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Countdown to Meltdown

You control eight different droids (each one having a special ability). Your task is to find the central core room of a nuclear power plant in which a huge explosion has caused large casualties.

31 December 1984

Countdown to Meltdown is an arcade developed by Creative Sparks, released 31 December 1984 on Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Countdown to Meltdown is

Countdown to Meltdown is an arcade game developed by Creative Sparks and released in 1984. It is available on Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You control eight different droids (each one having a special ability). Your task is to find the central core room of a nuclear power plant in which a huge explosion has caused large casualties.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Countdown to Meltdown launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

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When did Countdown to Meltdown come out?
Countdown to Meltdown was released on 31 December 1984 for Apple II and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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