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Tau Ceti

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Also known as Tau Ceti: The Lost Star Colony

1985 video game

Game data

Released
1985-01-01
User rating
0.00 / 5
Genres
Action, Simulation
Platforms
PC, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST

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Game details · IGDB

Humanity has spread out and colonised nearby star systems but a plague in 2150 led to the colonies being abandoned and left to their automated robotic maintenance systems. While several of these colonies have been successfully re-inhabited, the colony on the planet Tau Ceti III (orbiting the star Tau Ceti) has been uncontactable since a meteor smashed into the planet. A mission sent to Tau Ceti III in 2164 landed on the planet but broadcast a mayday message followed by silence. Experts decided that the planet's robots were running amok as a result of the meteorite impact. The only chance, i…

Released
1985
Genres
Shooter, Simulator
Platforms
Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW
Game modes
Single player
Publisher
Thunder Mountain, CRL Group PLC

Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Publisher
CRL Group
Developer
CRL Group
Platform
Commodore 64
Distribution format
compact cassette
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publication date
1985-01-01
set in environment
fictional planet
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