Pimania
Pimania is a text-and-graphics adventure game written by Mel Croucher and released by Automata UK in 1982 for the BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Dragon 32, and ZX81. It was the first real-life video game treasure hunt to be released. It was inspired by the 1979 Kit Williams book Masquerade. Automata gave a prize of a golden sundial worth £6,000 (equivalent to £21,400 in 2025) for the first person to solve the various cryptic clues to its location that were hidden within Pimania.
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Pimania is a text-and-graphics adventure game written by Mel Croucher and released by Automata UK in 1982 for the BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Dragon 32, and ZX81. It was the first real-life video game treasure hunt to be released. It was inspired by the 1979 Kit Williams book Masquerade. Automata gave a prize of a golden sundial worth £6,000 (equivalent to £21,400 in 2025) for the first person to solve the various cryptic clues to its location that were hidden within Pimania.
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- Cover: Steam · Steam Web API Terms of Use; artwork (c) its publisher
- Banner: Steam · Steam Web API Terms of Use; artwork (c) its publisher
- Screenshots (5): IGDB.com · Twitch Developer Services Agreement (IGDB); artwork (c) its publisher
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