Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

aka: BARIS, Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space: A U.S.-Soviet Space Race Simulation

Released

1993 on DOS

Releases by Date (by platform)

1993 (DOS)
1995 (PC-98)

Publishers

Developers

Strategic Visions, Inc.

Moby Score

7.6

#5,335 of 157K

Critics

79% (10)

Players

(6)

Ranking

#296 on DOS

Collected By

25 players

Genre: Simulation
Strategy
Gameplay: Managerial / business simulation
Interface: Menu structures
Vehicular: Space flight
Setting: Cold War
Contemporary
Misc: Licensed

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Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space re-creates the thrilling endeavor of trying to lead your country's space program to the moon before a competing superpower does the same. As head of your country's space program you will need to develop all the hardware you need for your spacecraft and make it safe, choose the right persons to send into space and make sure they come back alive. Loaded with lots of historic video clips, and other historic correct items make this game reflect the "Cold War" situation as it should.

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Created and Designed by	Fritz Bronner
Programmed by	Michael K. McCarty
AI Programming by	Morgan Roarty
Computer Artwork by	David Mosher Michael K. McCarty Margie Beeson Ronan Joyce Steven D. Stipp Tom Chamberlain Fritz Bronner Morgan Roarty Alex Danilychev Todd J. Camasta
Video Digitizing by	Tom Chamberlain Fritz Bronner Michael K. McCarty Ronan Joyce Morgan Roarty
Video Processing	Jim Bowser
Additional Programming by	Morgan Roarty Payam Mirshidi
Vector Graphics Programmer	Paul Allen Edelstein
Vector Graphics Art by	J. Scott Matthews
Space Miniatures by	Bronner Studios
Original Music by	Brian Langsbard
[ full credits ]

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Board game

The game was based on a board game called LIFTOFF!, designed by Fritz Bonner and published by Task Force Games in 1989, according to the manual.

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Race into Space Project
The homepage of a modern, freeware re-release of the title for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

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MobyGames ID: 8276

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Game added by tkcmd.

PC-98 added by Infernos.

Additional contributors: tbuteler, formercontrib, Zeppin, Rola, Patrick Bregger.

Game added January 29th, 2003. Last modified February 22nd, 2023.