Rendezvous with Rama
Rendezvous with Rama is an interactive fiction game with graphics published by Telarium, a subsidiary of Spinnaker Software, in 1984. It was developed in cooperation with Arthur C. Clarke and based upon his 1973 science fiction novel Rendezvous with Rama.
Rendezvous with Rama
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- 1984
- Publisher
- Telarium
- Genre
- interactive fiction · science fiction video game
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Rendezvous with Rama is an interactive fiction game with graphics published by Telarium, a subsidiary of Spinnaker Software, in 1984. It was developed in cooperation with Arthur C. Clarke and based upon his 1973 science fiction novel Rendezvous with Rama.
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• Title — Rendezvous with Rama • Developer — Telarium • Publisher — Telarium • Designer — Ron Martinez • Platforms — Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX2 • Released — 1984 • Genre — Interactive fiction • Modes — Single-player
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German reviewers recognized the complexity of the storyline and the various possibilities of interaction with non-player characters.
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- 1.Murphy, Jamie. Stepping into the Story: Players participate in 'interactive fiction'. Time. 125. 19. 64. May 13, 2013.
- 2.Boris Schneider-Johne, Heinrich Lenhardt: Science Fiction-Adventures, Happy Computer 5/1985, p.145ff.
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