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'''''Thermo Nuclear War Games''''' is a text adventure game developed by Australian company [[Softgold]] (formerly [[Gameworx Software]]), which specialised in multi-load text adventures written in BASIC. It was published on the [[SC-3000]] by [[Dotsoft]] and released exclusively in Australia in 1984. The game was also released on Commodore 64 as '''''Nuclear War Games'''''.
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The game features full colour graphics of your location to complement the text description. The game is played using the Scott Adams Standard 2-word verb-object parser.
 
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The story is loosely based on the 1983 movie '''''WarGames''''', starring Matthew Broderick.
 
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==Synopsis==
 
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"M.A.S.T.A The huge defence computer in Norad has developed its own intelligence and is playing World War III.
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M.A.S.T.A The huge defence computer in Norad has developed its own intelligence and is playing World War III.
  
 
Only you, and Dr. Norton, M.A.S.T.A.'s creator, know this and can stop total disaster.
 
Only you, and Dr. Norton, M.A.S.T.A.'s creator, know this and can stop total disaster.
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It's up to you to get into Norad, find the code and stop World War III. HURRY!
 
It's up to you to get into Norad, find the code and stop World War III. HURRY!
  
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Can you save the World?"
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Can you save the World?
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==Gameplay==
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Gameplay is based on the [[wikipedia:Scott_Adams_(game_designer)|Scott Adams]] Standard 2-word verb-noun parser. It appears to be played under a time limit to increase tension, but it doesn't seem to be measured in real time and is based more on progress or number of moves/commands.
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The game features full colour graphics of your location to complement the text description. The [[SC-3000]] version features superior graphics over the Commodore 64 version.
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==History==
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Originally published on the Commodore 64 as '''''Nuclear War Games''''' in 1983, the game was converted to the [[SC-3000]] and published by [[Dotsoft]] exclusively in Australia in 1984.
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The game was originally intended to tie-in with the 1983 movie ''[[imdb:WarGames|WarGames]]'', starring [[wikipedia:Matthew Broderick|Matthew Broderick]], but the license was pulled at the last minute.
  
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===Cross-promotion===
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The game features a reference to another [[Softgold]] graphical text adventure. When the player starts the game and attempts to travel North, the player is told that it would take them back to Bastow Manor, which is a reference to [[The Secret of Bastow Manor]].
  
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==Physical Scans==
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==Screenshots==
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<gallery>
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Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Screenshot4.png|Intro 1
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Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Screenshot1.png|Intro 2
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Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Screenshot2.png|Intro 3
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Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Screenshot3.png|First Area
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Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Screenshot5.png|Second Area
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Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Screenshot6.png|Third Area
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==Photo gallery==
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Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Photo1.JPG|Front
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Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Photo2.JPG|Side
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==Physical scans==
 
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==References==
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Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Title.png

Thermo Nuclear War Games
System(s): SC-3000
Publisher: Dotsoft
Developer:
Genre: Adventure

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
SC-3000
AU 		$19.9519.95[1] ST0911
Non-Sega versions

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Thermo Nuclear War Games is a graphical text adventure game developed by Australian company Softgold (formerly Gameworx Software), which specialised in multi-load text adventures written in BASIC.

Synopsis

“

M.A.S.T.A The huge defence computer in Norad has developed its own intelligence and is playing World War III.

Only you, and Dr. Norton, M.A.S.T.A.'s creator, know this and can stop total disaster.

Hidden deep within Norad's command centre inside Cheyenne Mountain is a security disk and access code.

It's up to you to get into Norad, find the code and stop World War III. HURRY!

Can you save the World?

„

— Box backcover [2]


Gameplay

Gameplay is based on the Scott Adams Standard 2-word verb-noun parser. It appears to be played under a time limit to increase tension, but it doesn't seem to be measured in real time and is based more on progress or number of moves/commands.

The game features full colour graphics of your location to complement the text description. The SC-3000 version features superior graphics over the Commodore 64 version.

History

Originally published on the Commodore 64 as Nuclear War Games in 1983, the game was converted to the SC-3000 and published by Dotsoft exclusively in Australia in 1984.

The game was originally intended to tie-in with the 1983 movie WarGames, starring Matthew Broderick, but the license was pulled at the last minute.

Cross-promotion

The game features a reference to another Softgold graphical text adventure. When the player starts the game and attempts to travel North, the player is told that it would take them back to Bastow Manor, which is a reference to The Secret of Bastow Manor.

Screenshots

  • Intro 1

  • Intro 2

  • Intro 3

  • First Area

  • Second Area

  • Third Area

Photo gallery

  • Front

  • Side

Physical scans

SC-3000, AU
Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Back Cover.jpgThermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Spine.jpgThermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Front Cover.jpg
Cover
Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Tape.jpg
Cassette
John Sands Sega SC3000 AU Generic Load Instructions.jpg
Instructions

References

  1. ↑ File:John Sands Sega Retail Price List Jun 1985.pdf, page 2
  2. ↑ File:Thermo Nuclear War Games SC3000 AU Back Cover.jpg


Softgold Graphic Text Adventure Games for the Sega SC-3000
Alien (1984) | Ninja (1984) | The Search for King Solomon's Mines (1984) | The Secret of Bastow Manor (1984) | Skull Island (1984) | Thermo Nuclear War Games (1984) | The Case of the Mad Mummy (1985)
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