Trivia
Cancelled ports
There were plans to port this game to the Atari 7800. A
prototype was started but it was never completed or released.
Development
According to designer
David Fox, the game was originally meant to be set in the
Star Wars universe. However, Lucasfilm did not allow this because at the time the real money was earned with licensing fees. Also the first prototype of the game did not feature a fire button because of Fox's pacifist attitude. It was added after a meeting with
George Lucas during which he asked if the fire button is missing because of gameplay or philosophical reasoning.
Graphics
As the name suggests, this game uses a fractal generator to render the mountains.
Lucasfilm
Rescue on Fractalus!, along with
Ballblazer, was the first games launched by LucasFilm Games.
Awards
- Computer Gaming World
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) - #82 on the “150 Best Games of All Time” list
Information also contributed by
LepricahnsGold,
Pat Cdr and
PCGamer77
