Space 1899?
Sorry, Space 1889.
@PreachyPreach yes well done! I’ve never played this game. I ran across the box art, though, and it is such a spectacular wtf piece of art that I had to throw it in here.
I have to admit that before PreachyPreach correctly guessed the game that last reveal had me wondering if there was a video game that had used a space adaptation of Moby Dick as its setting. Time to file that one under games that probably don’t exist but now want to see, haha.
That is a crazy concept for a game, and crazy box art. Nice find!
There’s a Dr Who episode with a space whale. Might have found its way into one of the games.
From what I remember of reviews of the time, it was apparently bloody awful, despite the theme.
I played it. I didn’t get very far, but it seemed interesting. I assume it got bad reviews in the British Amiga magazines because it wasn’t arcadey and the graphics were serviceable at best.
Here’s the Mobygames quote from Computer Gaming World’s review: “ Space 1889 is an intriguing product, and ideal for those who like adventures with a unique flavor. Players who revel in bloodshed should look elsewhere, but garners who yearn for something different (and don’t mind having a dash of history thrown in) will find what they’re looking for in Space 1889.”
I had it back in the day. It used the same engine as the Traveller games but I think they may have added a pause to combat so you weren’t trying to control 6 characters at once during a real time combat phase. It had cool character generation that supposedly would work for the PnP game if you wanted.
I love these old (hand?) drawn boxarts. Even if it’s awful and strange, someone actually tried and put effort into it.
Okay, perhaps @PreachyPreach will show up to save us. In the meantime, here’s a quick one that will quickly become obvious to old timers
Pink Panther
Nolf ?
belated apologies - real life got in the way…
Red Alert 2 Yuri’s Revenge?
Nyet!
Leisure Suit Larry?