8 /10 1 Votes8
Composer(s) Peter Stone Initial release date 1989 | 4/5 My Abandonware Release date(s) 1989 Developer Mindscape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publishers Mindscape, Software Toolworks Similar Mindscape games, Other games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beyond the Black Hole is a computer game developed by The Software Toolworks and published in 1989 for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and MS-DOS.
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Plot
The player is a scientific officer sent to investigate some strange phenomena. Using cartography orbs, the player must examine a variety of objects in space. Two rebound fields are located on the left and right side of the screen make certain the cartography orb is reflected back into the middle of the screen when it reaches the outermost edges of the current screen. The orbs require fuel as the player dives from the peak of orbit into the objects center-screen. The player garners points by striking an object with the orb. Pirates can steal fuel, and the player must maneuver the orb through the fueling pods to reach the service center itself.
Gameplay
Beyond the Black Hole is stereoscopic 3-D arcade game which comes with 3-D glasses. The player commands the “craft” through space using the keyboard, a joystick, or a mouse.
Reception
The game was reviewed in 1989 in Dragon #152 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 5 out of 5 stars.