Countdown to Doom
Countdown to Doom is a text adventure game written by Peter Killworth for the BBC Micro and published by Acornsoft in 1982. It is set on the planet Doomawangara, which is coyly shortened to "Doom". An Acorn Electron version was released in 1984 but only as a ROM cartridge for the Plus 1 expansion.
Countdown to Doom
- Date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Acornsoft
- Genre
- interactive fiction
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Countdown to Doom is a text adventure game written by Peter Killworth for the BBC Micro and published by Acornsoft in 1982. It is set on the planet Doomawangara, which is coyly shortened to "Doom". An Acorn Electron version was released in 1984 but only as a ROM cartridge for the Plus 1 expansion.
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This was the only game released exclusively as a ROM cart for the Electron. There are two sequels, both published by Topologika: Return to Doom and Last Days of Doom. Topologika rereleased Countdown to Doom in 1987, expanding the scope of the game by about 50%. A RISC OS version was published in a compilation with Return to Doom and Philosopher's Quest.
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• Title — Countdown to Doom • Developer — Peter Killworth • Publisher — Acornsoft Topologika • Released — 1982 • Genre — Interactive fiction • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Atari ST, RISC OS, RM Nimbus, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum
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The player's spaceship crash-lands on Doom's inhospitable surface and they emerge from the wreckage to realise that, unless they can locate the necessary spare parts, their ship will corrode away in a mere 400 time units.
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1982
Countdown to Doom published.
1982
Countdown to Doom is recorded as published in 1982.
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