arrangers: []
catalog: N/A
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Original Soundtrack
composers:
- names:
    en: Mel Croucher
covers: []
discs:
- disc_length: '23:04'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Side One
    track_length: '22:48'
  - names:
      English: Side Two
    track_length: '23:04'
link: album/87394
lyricists: []
media_format: Cassette
meta:
  added_date: 2019-06-03T15:05
  edited_date: 2025-02-03T09:14
  fetched_date: 2026-01-06T23:36
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 894
name: Deus Ex Machina
names:
  en: Deus Ex Machina
  ja: Deus Ex Machina
  ja-latn: Deus Ex Machina
notes: '"Deus Ex Machina is an unusual and experimental game by Mel Croucher.

  The game is advertised as audio-visual entertainment. It contains no sound, but
  there is a cassette tape that needs to be played along with the game.

  Both sides contain 23 minutes of sound, forming 46 minutes which is also the length
  of the game as it is meant to be played in a single sitting.

  The tape''s soundtrack contains singing, musical compositions, and speeches by a
  number of famous voice actors.

  They vaguely clarify the different stages of the game and often tease the player
  based on what is happening.

  The full transcript of the speech is also included in the manual."

  The Storyteller: Jon Pertwee

  The Machine: Donna Bailey

  The Fertiliser: Ian Dury

  The Defect: Mel Croucher

  The Defect Police: Frankie Howerd'
organizations:
- &id001
  names:
    en: Automata U.K. Limited
  role: publisher
performers:
- names:
    en: Jon Pertwee
- names:
    en: Ian Dury
- names:
    en: Donna Bailey
- names:
    en: Frankie Howerd
- names:
    en: Mel Croucher
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/49/87394/87394-1559603126.jpg
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/49/87394/87394-1559603126.jpg
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/49/87394/87394-1559603126.jpg
platforms:
- Commodore 64
- MSX
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum
products:
- names:
    en: Deus Ex Machina
publish_format: Commercial, Enclosure
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2011-09-15'
  link: album/54406
  names:
    en: Deus Ex Machina
    ja: Deus Ex Machina
    ja-latn: Deus Ex Machina
  type: game
release_date: '1984'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Not for Sale
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/87394?perpage=99999
votes: 0
