Mars Rover PC CD control virtual planet space explorer, NASA Martian data based Type: Application Platform: Windows Publisher: RomTech Released: 1996 Media: CD Mars Rover puts you in the pilot's seat of the most advanced virtual space explorer created by man. Experience the famous red planet. The surface racing beneath your rover, the canyon walls flashing past as you continue your explorations, are all authentic reconstructions of Martian terrain data. You have full control to stop and explore the alien environment. Out on the horizon, your laser direction finder pinpoints a path through the canyons. Slide back into your rover, the engines rev up to speed and you're off! Your Rover accelerates smoothly and the whine of the engines gives way to the cabin music. Cliff and canyons whisk past, the horizon changes as you are transported to another unique Martian vista - an unbelievable adventure into an unknown world.Using actual terrain data based on NASA's digital maps of the planet, Mars Rover combines fly-throughs over more than 100 different areas of the ancient red Martian landscape with stops at Noctus Labyrinthus, Olympus Mons, Gangis Chasma and dozens of other sightseeing highlights. When stopped, users can zoom in and out, look up and down, and get a full 360 degree panoramic view!For DOS/Windows (via DOSBox) [*Please review compatibility/platform sections in 'What You Get']
