Silicon Dreams
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Published by

Rainbird Software

Developed by

Level 9 Computing, Ltd.

Released

1986

Platforms

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, MSX, ZX Spectrum

Genre

Adventure, Compilation

Gameplay

Interactive fiction / text adventure

Setting

Sci-fi / futuristic

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Description

This interactive fiction game is a trilogy of the Level 9's adventures Snowball, Return to Eden, and Worm in Paradise. These had previously been released for some but not all of these systems.

Silicon Dreams can be played as three separate games, but to obtain the maximum number of points, you must complete them in order (carrying your score from one adventure to the next). Snowball has graphics for the first time, and the other two games have more graphics than before, and some longer text descriptions are added to all 3 games.

Snowball: As Kim Kimberley, your mission is to safeguard the colonization ship Snowball 9 and its passengers. When you are awakened prematurely from hibernation, you know something's wrong!

Return to Eden: Your objective is to get into the new city of Enoch, and stop the Eden robots from destroying Snowball 9.

Worm in Paradise: You have to find as much information about the city as possible, obtain money, and then become a member of the governing party of Eden.

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Silicon Dreams DOS Exploring in Snowball (CGA)

Silicon Dreams Amiga Death can come quickly in these games.

Silicon Dreams Atari ST Snowball: at the console

Silicon Dreams Apple II Return to Eden: passages of an underground network

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Sinclair User	ZX Spectrum	Feb, 1987		100
Atari ST User	Atari ST	Mar, 1987	10 out of 10	100
ZX Computing	ZX Spectrum	Mar, 1987		100
Crash!	ZX Spectrum	Jul, 1986	94 out of 100	94
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Mar, 1987	9 out of 10	90
Computer Gamer	Commodore 64	Feb, 1987	85 out of 100	85
Amtix!	Amstrad CPC	Mar, 1987	78 out of 100	78
Happy Computer	Commodore 64	1987	70 out of 100	70
Tilt	Atari ST	Jun, 1987	14 out of 20	70
Commodore User	Commodore 64	Feb, 1987		60

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Trivia

Sinclair QL port

Manuals for the European releases of the trilogy contain loading instructions for a Sinclair Ql version. Hard evidence for an actual commercial release seems absent though - the port doesn't appear on later Level 9 price lists for example, and also appears to be unknown in QL circles.

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