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NOT EASY BEING A GOD...


The golden age of Ancient Greece. A time of men and gods. A place of Myths and legends. Where errant Heroes vie with preternatural forces while their gods stand aloof and disinterested. But history is always written by the victor and the tale herein related tells a different story. A chapter from the Unwritten Histories, Myth recounds the struggles of the Olympian deities as they battle to maintain their religious monopoly in the face of the gathering storm of Christianity. At once poignant, subtle and self-effacing, Myth takes a light-hearted look at the roots of popular mythology through the eyes of Poseidon, god of the sea as he travels The Underworld in search of the fable Dark Helmet of Hades.

Myth comes from the stables of Magnetic Scrolls, home of a string of award-winning adventures, such as Guild of Thieves, Corruption and Fish!.

Facts

Released:
1989
Distributor:
Firebird / Rainbird
Story:
Paul Findley
Graphics:
Geoff Quilley, Tristan Humpries, Chris Kent
Music:
Michael Powell
Programming:
?
Platforms:
Amiga, Amstrad PCW, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, IBM PC, Spectrum+3
Game box contents:
Installation guide
Disk
Known release versions:
1.0. - Amiga, Atari ST, C64, IBM PC, Amstrad PCW
Known packages:
Card folder, black and white (14.4 cm x 14.4 cm - 5.5/8" x 5.5/8")

Game box contents

  • Disk:

  • Amiga

    Amstrad PCW

    Atari ST

    IBM PC
  • Adventure Guide

Background information

  • This is a short game that hasn't been released to the general public. It was only available as a welcome present in the British adventure club Official Secrets. Official secrets was founded by Tony Rainbird, founder of the well known "Rainbird" label, a British Telecomsoft division. Later he became business advisor of Magnetic Scrolls.
  • Each disk was personalized with the customer's name on the label and a key generated from the name. This key was used for the copy protection.

Walkthroughs, solutions and more...

myth_w.zip
Walkthrough
myth-solution_book.pdf
Official Solution Book (PDF, provided by Andreas Scherrer)
Archived material:
Myth_Book.zip
Official Solution Book (JPG scans)

Articles and Reviews

Game reviews - Myth
Title Source Authors, Credits File Language
Myth (Spectrum +3)  UK flag Crash magazine 68, 1989, page 45
donated by Matthew Williams
?  UK flag
Myth (Amiga)  UK flag Amiga Format 4, 1989
donated by Tim Janssen
Skippy Dunn Download article  UK flag
Myth (Amiga)  UK flag CU Amiga April, 1989, page 57
donated by Tim Janssen
? Download article  UK flag
Special Reserve advertisment with Myth offer UK flag Computer & Video Games 84, October 1988, page 45 Special Reserve Download article  UK flag
Myth (multiple) UK flag Computer & Video Games 88, February 1989, page 67 ? Download article  UK flag
Myth (Amiga) UK flag The Games Machine 23, October 1989, page 72 Paul Rigby Download article  UK flag
Myth (Amiga) ASM October 1989, page 136,
donated by Michael Schmitzer
Michael Suck Download article
Special Reserve advertisment with Myth offer UK flag Amstrad PCW , November 1989, page 6 Special Reserve Download article  UK flag
Myth (C-64) UK flag Zzap64 Iss. 54 October 1989,
p. 31
? Download article  UK flag

Availability

Amiga
Amstrad PCW
Atari ST
C64
IBM PC
Spectrum +3