Video game · 1981
Arena of Octos
Released 1 June 1981 on Apple II and TRS-80
- Publisher
- SoftSide Magazine
- Made in
- United States
- Genre
- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Themes
- Science fiction
About Arena of Octos
Arena of Octos is a single-player, turn-based combat video game for the Apple II and TRS-80 computer families. It was created by Steve Kropinak and Al Johnson in 1981 and published by SoftSide magazine. The player assumes the role of a human space pilot, captured by an aggressive race of green-skinned aliens known as Octons after straying into their space. To win freedom, the human must become a gladiator and engage in physical combat with numerous Octon warriors.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Apple II | 1 June 1981 |
|---|---|
| TRS-80 | 1 June 1981 |
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