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TaskMaker

TaskMaker is a 2D top-down RPG for Macintosh developed by Storm Impact. The original black-and-white version was published by XOR Corporation in 1989. An updated version including color was released by Storm…

31 December 1989

TaskMaker is a video game, released 31 December 1989 on Mac.

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What TaskMaker is

TaskMaker was released in 1989. It was published by Storm Impact. It is available on Mac only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

TaskMaker is a 2D top-down RPG for Macintosh developed by Storm Impact. The original black-and-white version was published by XOR Corporation in 1989. An updated version including color was released by Storm Impact in 1993. The player is a young hero trained to be the successor to the leader of the land, the TaskMaker, who assigns him quests (i.e. tasks).
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

TaskMaker 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.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did TaskMaker come out?
TaskMaker was released on 31 December 1989 for Mac.