Frederik Pohl's Gateway
Moby ID: 317
Trivia
Art
Much of the art in this game (and on the cover) are by Chris Moore. He's got an art book called JourneyMan: The Art of Chris Moore out that includes a few of the illustrations used in the game.
Inspiration
The game is (surprise) based on the Heechee trilogy series of books written by Frederik Pohl, first of which is accordingly titled Gateway.
Freeware release
For a time, the game was available as freeware from Legend's website.
References
The Heechee numbers used in the game are the same that are used by the Predator in the movie by the same name.
Awards
- Games Magazine
- 1992 - included in the "Top 100 Games of the Year" ranking
Information also contributed by Indra was here, KnockStump and Timo Takalo
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Trivia contributed by RmM, Terok Nor, Patrick Bregger.