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Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler is an early fighting game for the Apple II family of computers, created by Paul Stephenson and published by Datamost in 1982. The player controls a sword-wielding swashbuckler who must fight and…

31 December 1982

Swashbuckler is an arcade developed by Datamost, released 31 December 1982 on Apple II, FM-7 and PC-8800 Series.

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What Swashbuckler is

Swashbuckler is an arcade game developed by Datamost and released in 1982. It was published by Comptiq. It is available on Apple II, FM-7 and PC-8800 Series.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Swashbuckler is an early fighting game for the Apple II family of computers, created by Paul Stephenson and published by Datamost in 1982. The player controls a sword-wielding swashbuckler who must fight and dispatch various attackers. Combat occurs in a wooden-beamed ship's hold littered with skeletons and cobwebs, which the player views from the side.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Swashbuckler 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 Swashbuckler come out?
Swashbuckler was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II, FM-7 and PC-8800 Series.

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