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From: Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: CRAP Poll # (Infinity - 6): Bring It Back!
Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:50:00 -0400
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On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 12:44:01 -0000 (UTC), vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
wrote:

>On Sat, 07 Jun 2025 16:52:10 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>
>> 	In this age of sequels, reboots and remakes, what forgotten intellectual
>> 	property would you like to see revived?
>
>I've got one, but I don't even remember the name of the game.
>
>It was a spaceship simulator, where you were flying over a Jovian(?)
>moon looking for alien artifacts.  When you found one, you'd hover over
>it and beam it up for analysis.  This told you more about the alien
>race, and also filled in a square in a mural page.

>This was CGA graphics on an IBM XT.  I just tried asking ChatGPT
>about it, and drew a blank.  I don't even remember the publisher.

>Anybody remember this one?

Pretty sure it's "Echelon" (1987). Although it used EGA graphics. I
don't recall it taking place on a Jovian moon but the 'mural' thing
cinched it. 

More info here:
https://www.mobygames.com/game/424/echelon/
mural picture here:
https://www.mobygames.com/game/424/echelon/screenshots/dos/1959/)

Play it here (C64 version, didnt' see a playble DOS version):
https://archive.org/details/Echelon_1987_Access_Software_Side_A

Buy it here:
https://www.gog.com/en/game/echelon





Yay! I'm smarter than AI! ;-)