Mission Asteroid
An asteroid is on collision course with Earth and it's up to the player to prevent the inevitable catastrophe. "Mission Asteroid" is the third text adventure with graphical illustrations by Sierra. But due to…
Mission Asteroid is an adventure developed by On-Line Systems, released 31 December 1980 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX and FM-7. The main story takes about 30 min to finish.
What Mission Asteroid is
Mission Asteroid is an adventure game developed by On-Line Systems and released in 1980. It was published by All American Adventures. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, FM-7, PC-8800 Series and PC-9800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
There is a terrible tragedy about to happen to Earth. An asteroid, is speeding through space directly toward Earth. This particular asteroid was one of many revolving about the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Somehow, this asteroid jumped its orbit and is now threatening the life of every living soul on Earth. The only way to stop the asteroid is to blow it up in space before it gets to Earth. As an astronaut, you are assigned the duty of rocketing to the asteroid and blowing it up.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 30 min. Completing everything takes closer to 2 hrs, roughly 4 times the length of the critical path.
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