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The Lost City box artwork

The Lost City

Commodore 64CassetteDisk

Deep in the mysterious jungles of Central America lies the Lost City of the Maya, overgrown and long forgotten. Hidden among the crumbling ruins and deserted tunnels beneath the city are ten valuable Maya Relics. It is your task to unearth and store these relics, but beware! The ancient Maya have left many traps for the treasure seekers like yourself . . .

Transcribed from the cassette inlay.

1984 · Copyright 1984 on the disk loading screen; advertised October 1984

Play it

The disk image is under “From the archive” below. It runs in VICE, which is free for Windows, macOS and Linux, or on a THEC64. Two-word commands: DIG, HELP, GET ROPE, GO NORTH, DROP CROWBAR. The hint sheet below has the solutions.

How it plays

Commands the manual gives as examples: DIG, HELP, GET ROPE, GO NORTH, DROP CROWBAR.

R = List of Relics stored. Relics are indicated with an asterisk, e.g. *MAYA COIN*.

Screens

In game
In game
Loading screen — cassette
Loading screen — cassette
Loading screen — disk
Loading screen — disk

Alternative cover

A second cover design for the same title, held in the archive alongside the printed one. Which came first is not recorded.

The Lost City — alternative cover artwork
Open the image to see it full size.

From the archive