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IGDB / 25938

Master of the Lamps

1985 75 / 100 Arcade Music
Master of the Lamps is one of the first music video games. It was inspired by tales compiled in One Thousand and One Nights. Gameplay alternates between two modes. In the first, the prince maneuvers a flying carpet through a winding tunnel to a genie's den. In practice, this requires the player to direct the carpet over diamond-shaped gates as they appear; failure to do so returns the prince to the beginning of the t Show full summary

Master of the Lamps is one of the first music video games. It was inspired by tales compiled in One Thousand and One Nights. Gameplay alternates between two modes. In the first, the prince maneuvers a flying carpet through a winding tunnel to a genie's den. In practice, this requires the player to direct the carpet over diamond-shaped gates as they appear; failure to do so returns the prince to the beginning of the tunnel

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Master of the Lamps is one of the first music video games. It was inspired by tales compiled in One Thousand and One Nights. Gameplay alternates between two modes. In the first, the prince maneuvers a flying carpet through a winding tunnel to a genie's den. In practice, this requires the player to direct the carpet over diamond-shaped gates as they appear; failure to do so returns the prince to the beginning of the tunnel

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Activision
Publisher
Activision
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Third person
Themes
Action, Fantasy
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Amstrad CPC Aug 01, 1985
  • Apple II Sep 02, 1985
  • Atari 8-bit Aug 01, 1985
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX Apr 01, 1985
  • MSX 1985

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