Ad Astra 2420 - C64 Short Play - PAL 50fps

Ad Astra 2420 is a slow paced tactical space opera that you can play in solo- or in co-op mode with a friend as a gunner.
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Chapter One: A Distress Call

You have grown accustomed to the silence and isolation that comes with patrolling the far reaches of space. The endless void, punctuated only by the distant twinkling of stars and the occasional asteroid field, is both your workplace and home. Your ship, a sleek vessel designed for long-range reconnaissance, glides through the void with grace and precision, a solitary sentinel in the vast expanse.

The monotony of the patrol is abruptly shattered when the ship's communicator springs to life, its screen flickering with an incoming distress call. The signal is weak, its origin barely registering on your ship's sensors, but there is no mistaking its source: the nearby planet - known for its small, resilient settlement of inhabitants, a speck of civilisation in an otherwise uninhabited sector.

The message is terse, laced with urgency. "Distress call to any ships in range. We are facing a sector-threatening crisis. Immediate assistance required. Report ASAP to planetary HQ."

Your heart races as you process the information. Sector-threatening crisis? The words echo ominously in the confined space of the cockpit. With practiced calm, you initiate the engines, setting a course for the HQ.

Gameplay

Ad Astra 2420 is a slow paced tactical space opera that you can play in solo- or in co-op mode with your friend as a gunner.

System requirements:

Commodore 64 PAL
(NTSC version not yet available)
1541 Drive
a joystick (2 for co-op)
Works also with VICE and THE C64.

In Ad Astra 2420 you are a star ranger deployed for long range reconnaissance mission in Rimward asteroid belt where eight Verge Stations perform asteroid mining.

Your mission is to collect the missing components for Singularity Diffuser before runaway singularity destroys space-time. Mission requires you to mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, visit space stations and destroy enemy installations.

The clock is ticking, star ranger. Enter Ad Astra 2420 now and be the hero the universe needs!