Time Zone (1982)
Time Zone is a 1982 puzzle video game made by On-Line Systems and StarCraft.
Time Zone (1982) was Roberta Williams' wildly ambitious Hi-Res Adventure, spanning six double-sided floppy disks and sending the player across the whole of human history, from prehistoric eras to the far future, to stop an alien tyrant. Enormous and famously demanding, it pushed the early graphic adventure to its outer limits.
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What is Time Zone about?
Time Zone (1982) was Roberta Williams' wildly ambitious Hi-Res Adventure, spanning six double-sided floppy disks and sending the player across the whole of human history, from prehistoric eras to the far future, to stop an alien tyrant. Enormous and famously demanding, it pushed the early graphic adventure to its outer limits.
When was Time Zone released?
Time Zone was released on 31 December 1982.
Who made Time Zone?
Time Zone was made by On-Line Systems and StarCraft.
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A few thoughts on Time Zone
One of the most ambitious games of its era and a landmark in Roberta Williams' run from Mystery House toward King's Quest I. A time-hopping epic for anyone curious how big these early adventures dared to dream.
Journeys across all of history
Time Zone hurls you across every era of human history to stop an alien tyrant. These adventures share that sweep through time and place, epic quests that refuse to stay in one age or one kingdom.