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Rama

Two centuries in the future , arrives unexpectedly to our solar system a huge ship -shaped cylinder, from the confines of space . Christening Rama , by those who discover the huge cylinder, confronts humanity…

30 November 1996

Rama is an adventure developed by Dinamix, Inc., released 30 November 1996 on PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Rama is

Rama is an adventure game developed by Dinamix, Inc. and released in 1996. It was published by Sierra Online. It is available on PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Two centuries in the future , arrives unexpectedly to our solar system a huge ship -shaped cylinder, from the confines of space . Christening Rama , by those who discover the huge cylinder, confronts humanity with the existence of a much higher intelligence to human , able to build a ship of such dimensions. It quickly decided to send an expedition to explore the ship and find out what your destiny and purpose. The twelve astronauts group chosen enters Rama and the mission commander dies mysteriously . This is where the player comes in as a substitute astronaut to join the team . The objectives of the player are exploring Rama and answer three crucial questions : Why is Rama the way to…
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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

Rama launched on 30 November 1996, within three weeks of Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms and PaRappa the Rapper.

Released around the same time: Mario Kart 64, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Wild Arms, PaRappa the Rapper.

Official trailer

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When did Rama come out?
Rama was released on 30 November 1996 for PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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