In 1983 20th Century Fox poured through their large archive of movies searching for a movie to turn into a game. What movie would they choose to port? Planet of the Apes? The Omen? One of the Star Wars films? Too obvious, they said, instead they settled on an obscure 1965 British science fiction film directed by Terence Fisher called “The Earth Dies Screaming”. They probably just thought the title sounded cool (and it does), but the gameplay in this 1983 game has absolutely nothing to do with the plot of the film. Save for that fact that you are fighting against vaguely alien-like ships. Sorry Willard Parker fans.
The Earth Dies Screaming for the Atari 2600
The Earth Dies Screaming for the Atari 2600
The Earth Dies Screaming for the Atari 2600
In 1983 20th Century Fox poured through their large archive of movies searching for a movie to turn into a game. What movie would they choose to port? Planet of the Apes? The Omen? One of the Star Wars films? Too obvious, they said, instead they settled on an obscure 1965 British science fiction film directed by Terence Fisher called “The Earth Dies Screaming”. They probably just thought the title sounded cool (and it does), but the gameplay in this 1983 game has absolutely nothing to do with the plot of the film. Save for that fact that you are fighting against vaguely alien-like ships. Sorry Willard Parker fans.