Cosmic Spacehead
Cosmic needs your help! He has no money, no car, and no respect from his fellow Cosmonaut's! The trouble is, no one believed his tale of discovering a far away planet called "Earth" so it's your job to help…
Cosmic Spacehead is an adventure developed by Codemasters, released 31 December 1993 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga and DOS.
What Cosmic Spacehead is
Cosmic Spacehead is an adventure game developed by Codemasters and released in 1993. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga and DOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Linus is an alien from the planet Linoleum who crashed into the legendary planet Earth. After returning home and expecting a hero's welcome, Linus soon found his fellow Linomen were skeptical of the existence of the so-called "planet Earth" and decides to return to it, this time with a camera. However, he has no money (Linoleum currency is the Linobuck), and must adventure around the planet to acquire a vehicle and a camera. In his adventures, Linus leaves Linoleum (using a fake ID for Larry Flynt to compete in a bumper car contest), quashes a robot revolution in Detroitica and gets gas from an abandoned space station.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Cosmic Spacehead launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.
Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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