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Man, it really sucks! Get those colonists outta there. Avoid
the asteroid belt on your way down, fight gravity, don't crash,
and PLEASE do not squash the poor guys you're supposed to be
saving. They're a bit nervous, so you'll have to do your
best to just avoid them as they scamper about haphazardly on the
platforms below you. Oh yes, don't forget that after
you pick up a man from the surface, those asteroids turn out to
be enemy space craft in disguise. And they're very much
hell-bent on blasting you into the next galaxy. Whew!
In Greg Troutman's first game, you pilot your lander craft
down onto the platforms and a colonist will run to you and get
onboard. You must then take off and bring him back to the
mothership safely. Only one colonist can be transported at a time,
so you need to make a complete round trip for each one.
You start out with four lander vehicles. You continue saving
colonists until you crash your last lander, at which time it's
game over. If you fail to save at least one of the three colonists
during one round (eg. they all die during your rescue efforts),
it's also game over, regardless of how many landers you have in
reserve. Consider your pilot's license revoked.
This Planet Sucks can be purchased as a cartridge from Randy
Crihfield. You can contact Randy via e-mail at
randyc@east.sun.com
or by snail mail at:
Randy Crihfield
P.O. Box 1332
Pepperell, MA 01463
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