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Description

You have a ship with virtually no equipment. Take her and trade among the different star systems. You can be safe and trade on razor-thin margins among the safe systems, or take some risks and trade with anarchic systems while watching out for pirates. You can save on fuel costs by buying a fuel scoop and fly near the sun, but again, watch out for pirates! Or be a pirate yourself and raid other ships... Don't get a bad rep as the police will come after you... Dock with space stations and do your trades (some may take contraband...) Upgrade your ship with your proceeds with better weapons, shields, and other equipment. With 8 different galaxies, each with HUNDREDS of planets, there are plenty of room for exploration! Can you make your reputation all the way up to "elite"?

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Explore the galaxy on one 5 1/4 Floppy. woods01 (156) 4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars4.25 Stars
probably the most immersive non-roleplaying game of it's time Zzap (43) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

The Games Machine (UK) Oct, 1987 88 out of 100 88
Power Play Dec, 1987 8.5 out of 10 85
Abandonia Jun 03, 2004 4 out of 5 80

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Trivia

The package came with a novella about how your father sacrificed himself and saved you by dumping you in the lone escape pod in the ship, and how you managed to "acquire" this ship that you are driving at the beginning of the game.


This entry was contributed by Makitk (27), totalgridlock (86), Martin Smith (64127), Terok Nor (10118), cafeine (142) and Will D (799)
 

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