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Jewels of Babylon

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A 1983 graphic text adventure of pirate-haunted treasure hunting

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About this game

Jewels of Babylon is a graphic text adventure developed by David M. Banner and published by Interceptor Software.

The game follows a mission to recover the Jewels of Babylon, an ancient jewellery collection stolen by pirates from a ship off the West Coast of Africa. After surviving the attack and locating the pirates’ remote island base, you must reach the island and retrieve the jewels.

Each location is presented with an image followed by descriptive text. You interact with the surroundings by typing commands using the keyboard.

Details

  • Genre: Adventure
  • Release date: December 31, 1983
  • Developer: David M. Banner
  • Publisher: Interceptor Software
  • Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, and Sinclair ZX Spectrum