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Pandora's Box

The evils of ancient times are loose and the player, armed with lightning bolts, has to destoy them in this action/shoot'em up game written by Bob Flanagan and Scott Miller.

31 December 1982

Pandora's Box is an arcade, released 31 December 1982 on Apple II.

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What Pandora's Box is

Pandora's Box was released in 1982. It was published by Datamost. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The evils of ancient times are loose and the player, armed with lightning bolts, has to destoy them in this action/shoot'em up game written by Bob Flanagan and Scott Miller.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Pandora's Box launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Pandora's Box come out?
Pandora's Box was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II.

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