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Quondam

Quondam is a piece of Interactive Fiction written by Rod Underwood on the Phoenix mainframe computer in 1980.

31 December 1984

Quondam is an adventure, released 31 December 1984 on BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Quondam is

Quondam was released in 1984. It was published by Acornsoft Limited. It is available on BBC Microcomputer System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Welcome to the medieval land of Quondam, where all things magical are possible. The land is full of wonders, but is also full of traps for the unwary. Your task is to find all the treasures and a safe place to deposit them. But beware, things are seldom as they seem.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Quondam launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

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When did Quondam come out?
Quondam was released on 31 December 1984 for BBC Microcomputer System.

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