SoulBlazer
08-12-2005, 04:48 PM
I've always been a huge computer gamer, starting with the C64 and the PC, and during the 'golden age' of the late 80's to early 90's there were numerous good games that were released. Now with DosBox (a wonderfull emulator for older PC's) many of these games can be enjoyed again on a modern system.
One game I just recently dug out to try with DosBox is a long time personal favorite of mine -- Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space.
Released by Interplay on floppy in 1993 and then a enhanced CD-ROM version in 1994, the game was based off a board game called Liftoff! Basicaly, it's a space simulator program. It recreates the space race between the US and the Soviet Untion that existed in the 50's and 60's.
You play as either the US or Soviet space director with the ultimate goal of landing a man on the moon before the other nation. To do this, you can go about it numerous ways, with several aproaches that can be used. You have to keep money coming in, try to minimize accidents, keep your people happy, purchase and R&D new hardware, sechdule launches, and do well enough to keep your job. The game starts in 1957 and you have 20 years (two seasons a year) to win the race. The first thing to do is normaly launching a satalite, followed by a one man capsule, and going by there.
Anyway, I discovered this GREAT website dedicated to the game and ALL the information and links you need in one place:
http://www.geocities.com/raceintospace/
From here, you can find out more about the game, download either the floppy or CD-ROM version, some strategy guides, links to DosBox and help in getting it to run, and so on.
And this is legal to download and play! The web site creator has been in touch with the designers of the game and since they now have full rights to the game (since Interplay has filed for bankruptcy) and got permission to host the game as long as no charge is applied for it. Links are also given with evidence showing this.
The site is on sucky Geocities, so the bandwith may get used up fast. Just check it now and then. Several other sites (such as Home of the Underdogs) also have the floppy version of the game for download.
I hope you enjoy this game as much as I have all over the years. There is talk of a updated version of the game being made and I hope it gets done.
One game I just recently dug out to try with DosBox is a long time personal favorite of mine -- Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space.
Released by Interplay on floppy in 1993 and then a enhanced CD-ROM version in 1994, the game was based off a board game called Liftoff! Basicaly, it's a space simulator program. It recreates the space race between the US and the Soviet Untion that existed in the 50's and 60's.
You play as either the US or Soviet space director with the ultimate goal of landing a man on the moon before the other nation. To do this, you can go about it numerous ways, with several aproaches that can be used. You have to keep money coming in, try to minimize accidents, keep your people happy, purchase and R&D new hardware, sechdule launches, and do well enough to keep your job. The game starts in 1957 and you have 20 years (two seasons a year) to win the race. The first thing to do is normaly launching a satalite, followed by a one man capsule, and going by there.
Anyway, I discovered this GREAT website dedicated to the game and ALL the information and links you need in one place:
http://www.geocities.com/raceintospace/
From here, you can find out more about the game, download either the floppy or CD-ROM version, some strategy guides, links to DosBox and help in getting it to run, and so on.
And this is legal to download and play! The web site creator has been in touch with the designers of the game and since they now have full rights to the game (since Interplay has filed for bankruptcy) and got permission to host the game as long as no charge is applied for it. Links are also given with evidence showing this.
The site is on sucky Geocities, so the bandwith may get used up fast. Just check it now and then. Several other sites (such as Home of the Underdogs) also have the floppy version of the game for download.
I hope you enjoy this game as much as I have all over the years. There is talk of a updated version of the game being made and I hope it gets done.