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Lost Caves

You control the famous explorer, armed only with his trusty shovel. You must collect ten diamonds in each of the sixteen mines. Once these gems have been collected you must find the wooden door which leads to…

31 December 1989

Lost Caves is a puzzle, released 31 December 1989 on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

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What Lost Caves is

Lost Caves was released in 1989. It is available on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pursued by a band of cut-throat Nomads, you stumble across an ancient faded map, showing the position of the mythical diamond mine the LOST CAVES. For almost a thousand years explorers and archaeologists alike have dreamed of discovering the location of the legendary LOST CAVES and of gaining the riches it is said to hold. The unlucky ones discovered its secret entrance. They perished within its maze of corridors, cunning traps and ancient explosives. Now you are faced with a choice, enter this subterranean nightmare, or perish amongst the cold steel blades of a thousand Nomads.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Lost Caves launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Lost Caves come out?
Lost Caves was released on 31 December 1989 for Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.

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