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Time Trax

Time Trax is a sidescroller screen-by-screen action game where you pick up objects in order to find items which are found in each room that is connected by doors and ladders in order to seal portals.

31 December 1986

Time Trax is a puzzle developed by Binary Design, released 31 December 1986 on Amstrad CPC and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Time Trax is

Time Trax is a puzzle game developed by Binary Design and released in 1986. It was published by Argus Press Software. It is available on Amstrad CPC and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dark forces have set out to destroy the fabric of time, by opening eight space-time continuum portals. Each one is guarded by a great mind, who must have a relevant object returned to them before they will allow you to seal the portals. Doing this requires formulating a spell from the runes the Minds give you.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Time Trax launched on 31 December 1986, within three weeks of World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel and Rebelstar.

Released around the same time: World Games, Gauntlet, The Sentinel, Rebelstar.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Time Trax come out?
Time Trax was released on 31 December 1986 for Amstrad CPC and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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