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Dead Zone

In the space calendar 0385, the Earth suffers from overpopulation and humans started to build space colonies. Kirk, the protagonist of Dead Zone, works for the Earth federation's space development office. He…

19 November 1986

Dead Zone is an adventure developed by SUNSOFT, released 19 November 1986 on Family Computer Disk System.

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What Dead Zone is

Dead Zone is an adventure game developed by SUNSOFT and released in 1986. It is available on Family Computer Disk System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the space calendar 0385, the Earth suffers from overpopulation and humans started to build space colonies. Kirk, the protagonist of Dead Zone, works for the Earth federation's space development office. He is a brilliant engineer in space physics and he is working for Sirius third planet colony. He also got engaged with his beloved girlfriend Marry, but they had to postpone their wedding. Five months later, Kirk, accompanied with his robot Carry, decides to meet Marry at last, and prepare the ceremony. But when he arrives at the space station, everything is quiet. Then a beam of light hits him. He wakes up sometimes later, inside a sort of underground graveyard, pieces of dismantled…
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dead Zone launched on 19 November 1986, within three weeks of Portal and Ghosts 'n Goblins.

Released around the same time: Portal, Ghosts 'n Goblins.

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When did Dead Zone come out?
Dead Zone was released on 19 November 1986 for Family Computer Disk System.

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