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Mission Mars
Title:Mission Mars
Category:Game/Action
Release Date:
Language:English
Size:16K
Machine:PAL Only
Code Type:Machine code
Distribution:Commercial/TA
Retail Price:2.99£
Game ending type:Has an end, restarts (reward)
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Released by:Solar Software Ltd.
Created by:Shay, John P.
Notes:Originally released as Cavern Raider on the VIC20. Novaload serial: M100005.
  External links:
    VIC20 release (Cavern Raider)

User Rating: 4.3/10 (9 votes)
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Mission Mars Title Screenshot

Mission Mars Screenshot


Game Endings
This game has an ending!


Releases
NameReleased ByRelease DateDistributionProduct CodeRetail PriceFormatPackageRarityNotesOwned
Original releaseSolar Software Ltd.1985Commercial2.99£CassetteUnspecified2
1 found.


Hall Of Fame
1MIK5,050
2Csabo1,400YAPE 1.0.4.
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Derived Software
Missione Marte


Appeared On Compilations
Triple Decker 3


Remakes
TitleCreated byPlatformHomepageNotes
Mission MarsLacosteGameboy Color
web
2022-01-12


Covers
Cassette Cover (Front)
Cassette Cover (Front)
Cassette Cover Reverse
Cassette Cover Reverse


Physical Media
Cassette
Cassette


Graphics Debris
Like in Suicide Run, Quick Draw, Cruncher, Knock Out and in Alien Attack, at memory $2A00, there are some graphics used in 3D Quasars.


Six Titles Debut
Mission Mars has been arguably released at the same time with Alien Attack, Cruncher, Knock Out, Quick Draw and Suicide Run in the very beginning of Solar Software: all the titles show a loader screen in the respective no turbo versions where all the six names are displayed.

As reported in Commodore Horizons 21, Brenda Shay talked about a routine coded by John P. Shay which was capable to convert the games straight from the VIC20 code, then she named exactly these six games.


All these titles have as original starting address $2100. All of the titles have been saved thru Novaload versions on Triple Decker series including some useless memory filled with garbage till $3FFF, although all these games occupy $1001-$3000 only, and starting from a code located in $2050 which awaits some seconds before jumping to the original starting address at $2100.

Mission Mars exists in three different releases: no turbo with loading screen, turbo, turbo (Triple Decker 3). The Triple Decker 3 version shows a glitch in the background scrolling which assigns white chars while moving.


Cheats - How do I use cheats?
>1080 ADUnlimited lives
>16B3 60No collisions
>1912 ## (Level + 01)Starting level
G 2100Restart game

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