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Journey to Silius

Journey to Silius, known in Japan as RAF World, is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed by Tokai Engineering and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. Journey to…

10 August 1990

Journey to Silius is an adventure developed by Tokyo Design Center, released 10 August 1990 on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Journey to Silius is

Journey to Silius is an adventure game developed by Tokyo Design Center and released in 1990. It was published by SUNSOFT. It is available on Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the year 0373 of the new space age calendar, overpopulation of Earth has led to increased demand for emigration to space colonies. Jay McCray, the son of a scientist responsible for development of space colony #428 in the Silius Solar System (SSS), prepares to move there in order to follow in his father's footsteps. However, the space station is obliterated in an explosion, killing the entire research team and destroying all data on board. In his father's home, Jay discovers a floppy disk containing not only the complete SSS colony plans but a personal message from his father asking that he complete the projects should terrorists succeed in destroying the colony. To protect the colony…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Journey to Silius come out?
Journey to Silius was released on 10 August 1990 for Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System.

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