Ulysses and the Golden Fleece

Ulysses and the Golden Fleece is an adventure game where you play the part of Ulysses in ancient Greece. The king has given you the task of finding the golden fleece, a legendary treasure which is protected by the gods. You begin your quest in a small town, and will need to travel to several far away lands to find the fleece. Many characters from ancient mythology will be encountered along the way, including King Neptune, the Sirens, Cyclops, and others. You need to find a way past them as well as the many obstacles on sea and land if you are to be successful.

Along the bottom of the screen is a text parser which accepts two word commands to interact with the game, and at the top (covering most of the screen) are graphics depicting your current situation. If needed, the graphics can temporarily be cleared to see some of the most recent commands entered.

Added September 28, 2020
Published By On-Line Systems
Sierra On-line, Inc.
StarCraft, Inc.
All American Adventures
Developed By On-Line Systems
Sierra On-line, Inc.
Front Cover (United Kingdom) (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Back Cover (United Kingdom) (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Old Cover Image
The beginning of the game (Apple II) from mobygames.com
The king informs you of your quest (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Exploring a forest... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
You need to recruit a crew in order to sale (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Oh uh, a storm at sea? (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Landed in a foreign location (Apple II) from mobygames.com
King Neptune is here! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Be careful of this dragon! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Pluto, god of the underworld! (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Yet another location to explore... (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Title screen. from mobygames.com
The starting location - a small town in ancient Greece. from mobygames.com
The entrance of the King's castle. from mobygames.com
The throne room. from mobygames.com
A store in the town. from mobygames.com
Some sailors in the town's tavern. from mobygames.com
A lush green forest near the town. from mobygames.com
The King's private dock. from mobygames.com
Sailing towards a storm. from mobygames.com
Title screen (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Beginning the game in a town... (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
I am in a lush forest (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
On a dock; there is a bottle here! (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Visiting a small tavern (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
A guard is blocking the castle entrance (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
In a forest near the town (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
An alley; obvious exits are north and south (CGA with composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Starting location with different CGA RGB palette (switch with key press) from mobygames.com
Title screen (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The game begins here (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The king informs you of your quest (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Hmm, there is a chest here... (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
You'll need to find a crew to sale... (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
At the docks... (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Lost(?) in the jungle... (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Careful of this deep fjord!! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Uh oh, a dragon!! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Pluto, god of the underworld!! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1984

Genre(s):
Interactive Fiction Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Fantasy

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