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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension

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First release
1984
Genres
Adventure · Science fiction
Platforms
DOS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4
Based on
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (film, 1984)

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Based on the movie of the same title, in this graphical text adventure you are Buckaroo Banzai, a jack of all trades. You try to thwart the plans of your arch enemy and criminal mastermind Hanoi Xan and those of the Black Lectroids from Planet 10 who want to destroy Earth via a planet-consuming bomb.

Also known as The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension, Adventure 15: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension

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Release dates
Atari 8-bit
1984
Commodore 16
1984
Commodore Plus/4
1984
All 7 release dates
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1985
Apple II
1985
DOS
1985
ZX Spectrum
1986
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Text, First person
Keywords
interactive fiction, based on - movie, text adventure, cga graphics
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  • Englishinterface
IGDB · recorded 6 Nov 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 6 Nov 2026