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1	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/advaplanet200.jpg]]
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3	''Adventure A: Planet of Death'' is an AdventureGame by Artic Computing released in 1981 for the Platform/ZX81, in 1982 for the Platform/ZXSpectrum, in 1984 for the Platform/Commodore64, and in 1985 for the Platform/AmstradCPC as part one of an eight-game series, which had its first three installments remastered for smartphones in 2020.
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5	In this game, you're stranded on an alien planet and have to find your spaceship to go back home, but the dangers along to way will make it a difficult task.
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8	!!This game provides examples of:
9	* BewareTheSkullBase: The boxart of the 1982 release depicts a part of the planet as skull-shaped.
10	* GameBreakingBug: If you enter the lake while already holding the gold coin, the number of items you can carry decreases (a common bug in games derived from Ken Reed's [[http://www.nostalgia8.org/download/adv-creators/paw/kenreed.html Adventure II]] engine).
11	* InventoryManagementPuzzle: You can only carry five items at a time. It's necessary to drop what you don't need at some points, like at the computer.
12	* LittleGreenMan: The first alien you meet is described as a small green man.
13	* TheMaze: The damp cave leads to a maze, in which passages are everywhere.
14	* PressStartToGameOver: Taking the plant in the very first screen makes you die.
15	* UselessItem: The stones near the edge of a deep pit don't have any function.
16	* VideoGameRemake: The game was remade in Unity for smartphones in 2020, with all text commands removed and replaced with simpler buttons.
17	* AWinnerIsYou: Beat the game and you get the line "Congratulations, you managed to complete this adventure without getting killed."

Context VideoGame / AdventureAPlanetOfDeath