Frederik Pohl's Gateway
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| Frederik Pohl's Gateway | |
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| Published | 1992 |
| Credits | |
| Authors | Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, Glen Dahlgren |
| Publisher | Legend Entertainment |
| Reception | |
| IFDB rating | 4.5 out of 5 (38 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genre |  Science fiction |
| Locations |  Outer space  Virtual reality |
| Language | English |
| IFDB play time | 5 hours 55 minutes |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: required. Sound: optional. |
| Technical details | |
| System | MS-DOS |
| License | Commercial |
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How it begins
In the early twenty-second century, adventurous citizens of Earth can travel to a place called "Gateway": a long-abandoned alien space station, now rediscovered by humans and turned into a jumping-off point for risky but potentially lucrative interstellar voyages.
You are such an adventurer, and have just arrived on Gateway. You are in your new quarters, and have nothing on you but a pair of coveralls. You have been assigned a proctor, who will show you around and get you settled in. In just a few hours, your first ship handling class will begin.
Trivia and Comments
- Loosely based on Frederik Pohl's novel of the same name.
Versions
Initial Release
Date: 1992
- Frederik Pohl's Gateway (Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, and Glen Dahlgren; publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1992).
Compilation
Date: 1997
- Included in the eight-game compilation The Lost Adventures (Legend Entertainment; 1997).
Related games
- Part of "Gateway series":
- Frederik Pohl's Gateway (Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, Glen Dahlgren; publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1992; MS-DOS).
- Gateway II: Homeworld (Mike Verdu and Glen Dahlgren; publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1993; MS-DOS).
Links
Date: 1992
Date: 1997