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Myth

Myth is set in Ancient Greece, place of myth and legend. Hence the title. You are are Poseidon, the Sea God. You have to journey to the Underworld to get the Dark Helment of Hades.

31 December 1989

Myth is an adventure developed by Magnetic Scrolls, released 31 December 1989 on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What Myth is

Myth is an adventure game developed by Magnetic Scrolls and released in 1989. It was published by Rainbird. It is available on Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Myth is set in Ancient Greece, place of myth and legend. Hence the title. You are are Poseidon, the Sea God. You have to journey to the Underworld to get the Dark Helment of Hades.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Myth 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 Myth come out?
Myth was released on 31 December 1989 for Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

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