Cover artwork of Damsel in Distress

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Damsel in Distress

VG90 catalogues Damsel in Distress (1983), a release from the early cartridge-and-arcade boom for C64, for research and discovery.

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About the game

Damsel in Distress is a video game released in 1983 for C64. VG90 lists it as a reference record so the title stays discoverable alongside the thousands of other releases that defined the early cartridge-and-arcade boom.

By 1983 the landscape around releases like this was set — the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Reading Damsel in Distress against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.

Preservation records on VG90 link directly to verified external archives and downloads. Explore the platform, year, and era context, or launch the download directly from this entry.

Why it matters

This entry is worth keeping because the early cartridge-and-arcade boom is easy to flatten into a few famous names, when in truth the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Preservation archives exist so lesser-known releases are not lost between the landmarks.

Technical notes

Platform on record: C64. Release year: 1983. Details are drawn from public catalogue metadata; corrections and additions are welcome through the archive.