Powerstar

In the 2ist century, all electrical power in the United States is generated by a single huge nuclear fusion reactor, the Powerstar, placed in orbit safely away from living things and saboteurs, The power is then transmitted directly to local communities by means of a vast array of microwave transmitters. Unfortunately, the one man crew of the Powerstar seems to have had a bad bout of cabin fever, and the only message from him in the

last week consisted of a facsimile of a Jack Daniels whiskey bottle label. You are the alternate engineer for the Powerstar, and the government has summoned you to active duty. Your mission is to save the vital Powerstar from this nut. Fresh from a vacation in Bango Bango, you arrive at a government field station, and the adventure begins.

Powerstar is a graphical adventure with 63 locations. You move about using the traditional "N S E W" commands of adventures (or the joystick), and there is a text parser for actions. Text can be full sentences similar to Infocom games.