in 2003. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
If you've ever played a classic text adventure, a genre made famous by Infocom in the early 80s, then Dark Mage will be an unexpected pleasure for you. Greg Troutman managed to squeeze a text adventure into an 8K Atari 2600 cart, and although it's much simpler in execution than Infocom's offerings, it's an enjoyable game nonetheless. In Dark Mage, you play the role of a jester banished from your kingdom and your goal is to find and return the king's black rose. As in most text adventures you explore the game world by moving through the four compass directions, find and use items and talk with characters you encounter along the way. This is all accomplished with relative ease through the use…
What it launched against
Dark Mage launched on 1 June 2003, within three weeks of Silent Hill 3, Rise of Nations, The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon and Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut.
Released around the same time: Silent Hill 3, Rise of Nations, The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon, Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut.
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When did Dark Mage come out?
Dark Mage was released on 1 June 2003 for Atari 2600.
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