The Fantastic Voyage
Only one scientist in the world knows the secret of miniaturising a living human and prolonging that state for more than 60 minutes. So important is this knowledge that he is rushed by Secret Service men to…
The Fantastic Voyage is an arcade, released 31 December 1985 on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
What The Fantastic Voyage is
The Fantastic Voyage was released in 1985. It was published by Quicksilva. It is available on Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Only one scientist in the world knows the secret of miniaturising a living human and prolonging that state for more than 60 minutes. So important is this knowledge that he is rushed by Secret Service men to the top-secret Pentagon-like subterranean H.Q of The Combined Miniature Deterrent Forces. En route, enemy saboteurs stage a car crash in which the Scientist suffers a critical brain injury which can only be successfully treated by operating from inside his head. There follows a suspense-filled race against time. You are selected to undergo miniaturisation and enter the Scientist's body, but you only have 60 minutes. You are placed inside his body in a specially designed submarine which…
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.
Where it sits in the Trip the Ark Fantastic series
The Fantastic Voyage is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Trip the Ark Fantastic series. The next entry was Paws of Coal in 2023.
What it launched against
The Fantastic Voyage launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.
Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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