Planet Miners
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Publisher(s) | Avalon Hill |
Platform(s) | TRS-80, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore PET |
Release | 1980: TRS-80 1981: Atari, PET |
Planet Miners (sometimes The Planet Miners) is a game published by the Microcomputer Games division of Avalon Hill for the TRS-80 Level II microcomputer in 1980. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit family, Apple II, and Commodore PET.[1] The game is written in BASIC.[2]
Plot summary[]
Planet Miners is a game that depicts a struggle for control of mining concessions on the nine planets of our solar system between four rival corporations.[3]
Reception[]
Joseph T. Suchar reviewed Planet Miners in The Space Gamer No. 32.[3] Suchar commented that "Overall I found it tedious. I would not recommend it."[3]
References[]
- ^ Planet Miners Manual (PDF). Avalon Hill. 1980.
- ^ "Planet Miners". Atari Mania.
- ^ a b c Suchar, Joseph T. (October 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (32): 28.
External links[]
- Planet Miners can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
- Review in 80 Micro
- Review in The Addison Wesley Book Of Atari Software 1984
- Review in Creative Computing
Categories:
- 1980 video games
- Avalon Hill video games
- Apple II games
- Atari 8-bit family games
- Commodore PET games
- TRS-80 games
- Video games developed in the United States