The Halley Project: A Mission In Our Solar System

published by Mindscape in 1985-06, developed by Tom Snyder Productions, running on Apple II E

type: simulation, flight, edutainment
genre: Science Fiction
perspective: 1st person
player options: single player

languages: eng

Technical specs

display: raster

Editor note

There was an otherwise inaccessible "Secret Mission" included in this game. If the player achieved top rank and completed all missions, they'd be given a code to send to Tom Snyder Productions. Tom Snyder Productions would send back a password to provide access to the secret mission. However, Tom Snyder Productions had said the return codes would be sent when Halley's Comet became directly visible to observers on the ground. This game was released in 1985, Halley's Comet was due to show a tail to earth observers in 1985, but on this trip, the comet was far side of the Sun for much of the time. To further complicate matters, air and light pollution of modern civilization were also obscuring views. No one looking into the sky got a view until March. Astronomers and gamers a like were very impatient and frustrated waiting for the appearance.