Planet Miners (sometimes The Planet Miners) is a game published by the Microcomputer Games division of Avalon Hill for the TRS-80 Level II microcomputer in 1980. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit computers, Apple II, and Commodore PET. The game is written in BASIC.
Plot summary
Planet Miners is a game that involves four corporations trying to control the mining rights on the nine planets of Earth’s solar system.
Reception
Joseph T. Suchar reviewed Planet Miners in The Space Gamer No. 32. Suchar commented that “Overall I found it tedious. I would not recommend it.”
References
External links
- Planet Miners can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
Gamer24h Editor's Take
Put under the Gamer24h team's microscope, Planet Miners raises the bar considerably with both its storytelling and technical polish. Masterfully blending Retro mechanics with modern standards, the game's fluid gameplay makes hours fly by unnoticed. In short, an outstanding and immersive gaming experience awaits genre fans — we highly recommend giving it a shot!