Circuit's Edge

Circuit's Edge screenshot: Looking at a hooker in a bar.

What is it?
An adventure game, not exactly cyberpunk, not post-apocalyptic, but similar to both. 1990, DOS/EGA (or 16-color VGA). This game is from the United States.
What computer or emulator will it run on?
A PC with 512kB RAM.
Tags
Roland.

This game, which is based on the 1986 SF-series "When Gravity Fails" by George Alec Effinger (1947–2002), is often compared with Neuromancer due to the similar world, but it uses a map-based first person view better comparable to the Bard's Tale series. A special feature, found again later in the Fallout games, are the multiple dialog options that may influence the NPCs' feelings about your character, which they show in ever so subtle mimic differences. This is one of those adventure games that might have made a good RPG.


Last modified 2007-09-01