Elidon
{{Short description|1985 video game}}
{{about||the Albanian football coach|Elidon Demiri}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Elidon.png
| image_size =
| caption = Cover art by Colin Marshall
| developer = Orpheus
| publisher = Orpheus
Aackosoft (Denmark)
| designer = John B. Marshall{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/computer-and-videogames-045/ComputerAndVideoGames_045_Jul_1985#page/n4/mode/1up/ |title=Computer and Videogames Magazine Issue 045 |date= July 1985|accessdate=2015-11-05}}
Paul B. Kaufman
| artist = John B. Marshall
| programmer = Andrew Green
| composer = Jon Maskill
| platforms = Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX
| released = 1985
| genre = Action
| modes = Single-player
}}
Elidon is a 1985 action game developed and published by Orpheus for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and MSX computers.
Gameplay
Elidon is a flip-screen (or flick-screen) platform game. The player controls a flying Faerie using the keyboard or joystick. When the Faerie reaches the edge of the current screen, it will 'flip' to the next screen, a common technique in 1980s home computers.{{cite web |author=Giant Bomb |title=Flip Screen (Concept) |url=https://www.giantbomb.com/flip-screen/3015-2123/ |website=Giant Bomb |access-date=2023-06-12}}
The player must avoid the nasties and obstacles which drain the Faerie's energy. A wand can be used to remove the nasties. The Faerie can only hold three collectables at a time.{{cite web |last1=MobyGames |title=Elidon (1985) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/63121/elidon/ |website=MobdyGames |access-date=2023-06-12}}
Reception
Elidon was well received by press,{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/1986-05-computegazette/Compute_Gazette_Issue_35_1986_May#page/n59/mode/2up/ |title=Compute! Gazette Issue 35 |date= May 1986|accessdate=2015-11-05}} including review scores of 78% from Amtix,{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/amtix-magazine-01/Amtix_01_Nov_1985#page/n115/mode/2up/ |title=Amtix Magazine Issue 01 |date= November 1985|accessdate=2015-11-05}} 15/20 from Computer Gamer,{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gamer_Issue04#page/n61/mode/1up/ |title=Computer Gamer Issue04 |date= |accessdate=2015-11-05}} 85% from CVG Magazine{{cite web |title=CVG Magazine Issue 046 |url=https://archive.org/details/cvg-magazine-046/page/n26/mode/1up?view=theater |website=Computer and Video Games | date=August 1985 |access-date=2023-06-12}} and 83% from Zzap!64.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/zzap64-magazine-004/ZZap_64_Issue_004_1985_Aug#page/n45/mode/1up/ |title=ZZap!64 Magazine Issue 004 |date= August 1985|accessdate=2015-11-05}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.mobygames.com/game/elidon Elidon] at MobyGames
Category:Action-adventure games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Category:Video games featuring female protagonists
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