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Supernova

Supernova is a text based adventure where you must find another life to live, after years of working your life away in some dusty, mucked up mine. The mines main source, barren metal, is running low, so it's…

31 December 1987

Supernova is an adventure developed by Apogee Software, released 31 December 1987 on DOS.

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What Supernova is

Supernova is an adventure game developed by Apogee Software and released in 1987. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Supernova is a text based adventure where you must find another life to live, after years of working your life away in some dusty, mucked up mine. The mines main source, barren metal, is running low, so it's time find another way of bringing in the profits.
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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.

What it launched against

Supernova launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Supernova come out?
Supernova was released on 31 December 1987 for DOS.

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