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Earthly Delights (computer Game)
''Earthly Delights'' is an Apple II text adventure created by Roger Webster and Daniel Leviton and published by Datamost in 1984. It was ported to the IBM PC (as a self-booting disk) and Mac (computer), Mac. Plot In ''Earthly Delights'', the story begins with the death of the player's uncle, whom they've not seen for many years, and the unusual inheritance received from him — a portrait of a beautiful woman entitled ''Earthly Delight''. The uncle writes that pleasures and rewards will come to the player if they keep the picture, and exhorts them not to sell it. When a stranger approaches the player offering an enormous sum for the work, their suspicions are aroused and the adventure of ''Earthly Delights'' begins. The introduction to the game describes the painting as "Parrish's ''Earthly Delight''", alluding to American painter Maxfield Parrish. This allusion is supported by the painting's depiction on the cover, which mimics the mountainous landscape of Parrish's ''Canyon' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datamost
Datamost was an American computer book publisher and computer game company founded by David Gordon and based in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, Chatsworth, California. Datamost operated in the early 1980s producing games and other software mainly for the Apple II, Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers, with some for the IBM PC. It also published educational and reference materials related to home computers and computer programming. Video games Publications * ''How to Program the Apple II Using 6502 Assembly Language'' (1981Using 6502 Assembly Language by Randy Hyde , PDFby Randall Hyde, Randy Hyde * ''The Elementary Commodore-64'' (1982) by William B. Sanders, Ph.D. * ''How to Write an Apple Program'' (1982) by Ed Faulk * ''Designing Apple Games with Pizazz'' (1983) by Greg Minter and John Ruffner * ''p-Source (A Guide to the Apple Pascal System)'' (1983) by Randall Hyde * ''Games Apples Play'' (1983) by Mark James Capella and Michael D. Weinstock * ''Games Ataris Play'' (1983) by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |