Time Tunnel
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Time Tunnel – The C64 Adventure That Sent a Gnome Through History
️ Time Tunnel (1985) – Commodore 64 Puzzle Adventure Across History Released in 1985 by Applied Systems Engineering and published by U. S. Gold for the Commodore 64, Time Tunnel is an atmospheric puzzle-adventure that casts you as a gnome on a quest to become King of the Gnomes. To succeed, you must recover seven fragments of a magical scroll, each hidden in a different time period. The adventure begins in the gnome’s mansion, where activating a time machine opens portals to wildly different eras, including the Stone Age, Ancient Persia, Mythological Greece, Colonial Salem, the California Gold Rush, an intergalactic spaceship, and a distant black hole in the year 9999. Each setting presents its own logic, hazards, and item-based puzzles that must be solved to progress. A defining feature is the “virtual room” inventory system, accessed by holding the fire button, allowing items to be stored and reused across timelines.
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️ Time Tunnel (1985) – Commodore 64 Puzzle Adventure Across History Released in 1985 by Applied Systems Engineering and published by U. S. Gold for the Commodore 64, Time Tunnel is an atmospheric puzzle-adventure that casts you as a gnome on a quest to become King of the Gnomes. To succeed, you must recover seven fragments of a magical scroll, each hidden in a different time period. The adventure begins in the gnome’s mansion, where activating a time machine opens portals to wildly different eras, including the Stone Age, Ancient Persia, Mythological Greece, Colonial Salem, the California Gold Rush, an intergalactic spaceship, and a distant black hole in the year 9999. Each setting presents its own logic, hazards, and item-based puzzles that must be solved to progress. A defining feature is the “virtual room” inventory system, accessed by holding the fire button, allowing items to be stored and reused across timelines.
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Magazine Reviews · 4
Contemporary average 65% · range 49–80%
Commodore User
Reviewed by Ferdy Hamilton. US Gold full-price release
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Reviewed by Gordon Hamlett. US Gold full-price release
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Your Computer
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Gary Liddon, Gary Penn & Julian Rignall. US Gold full-price release
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