Snowball
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 Science Fiction  Mystery  Outer space |
| Snowball | |
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| Author(s) | Mike Austin, Nick Austin, Pete Austin and Ian Buxton |
| Publisher(s) | Level 9 |
| Release date(s) | 1983 |
| Authoring system | A-code (Level 9) |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MSX, Spectrum |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Former commercial |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | TBD |
| Graphics | none/Line Art |
| Sound/Music | No |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Tough |
How It Begins
The massive starship, Snowball 9, is carrying 2 million hibernating colonists to Eden, fertile planet in the Eridani starsystem. The Snowball has been hijacked and is heading into the sun.
Notable Features
Claims to have over 7000 locations.
Versions
Game available on Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Amstrad PCW and MSX systems.
Spectrum version
- Snowball (Mike Austin, Nick Austin, Pete Austin and Ian Buxton, publisher: Level 9; 1983).
Amstrad PCW version
- Part of the trilogy Silicon Dreams. Snowball (Mike Austin, Nick Austin, Pete Austin and Ian Buxton, publisher: Rainbird; 1986).
Notable Information
- Prequel to Return to Eden by Nick Austin, Chris Queen and Tim Noyce.
- Prequel to The Worm in Paradise by Mike Austin, Nick Austin, Pete Austin and artist James Horsler.
- Starred by a female character, described in a very ambiguous way.
| Silicon Dreams Trilogy by Level 9 |
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Snowball (1983) |
Links
- Snowball - at IFDB.
- Snowball - at World of Spectrum.
- Silicon Dreams on PCW - at Habisoft