Dota
In the near-future, a scientist experiments with creating life using a secret scroll found in Tibetan ruins. He accidentally revives an ancient bio-weapon that quickly captures him & his family, except their…
Dota is a platform developed by SystemSoft, released 1 July 1986 on MSX and PC-8800 Series.
What Dota is
Dota is a platform game developed by SystemSoft and released in 1986. It was published by Eaglesoft. It is available on MSX and PC-8800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dota & his biologist father happen upon an archaic scroll, found by an explorer at the ruins of a lost Tibetan city. At their lab, the father studies this text and uses its secrets to create new life. However, he unknowingly releases the curse of Toruda, a long-deceased ruler of the ancient world who imbued his powers into the scroll. Toruda's desires to revive himself through new life, and take over the world, bring about monsters in the lab & nearby lands. With his family captured by Toruda's bio-weapon and underlings, Dota manages to escape and begin his quest to rescue them. He must travel through 4 zones, each infested with evil creations, so he can become strong enough to defeat 4…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Dota launched on 1 July 1986, within three weeks of Bubble Bobble and Salamander.
Released around the same time: Bubble Bobble, Salamander.
Official trailer
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