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Driller

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In 1987, Driller arrived as a revolutionary 3D game that looked light-years ahead of its time. Using the Freescape engine, it let players explore a fully 3D world—on a DOS machine, no less. The premise: drill into a planet’s surface to release gas and prevent an explosion. The execution: lots of wandering, problem-solving, and marveling at the technical wizardry. The pace was glacial, but that was part of its charm. It wasn’t about action, it was about immersion—exploring alien architecture in a way no other game had offered. For tech enthusiasts, it was jaw-dropping. For everyone else, baffling but memorable.
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Rating: 4.21 / 5.00 (42 votes)
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Driller manual

To launch the game, run driller/DRILLER.EXE.

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Retro gamer collector's corner:

Driller came with an instruction manual, a novella detailing the game's plot and background and a cardboard map of Mitral that could be folded into a 3D representation of the eighteen platforms around the moon, and used by the player to mark successful drilling locations.

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Also known as: Space Station Oblivion
Status: abandonware
Also published for: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
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  • David pannell 27/03/2023 04:34
    Driller Brilliant game in its time along with total eclipse on the amstrad 464 I would highly recommend playing both even if it's just for old times sake and you don't get to wait half an hour to load on cassette.
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