Trivia
Installation diskette
Despite being released on CD-ROM, version 1.0 of
Outpost also included a "Launch Control Disk" in the box on a 3.5" Diskette. This floppy diskette contained BLDGBLD.DAT, BLDGOPS.DAT and OUTPOST.EXE, three files that were required to install the game.
Sales
Despite being considered one of the buggiest games of all time,
Outpost was on PC Data's Top Ten best selling games list for several months.
Soundtrack
The orchestrated soundtrack is the classic
Mars, the Bringer of
War movement from the
Gustav Holst symphony
The Planets.
Strategy guide
There was an extensive Strategy Guide written for
Outpost by the games designer,
Bruce Balfour.
Awards
- Computer Gaming World
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – Worst Game of All Time
- PC Player (Germany)
- Issue 01/1995 - Most Brutal Customer Stultification in 1994
Information also contributed by
Andrew Grasmeder,
Leeor Dicker,
Rola and
WildKard
