The Mask of the Sun
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You are Mac Steele - archeologist, adventurer and treasure hunter. Poisoned by one of your newly found artifacts, you're fighting against time to find the legendary Mask of the Sun, which is your only chance to find a cure. On your trip you'll stumble across antique ruins of the Aztecs, burried deep within Mexico, which hold the secret of a long lost civilization. Mask of the Sun is a classical text adventure with graphics of your surroundings.
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Average score: 4.3 out of 5 (based on 11 ratings with 1 reviews)
The Good
Great graphics (back then) great plot, good challenge.
The Bad
Although I had bought the original, I made a copy and played the copy. The copy could not save the game. If I died or got lost, I had to start all over again!
I actually had to hack into the game to go into different levels. For example, when entering the pyramid, there is a snake you have to shoot. I tried everything, shoot, get gun, fire gun, I always got bit. I went into the disk, and found the word: bang. I was then able to kill the snake.
I also remember finding the maps that were made with each of the 3 bowls, I printed them and put them one on top of each other to look at the complete map.
The Bottom Line
Adventure, lots of logic needed, solving riddles and remembering stuff.
Apple II · by mr click (3) · 2015
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- Happy Computer
- Issue 04/1985 - #10 Best Game in 1984 (Readers' Vote)
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Mask of the Sun Walkthrough
by Sheree (1983)
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Game added by Quapil.
Atari 8-bit, Apple II added by Servo.
Additional contributors: Jeanne, Patrick Bregger.
Game added June 29, 2003. Last modified August 30, 2023.