Return to Earth
Mikro-Gen, Saturnsoft 1982
- Language:
- English
- Authors:
- Chris Evans
- Systems:
- BASIC
- Platforms:
- C64/128 , Oric/Atmos, Spectrum, TI-99/4A, VIC20, ZX81
- Genres:
- Science fiction
- Related:
- 1: Mines of Saturn, 2: Return to Earth
- Entered by:
- Alastair, dave, Garry, Gunness, Strident
- Added:
- 19-05-2010
- Edited:
- 05-01-2022
Synopsis
After failing to make contact with Earth Orbital Station 1, you make a safe manual docking, only to find that it is deserted. You must explore the station and find some way to alert Earth of your situation. But beware, there is extensive damage and signs of alien intrusion.
Notes
The ZX Spectrum/ZX81 (16K) versions were originally sold by Saturn Soft (aka Saturn Developments Ltd) of Swansea, UK in 1982/83.
Both versions were later released, by Saturn, in a double pack along with the prequel game Mines of Saturn. These were republished by Mikro-Gen.
Inlays, videos and/or downloads exist online to show that Mikro-Gen also released the double-pack for the Oric (16K or 48K), VIC20 (with 8K or 16K) and TI99/4A.
A Commodore 64 version of the game appears to have found its way into public domain catalogues. It's unclear if this version is official. It is copyrighted 1983 Chris Evans. It could possibly be a port of the VIC20 version.
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- Further Info:
- Search at Gamebase64
- Search at Museum of Computer Adventure Game History
- Search at Oric Site
- Search at Spectrum Computing
- Search at The Tipshop
- Search at TI-99/4A Game Shelf
- Search at World of Spectrum
- Search at ZX81 Collection
[+] Users currently playing this game
The best that can be said of this adventure is that it is extremely short. Maybe at the level of a magazine listing.
I'm completely stuck at the end of the VIC-20 version. get radio and/or use radio doesn't work. I have got the knife and the battery.
I looked at the listing. I found that the four letters used for radio had been written as rad1 instead of radi! Now, I have done it and help is on the way!