Space: 1889 is an adventure game developed by Paragon Software and published in 1990 for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.
| Space: 1889 | |
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| Developer(s) | Paragon Software |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | F. J. Lennon Steve M. Suhy Don Wuenschell |
| Programmer(s) | Don Wuenschell |
| Artist(s) | Steve M. Suhy |
| Composer(s) | Derek Schofield |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Plot
editSpace: 1889 is a science-fiction role-playing adventure game based on the Space: 1889 role-playing game by Game Designers' Workshop. The game is set in the 19th-century Victorian era, a world where interplanetary travel was already achieved, and discoveries have taken place like the antigravitational liftwood on Mars in 1870 as well as hydrogen-filled airships. Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy, with the goal of making its colonies profitable rather than expanding the empire. The player creates five player characters and assigns them skills and attributes. The scenario in the game involves the lead character being invited to a London museum opening, to unveil several artifacts from newly discovered Egyptian tombs. During the evening, the characters discover that they will need to mount an expedition to the tomb of King Tut. The game involves several other quests, in which the characters will travel from London to San Francisco and then to the Far East, and eventually they will go to Mars, Mercury, and places beyond.[1]
Reception
editTodd Threadgill reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Space 1889 is an intriguing product, and ideal for those who like adventures with a unique flavor. Players who revel in bloodshed should look elsewhere, but gamers who yearn for something different (and don't mind having a dash of history thrown in) will find what they're looking for in Space 1889".[2]
Space: 1889 was reviewed in 1991 in Dragon #170 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.[1] Computer Gaming World's Scorpia in 1993 wrote that "Paragon's attempt to bring this paper RPG to life falls flat on its face". She criticized the graphics, plot, interface, combat, and ending, only recommending it to "hard-core Space 1889 (paper version) fans".[3]
Reviews
edit- CU Amiga - Jan, 1992[4]
- Amiga Power - Jan, 1992[5]
- Amiga Action - Feb, 1992[6]
- ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) - Jan, 1992
- Amiga Format - Feb, 1992[7]
- Computer Gaming World - Mar, 1991
References
edit- ^ a b Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (June 1991). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (170): 55–58, 118–119.
- ^ Threadgill, Todd (March 1991). "The Curious Case of the Vicarious Victorian: Paragon's Space 1889". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 80. pp. 56, 58.
- ^ Scorpia (October 1993). "Scorpia's Magic Scroll Of Games". Computer Gaming World. pp. 34–50. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Space 1889 review from CU Amiga (Jan 1992) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
- ^ "Space 1889 review from Amiga Power 9 (Jan 1992) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
- ^ "Space 1889 review from Amiga Action 29 (Feb 1992) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
- ^ "Space 1889 review from Amiga Format 31 (Feb 1992) - Amiga Magazine Rack".
External links
edit- Space: 1889 at heliograph.com
- Space: 1889 at MobyGames
- Space: 1889 at Amiga Hall of Light