Countdown (PC, 5 1/4" Disk) Access Software - 1990 USA, Canada Release

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Countdown
Packaging cover Countdown.
Product ID 81192-61103
Product UPC 081192611038
Platform(s) PC
Packaging Retail Box
Media 5 1/4" Disk
Copyright date 1990
Publisher(s) Access Software
Category(s) Entertainment, Adventure, Mystery
Country of Origin United States of America

Description from the packaging.

An interactive movie of intrigue, espionage and suspense.
Exclusive 256 color graphics!

You've been framed!
Agent Frank McBain is dead... but why did they pin it on you? You've just 96 hours to find out... crack an international spy ring... and prevent a global disaster.

You're American agent Mason Powers and you've just intercepted as ultra secret message about an international terrorist group. Just as you're about to brief CIA Section Chief, Frank McBain, everything goes black... and you wake up in a remote prison hospital in Turkey... with no memory of what happened and charged with the murder of Frank McBain!

Who set you up? Who is trying to kill you? And why do you feel such intense urgency? The Countdown has begun... and you better find the answer fast.

So realistic, you'll think you're there!
Countdown features breathtaking Motion Graphics... combining stunning 256-color movie-quality graphics with RealSound, the revolutionary technology that gives you astonishing digitized sound effects, music and speech without hardware.

Countdown also supports the major sound boards.

  • In a game that has no rules, who can you trust?
  • Obtain visual clues through visual flashbacks! See 100's of animated cells with synchronized voice and sound!
  • Interact with a multitude of characters who converse, animate and respond to your questions.
  • Over 50 different locations to search, each complete with in-depth puzzles!
  • Analyze data with your hand held computer access device (CAD). The CAD allows you to access the main computer in Langley, Virginia.


System Requirements

PC MS-DOS 3.1
Required CPU AT 286
Required RAM 640K
Supports Mouse Yes
Supports Joystick Yes
Supported Audio AdLib
SoundBlaster
Supported Video VGA 256 Color
SVGA 256 Color

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Retail Box cover Countdown. Retail Box back Countdown.

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