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Total Eclipse

A first person adventure game where you explore a pyramid to discover it's secrets before it destroys everything that blocks the suns light. With a total eclipse on the way you'd better hurry!

31 December 1988

Total Eclipse is an adventure developed by Major Developments, released 31 December 1988 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Total Eclipse is

Total Eclipse is an adventure game developed by Major Developments and released in 1988. It was published by Cinemaware. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum. It runs on Freescape.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A first person adventure game where you explore a pyramid to discover it's secrets before it destroys everything that blocks the suns light. With a total eclipse on the way you'd better hurry!
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

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

What it launched against

Total Eclipse launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Total Eclipse — frequently asked questions

When did Total Eclipse come out?
Total Eclipse was released on 31 December 1988 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

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