Cover artwork of The Prisoner

// Archive entry № 32915

The Prisoner

The Prisoner is a 1980 entry from the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, preserved here as a discovery record for Apple II.

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About the game

The Prisoner (1980) for Apple II takes its place in the VG90 index as one more thread in the story of the early cartridge-and-arcade boom, kept here for readers researching the period.

By 1980 the landscape around releases like this was set — the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Reading The Prisoner against that backdrop is part of what makes browsing an archive by year worthwhile.

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Why it matters

Beyond any single title, the early cartridge-and-arcade boom matters as a chapter in gaming history — the arcade was king and the first home consoles were racing to catch up. Cataloguing releases from the period, notable and obscure alike, keeps that fuller picture intact.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Apple II (1980). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.