Software:Adventure A: Planet of Death
| Adventure A: Planet of Death | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by Tony Roberts[1] | |
| Developer(s) | Artic Computing |
| Publisher(s) | Artic Computing |
| Designer(s) | Richard Turner Chris A. Thornton[2] |
| Platform(s) | ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC |
| Release | 1981: ZX80, ZX81 1982: Spectrum 1984: C64 1985: Amstrad CPC |
| Genre(s) | Interactive fiction |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Adventure A: Planet of Death is a text adventure from Artic Computing published for the ZX80 and ZX81 in 1981.[3][2] Releases followed for the ZX Spectrum (1982), Commodore 64 (1984), and Amstrad CPC (1985). The game was followed by Adventures B, C, D, E, F, G, and H.[4]
Adventure A was re-released for iOS and Android.
Plot
The player takes over the role of a spaceship pilot who is stranded on an alien planet. The aim is to escape from this planet by finding his or her captured and disabled spaceship.
Development
In 2013 a game version for iOS devices was released.[5] An Android version followed in 2020.
Reception
Crash magazine wrote that the game was "good value", complimenting its tone as "atmospheric" and "chilling".[6] British magazine Home Computing Weekly reported that Planet of Death followed a traditional adventure format. The magazine depicted the parser as fast but primitive. Editor Ray Elder judged that solving the game's puzzles was a very satisfying experience for him, make him "love" the game.[7]
References
- ↑ "Gallery Two". Tony Roberts. http://www.tonyrobertsart.co.uk/TONY_ROBERTS_ART_-_THE_SCIENCE_FICTION_YEARS/gallery_two.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Planet of Death at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- ↑ "Adventure on the ZX-80". Your Computer (IPC) (2): 8. August 1981. https://archive.org/details/your-computer-magazine-1981-08/page/n7/mode/2up. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ↑ "Artic Computing". http://adventure.if-legends.org/Artic_Computing.html.
- ↑ "Adventure 'A' - Planet of Death". OpenRetro.org. https://openretro.org/cpc/adventure-a-planet-of-death. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ↑ "World of Spectrum - Crash-1". http://live.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek/magazines/crash/1#64.
- ↑ Elder, Ray (1983-03-08). "Software Reviews: Planet of Death" (in en). Home Computing Weekly (London: Argus Press): 21.
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