''Get Dexter'' (known as ''Crafton & Xunk'' in its country of origin,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
),
[''Get Dexter'' inlay, backpage, PSS/ERE] is a
graphic adventure
An adventure game is a video game genre in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and/or puzzle-solving. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-base ...
game, originally released for the
Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the S ...
in 1986.
It was programmed by Remi Herbulot, with graphics by Michel Rho, and was published in France by
ERE Informatique and by
PSS in Britain.
An
Atari ST version was released in 1987.
The game is played out in isometric area with a futuristic sci-fi plot with puzzle solving.
A sequel, ''Get Dexter 2'', was released in 1988.
Plot
In 2912 a war rages on Earth and is escalating out of control. If the Central Galactic Control Computer on Earth is destroyed then all life on the planets will perish with it. The council of Sages give Dexter, an
android expert in dangerous missions, and Scooter his trusty Podocephalus, the mission to infiltrate the computer centre and copy the memory in order that Galactic life can continue.
References
External links
Get Dexter at T.A.C.G.R. (The Amstrad Computer Games Resource
1986 video games
Amstrad CPC games
Atari ST games
Europe-exclusive video games
Video games developed in France
Personal Software Services games
Video games set in the 30th century
Single-player video games
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