Get Dexter
Get Dexter (known as Crafton & Xunk in its country of origin, France) is a graphic adventure game, originally released for the Amstrad CPC 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.
Get Dexter
- Date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Get Dexter was published by ERE Informatique.
- Genre
- adventure video game
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Get Dexter (known as Crafton & Xunk in its country of origin, France) is a graphic adventure game, originally released for the Amstrad CPC 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.
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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.
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• Title — Get Dexter • Publisher — ERE Informatique PSS • Programmer — Remi Herbulot • Released — 1986: Amstrad CPC 1987: Atari ST • Genre — Adventure • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Amstrad CPC, Atari ST
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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.
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