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iD

iD is a video game developed by Mel Croucher and Colin Jones for the ZX Spectrum and published by CRL in 1986. The game is text-based and takes the form of a conversation with an entity that has inhabited the…

31 December 1986

iD is a puzzle developed by Nu Wave UK, released 31 December 1986 on ZX Spectrum.

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What iD is

iD is a puzzle game developed by Nu Wave UK and released in 1986. It was published by CRL. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

iD is a video game developed by Mel Croucher and Colin Jones for the ZX Spectrum and published by CRL in 1986. The game is text-based and takes the form of a conversation with an entity that has inhabited the computer. The player's task is to gain the entity's trust and find out what other inanimate objects this entity has inhabited in the past.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

iD launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

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When did iD come out?
iD was released on 31 December 1986 for ZX Spectrum.

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