| The Eidolon | |
|---|---|
 Cover artwork by Ken Macklin | |
| Developer(s) | Lucasfilm Games |
| Publisher(s) | Epyx Activision |
| Designer(s) | Charlie Kellner[3] |
| Programmer(s) | Lance Saleme (Apple) |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | C64, Atari 8-bit Apple II |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter, adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Eidolon is one of two games that were part of Lucasfilm Games' second wave in December 1985.[4] The other was Koronis Rift. Both took advantage of the fractal technology developed for Rescue on Fractalus!,[5] further enhancing it. In The Eidolon, Rescue's fractal mountains were turned upside down and became the inside of a cave.
In addition to common cassette formats, the Atari and Commodore 64 versions were supplied on a single floppy disk. One side has the version for Atari 8-bit computers and the other has the Commodore 64 version.
- ^ "1985 Index" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. Vol. 4, no. 10. January 1986. p. 6.
- ^ "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. Vol. 4, no. 10. January 1986. p. 14.
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ Powell, Jack (December 1985). "NEW LUCASFILM GAMES: The Eidolon and Koronis Rift". 4 (8).
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Rignall, Jaz (December 26, 2015). "The Original Lucasfilm Games Team Talk About Life at Skywalker Ranch". US Gamer.