The Great Space Race
The Great Space Race is a combination role-playing game and science-fiction space combat game. The basic premise of the game is that a new super-drink called Natof has been discovered. Natof has three key…
The Great Space Race is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Legend, released 31 December 1984 on ZX Spectrum.
What The Great Space Race is
The Great Space Race is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Legend and released in 1984. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Great Space Race is a combination role-playing game and science-fiction space combat game. The basic premise of the game is that a new super-drink called Natof has been discovered. Natof has three key properties, which are to get the person drunk, never leave him with a hangover, and supply him with all the nutrition required from a well-balanced (if never sober) diet. The name Natof is a portmanteau of the phrase "NAme TO Follow" - the sentence sent with the first batch of miracle drink by the discoverer. The manual describes the game as "a true computer movie. The player can just watch events unfold, joining in as much or as little as he wishes." The objective is "to deliver, to the…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Great Space Race launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Karateka.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Karateka.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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