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Das Stundenglas

Upon jumping into a mysterious chest, you arrive in a beautiful fairy-tale world. Yet the serenity is spoiled: the enchanted hourglass that controls the flow of time is lost, and the world has been split into…

31 December 1990

Das Stundenglas is an adventure developed by Weltenschmiede, released 31 December 1990 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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What Das Stundenglas is

Das Stundenglas is an adventure game developed by Weltenschmiede and released in 1990. It was published by Software 2000. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Upon jumping into a mysterious chest, you arrive in a beautiful fairy-tale world. Yet the serenity is spoiled: the enchanted hourglass that controls the flow of time is lost, and the world has been split into two realities. Both planes are the very same land, but certain buildings and people exist only in one of the two zones. On your quest to reclaim the missing artefact, you will have to travel between the two worlds and claim a magical coin from each of the twelve inhabitants; of course, all of them ask a little favor in return for their gift…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Das Stundenglas launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.

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When did Das Stundenglas come out?
Das Stundenglas was released on 31 December 1990 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE and DOS.

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