Expanding upon Donald Brown's immortal Eamon open-source microcomputer role-playing system, designer Michael Penner and Chameleon Software released Stone of Sisyphus in 1980 for the Apple II, delivering a challenging mythological dungeon crawler where players imported their seasoned Eamon adventurers from the Main Hall into a perilous subterranean labyrinth steeped in Greek mythology, confronting Gorgons, Minotaurs, and the eternal curse of King Sisyphus.
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Stone of Sisyphus is a 1981 video game developed by Chameleon Software for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, and TRS-80, and published by Adventure International.
Gameplay
Stone of Sisyphus is a solo dungeon adventure.
Reception
Russ Williams reviewed Stone of Sisyphus in The Space Gamer No. 49. Williams commented that “I would say this is a good program and a reasonable game, but consider your financial situation before getting it.”
