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'''''Meteor Mission II''''' is a [[Clone (video games)|clone]] of the [[Taito]] [[arcade game]] ''[[Lunar Rescue]]'' released by [[Big Five Software]] for the [[RadioShack]]/[[Tandy Corporation|Tandy]] [[TRS-80]] [[home computer]] (the [[monochrome]] ''Model I'' and ''Model III'', predating the more well known [[TRS-80 Color Computer]]). |
'''''Meteor Mission II''''' is a [[Clone (video games)|clone]] of the [[Taito]] [[arcade game]] ''[[Lunar Rescue]]'' released by [[Big Five Software]] for the [[RadioShack]]/[[Tandy Corporation|Tandy]] [[TRS-80]] [[home computer]] (the [[monochrome]] ''Model I'' and ''Model III'', predating the more well known [[TRS-80 Color Computer]]). |
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==Gameplay== |
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The game is similar in concept to [[Lunar Lander (arcade game)|Lunar Lander]] (without the complex physics), but makes the whole thing more interesting by adding a rescue element. Once you navigate through a moving meteor belt, and land on one of several landing pads, a small figure runs out from the side of the screen, enters your ship, and then you have to fire and navigate your way back through the meteor field and dock with the mother ship. |
The game is similar in concept to [[Lunar Lander (arcade game)|Lunar Lander]] (without the complex physics), but makes the whole thing more interesting by adding a rescue element. Once you navigate through a moving meteor belt, and land on one of several landing pads, a small figure runs out from the side of the screen, enters your ship, and then you have to fire and navigate your way back through the meteor field and dock with the mother ship. |
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==Development and release== |
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The title ''Meteor Mission II'' implies the game may have been inspired by the [[BBC Micro]] game ''Meteor Mission'' ([[Acornsoft]]), another ''Lunar Rescue'' clone also released in 1982, rather than the original arcade machine. The author claims he had already written a 'completely unrelated' ''Meteor Mission'' game that was never published.[http://www.bigfivesoftware.com/trs80/trs80main.htm] |
The title ''Meteor Mission II'' implies the game may have been inspired by the [[BBC Micro]] game ''Meteor Mission'' ([[Acornsoft]]), another ''Lunar Rescue'' clone also released in 1982, rather than the original arcade machine. The author claims he had already written a 'completely unrelated' ''Meteor Mission'' game that was never published.[http://www.bigfivesoftware.com/trs80/trs80main.htm] |
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The game was the fifth of seven arcade clones programmed for the TRS-80 by Bill Hogue, who left the TRS-80 platform in 1982. He would later that year create the [[platform game]] ''[[Miner 2049er]]'' for the [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 800]]. |
The game was the fifth of seven arcade clones programmed for the TRS-80 by Bill Hogue, who left the TRS-80 platform in 1982. He would later that year create the [[platform game]] ''[[Miner 2049er]]'' for the [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 800]]. |
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==Reception== |
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Ian Chadwick reviewed ''Meteor Mission II'' in ''[[Ares (magazine)|Ares Magazine]]'' #13 and commented that "the challenge is limited and the game is really not terribly exciting. This is prime stuff for the younger set but otherwise pale in comparison to other efforts."<ref name="Ares">{{cite journal | last=Chadwick | first=Ian| title=Software | journal=[[Ares (magazine)|Ares Magazine]] | publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]] | date=Winter 1983| issue=13 | page=20}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 16:59, 14 April 2020
| Meteor Mission II | |
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| Developer(s) | Bill Hogue |
| Publisher(s) | Big Five Software |
| Platform(s) | TRS-80 |
| Release | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Meteor Mission II is a clone of the Taito arcade game Lunar Rescue released by Big Five Software for the RadioShack/Tandy TRS-80 home computer (the monochrome Model I and Model III, predating the more well known TRS-80 Color Computer).
Gameplay
The game is similar in concept to Lunar Lander (without the complex physics), but makes the whole thing more interesting by adding a rescue element. Once you navigate through a moving meteor belt, and land on one of several landing pads, a small figure runs out from the side of the screen, enters your ship, and then you have to fire and navigate your way back through the meteor field and dock with the mother ship.
Development and release
The title Meteor Mission II implies the game may have been inspired by the BBC Micro game Meteor Mission (Acornsoft), another Lunar Rescue clone also released in 1982, rather than the original arcade machine. The author claims he had already written a 'completely unrelated' Meteor Mission game that was never published.[1]
The game was the fifth of seven arcade clones programmed for the TRS-80 by Bill Hogue, who left the TRS-80 platform in 1982. He would later that year create the platform game Miner 2049er for the Atari 800.
Reception
Ian Chadwick reviewed Meteor Mission II in Ares Magazine #13 and commented that "the challenge is limited and the game is really not terribly exciting. This is prime stuff for the younger set but otherwise pale in comparison to other efforts."[1]
References
- ^ Chadwick, Ian (Winter 1983). "Software". Ares Magazine (13). TSR, Inc.: 20.
External links
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