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Riddler's Den

Riddler's Den is similar to Ultimate's games such as SabreWulf or Atic Atac, twinning maze with puzzle-solving elements - and it also includes some RPG elements. Regarding the story, Trunkie, the Manlephant…

31 December 1985

Riddler's Den is an arcade developed by ZiggySoft, released 31 December 1985 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Riddler's Den is

Riddler's Den is an arcade game developed by ZiggySoft and released in 1985. It was published by Electric Dreams Software. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Riddler's Den is similar to Ultimate's games such as SabreWulf or Atic Atac, twinning maze with puzzle-solving elements - and it also includes some RPG elements. Regarding the story, Trunkie, the Manlephant, has entered the Riddler's Den to complete the 1st part of his quest by finding the Golden Tusk and ultimately meet the Great Golden God Gregogo. To be successful in these tasks, Trunkie will have to decipher how to take advantage from the many objects he'll find in the way.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Riddler's Den launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Riddler's Den come out?
Riddler's Den was released on 31 December 1985 for ZX Spectrum.

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