Nirvana X-ROM
Nirvana X-ROM is the companion game to the Italian SciFi film Nirvana directed by Gabriele Salvatores. It is set after the events of the film: VR game developer Jimi Dini has wiped the source code of his…
Nirvana X-ROM is an adventure developed by CD-Italy, released 31 December 1996 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Nirvana X-ROM is
Nirvana X-ROM is an adventure game developed by CD-Italy and released in 1996. It was published by CTO SpA. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Nirvana X-ROM is the companion game to the Italian SciFi film Nirvana directed by Gabriele Salvatores. It is set after the events of the film: VR game developer Jimi Dini has wiped the source code of his latest game Nirvana, thus releasing its protagonist Solo from his virtual prison. However, portions of the game still survive in Jimi's archives, creating a potential risk of Nirvana being re-assembled. The player is called upon to investigate Jimi's house and archives in search for the lingering game code and destroy it. The gameplay is a mixture of puzzle-solving and exploration viewed from the player's perspective. The location view can be freely rotated by moving the mouse and several…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Nirvana X-ROM launched on 31 December 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8 and Money Puzzle Exchanger.
Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Wild Arms, Mega Man 8, Money Puzzle Exchanger.
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