Inside Outing
{{Short description|1988 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title =
|image = Inside Outing Cover.jpg
|designer = Michael St. Aubyn
|developer = The Edge
|publisher = {{vgrelease|EU|The Edge|NA|Epyx}}
|released = 1988
|genre = Action-adventure
|modes = Single-player
|platforms = ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Amiga
}}
Inside Outing is an isometric action-adventure game released by The Edge in 1988 for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64. In 1989, it was released for the Atari ST and Amiga with the title Raffles with the 8-bit versions re-released with this name.{{cite magazine |title=Change Yer Name|website=Crash|publisher=Newsfield|date=25 May 1989|url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/page.php?issue_id=1032&page=32|access-date=8 February 2022}} It was released in the U.S. by Epyx as Devon Aire in the Hidden Diamond Caper.{{cite web|title=Devon Aire in the Hidden Diamond Caper|url=http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-st-devon-aire-in-the-hidden-diamond-caper_22825.html|website=Atari Mania}}
Plot
An eccentric millionaire has died without leaving a will, instead hiding his money and gems in obscure places around his large house. His widow has hired a professional thief to find and retrieve these items. However, the dead millionaire's strange pets have now overrun the mansion and do not take kindly to interlopers.
Gameplay
Inside Outing uses the Worldmaker graphic development system that was pioneered by The Edge's 1986 game, Fairlight.{{Cite AV media notes|title=Inside Outing back cover|date=1988|publisher=The Edge|url=https://worldofspectrum.org//pub/sinclair/games-inlays/i/InsideOuting.jpg|access-date=8 February 2022}} The player controls a thief, named "Raffles" in some versions of the game and "Devon Aire" in others, who must explore a large mansion looking for valuables, while avoiding the various hostile creatures that inhabit the house.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| award1Pub = Sinclair User
| award1 = SU Classic
| award2Pub = Your Sinclair
| award2 = Megagame
}}
- Sinclair User: "You may be surprised at just how intimidating a canary can be... Without a doubt, the best 3D game since Head Over Heels."{{Citation|title=Inside Outing Review|newspaper=Sinclair User|date=February 1988}}
References
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External links
- {{WoS game|id=0002488|name=Inside Outing}}
- {{lemon64 game|id=1304|name=Inside Outing}}
- {{Atarimania|id=22825|name=Devon Aire in the Hidden Diamond Caper}}
- {{Lemon Amiga game|id=882|name=Raffles}}
Category:Action-adventure games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom