The Temple of Apshai Trilogy, Advertisement (1985)

The Temple of Apshai Trilogy, Advertisment, ZZAP! Issue 09, December 1985 

Here's another impressive advertisement from Epyx for the Dunjonquest series. Epyx throughout all its history has shown an incredible attention to details and taste for all the advertisement, artwork and the aesthetics related to all their CRPG productions. This is another bright example which has been used to promote the release of the Temple of Apshai Trilogy for Commodore 64 on ZZAP! back in the 1985. Also I found quite interesting the full review of the game published on the same issue which awarded the game with a rating of 90%. 

Archeoshot #005: Temple of Apshai (Commodore 64, 1983)

Front Box

Front Box, Bottom close up

Front Box, Top close up

Back Box

Back Box, Bottom close up

Back Box, Top close up

Side end

Manual

Manual Cover, Close up

Manual Internal Spread, Illustration

Loading Instructions Sheet

Faulty Cassettes Notice 

Reference Sheet

Tapes

Tapes, Close up

Temple of Apshai, Advertising (1983)

This an official full page ad of the Temple of Apshai published in the 1983. It's curious to see that even if all the Epyx's artworks (manuals and covers) were influenced by the earliest fantasy artists, this one is visually more conceptual and based on a simple and almost photographical effect. My opinion is that this ad has been probably produced by an actual advertising agency. My assumption is based on the use of the font (futura condensed, quite popular in advertising back in the eighties) and the tone of voice which sounds a little bit different from all the rest of the video game related advertising production in the early eighties.

Archeoshot #001: The Temple of Apshai (1985, Commodore 64)

Temple of Apshai, Commodore 64 Disk Version, 1985, Cover Close Up