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To the Earth

In the year 2050 the Earth has been attacked by the villainous Raggosians and it is your job to save the planet! You will need to pilot your ship, The Tempest, to the planets Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Earth…

1 November 1989

To the Earth is an arcade developed by Cirque Verte, released 1 November 1989 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What To the Earth is

To the Earth is an arcade game developed by Cirque Verte and released in 1989. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 2050 the Earth has been attacked by the villainous Raggosians and it is your job to save the planet! You will need to pilot your ship, The Tempest, to the planets Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Earth in order to retrieve certain minerals which can be used to fight the Raggosians. The Raggosians will be trying to stop you from reaching these destinations, though, so you need to use the Nintendo zapper to fight back. Numerous (and very fast!) enemy ships will fly by on the screen and attempt to destroy your ship. You need to shoot the ships and incoming missiles before your ship takes too much damage. From time to time a comet will fly by, and if you shoot this a temporary barrier…
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How it plays

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

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When did To the Earth come out?
To the Earth was released on 1 November 1989 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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