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Plan 9 From Outer Space

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

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2020-03-24

Stats

4,931

Conversions

Atari ST/E
PC (DOS)

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Credits

Graphics
Animations
Game design

Hard Disk Installer

Yes

- HD installer is contained on disk 1.

- Approx. 4MB HD space is required for installation.

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1992
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of the World
English, French, German
English, French, German
4
One version is common, at least one other version is rare
1992
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Commercial
Full Price
North America
English, French, German
English, French, German
4
One version is common, at least one other version is rare

Notes

[1] Licensed game based on Ed Wood's cult 1959 sci-fi/horror film "Plan 9 from Outer Space", which was dubbed "the worst movie ever made" by film critics and readers alike in the "The Golden Turkey Awards" published in 1980.

[2] Min. Requirements: Approx. 800k free ram (containing at least 400k free chipram).

[3] Distributed in Germany by Rushware.

[4] Game features mouse/mouse-keyboard control and savegame support (floppy/HD).

[5] The European release of the game by Gremlin included a "free" VHS videotape containing the movie "Plan 9 from Outer Space" in PAL format (see HERE).

[6] More info. about the development of PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE is revealed in a podcast interview with graphics artist Phil Plunkett and coder Tommy Rolfs (see HERE).

Conversion Notes

PC versions: MCGA/VGA

Screen info

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Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

North American Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 2

North American Release (back)

Box scan ECS no. 3

UK Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 4

UK Release (back)

Box scan ECS no. 5

German Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 6

German Release (back)

Box scan ECS no. 7

French Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 8

French Release (back)

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

European Release

Disk scan ECS no. 2

North American Release

Misc: ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

VHS movie videotape (PAL) [included with the Euro game release by Gremlin]

ECS no. 2

Opened Box with VHS tape inside

ECS no. 3

U.S. Advert (CGW 99 10/1992, Page 13)

ECS no. 4

UK Advert (Amiga Format, Issue 35, 6/1992, Page 63)

ECS no. 5

German Advert (Amiga Joker 7/1992, Page 49)

ECS no. 6

German Advert (ASM 7/1992, Page 9)

Manual info

ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Manual (English/German/French) [European Release]

ECS no. 2

Addendum (English/German/French) [European Release]

ECS / OCS

No cheats found.

Conversion info

Atari ST/E
No conversion screens found.
PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

Map info

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Action
32 (May 1992)
92%
Jason Simmons
4
Amiga Computing
53 (Oct 1992)
75%
Daniel Whitehead
2
Amiga Format
39 (Oct 1992)
45%
Andy Nuttall
2
Amiga Joker
May 1992
83%
Joachim Nettelbeck
2
Amiga Mania
Sep 1992
79%
Rik Henderson
2
Amiga Power
18 (Oct 1992)
36%
Richard Longhurst
2
Amiga User International
Vol 6 No 11 (Nov 1992)
88%
1
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
Vol 9 No 9 (Sep 1992)
79%
Phil Campbell
0
CU Amiga
May 1992
64%
Mark Patterson
1
Datormagazin
No 18 (Oct 1992)
42%
Lennart Nilsson
0
The One
44 (May 1992)
79%
David Upchurch
1

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
ACE: Advanced Computer Entertainment
54 (Mar 1992)
Gary Whitta
Preview
1
Amiga Action
31 (Apr 1992)
Alan Bunker
Preview (in-depth)
2
Amiga Computing
47 (Apr 1992)
Preview (in-depth)
2
Amiga Format
33 (Apr 1992)
Preview
1
Amiga Joker
Mar 1992
Carsten Borgmeier
Peter Braun
Preview (in-depth)
1
The One
34 (Jul 1991)
Curtis Hutchinson
Preview (in-depth)
0
The One
40 (Jan 1992)
Ciaran Brennan
Preview (in-depth)
3
Zero
30 (Apr 1992)
Amaya Lopez
Preview (in-depth)
3

ECS / OCS

Lore Score: 66%

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