Crypt of Medusa

Based loosely on the famed Greek character, Crypt of Medea is one of the earliest horror-themed games released for the Apple II series. The plot is simple: you are trapped in an underground crypt filled with a variety of ghastly creatures and traps, and you must find your way out before you become just another nameless corpse--just like the ones you encounter all throughout the maze-like mausoleum.

Crypt of Medea is a Hi-Res adventure game with color graphics, using the simple two-word "verb noun" parser that was common in these types of games. In its heyday, it was panned for its graphic depictions of gratuitous violence, but seeing as such material has almost become a standard in today's games, one could argue that Crypt of Medea was fairly ahead of its time.

Added February 23, 2021
Published By Sir-tech Software, Inc.
Developed By Sir-tech Software, Inc.
Front Cover (United States) (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (United States) (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Media (United States) (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Introduction Screen (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Introduction Graphic (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Starting Tomb (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Typing Commands (Apple II) from mobygames.com
In a Hole (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Killed by a Hand (Apple II) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1984

Platform(s):

Genre(s):
Interactive Fiction Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Horror