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Flimbo's Quest

Rescuing girlfriends is a pretty common challenge in older computer games - why can't any of these ladies look after themselves? On this occasion Pearly has been kidnapped by Fransz Dandruff, so better make…

31 December 1990

Flimbo's Quest is a platform, released 31 December 1990 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Flimbo's Quest is

Flimbo's Quest was released in 1990. It was published by System 3 Software. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Rescuing girlfriends is a pretty common challenge in older computer games - why can't any of these ladies look after themselves? On this occasion Pearly has been kidnapped by Fransz Dandruff, so better make sure he's hair today, gone tomorrow. The gameplay is platform based, although the player may move down platforms as well as up to the next one. There are lots of baddies (drawn in a cutesy style) who need shooting and offer rewards. The seven levels are fairly short and linear.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Flimbo's Quest 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 Flimbo's Quest come out?
Flimbo's Quest was released on 31 December 1990 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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