Cover artwork of The Mask of the Sun

// Archive entry № 32730

The Mask of the Sun

Released in 1984, The Mask of the Sun is indexed by VG90 as part of the 8-bit home-computer and console era for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, C64.

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About the game

Dating from 1984, The Mask of the Sun for Apple II, Atari 8-bit, C64 is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the 8-bit home-computer and console era.

By 1984 the landscape around releases like this was set — bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Reading The Mask of the Sun 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

The value of a record like this is context: the 8-bit home-computer and console era produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Apple II, Atari 8-bit, C64 (1984). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.