The Eidolon (1986)

The Eidolon is an arcade adventure game released in 1986 by Activision. The title was developed by Tony Adams and Tony Porter, with inlay art provided by Ken Macklin. The game is based on a license from Lucasfilm Games.

The game supports a single player and features AY sound capabilities. Controls include support for Kempston and Interface 2 joysticks, as well as cursor keys. It runs on both 48K and 128K ZX Spectrum models.

The cassette was priced at £7.99. The game was also released on other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and MSX.

The game holds an average magazine score of 72.00% based on five reviews. The weighted user score currently stands at 7.26 from 19 votes.

In Russia, the game gained recognition through numerous TR-DOS versions released by groups such as LFA, Monsters, and Maxsoft. The Oberon magazine featured detailed walkthroughs, while electronic magazines provided POKE codes. Cracked cassette versions by MAC and Bill were also available.