Mission Asteroid

About

Take control of an astronaut tasked with blowing up an asteroid before it smashes into Earth. Mission Asteroid uses simple one- or two-word commands to navigate its text-based puzzles. Players explore the spacecraft and asteroid surface to gather tools and detonate the rock, balancing urgency with careful problem solving. The game’s straightforward challenges and lack of complex verb parsing make it accessible for newcomers to adventure games. Released as Sierra’s first Hi-Res Adventure title despite being their third graphical text game, it stands out for its clean illustrations and minimalistic design. While older systems like the Apple II and Commodore 64 handle the graphics, the focus remains on the tense storyline and logical progression. Its reputation as an easy entry point to the genre hasn’t dimmed its appeal among retro gaming fans.

Storyline

There is a terrible tragedy about to happen to Earth. An asteroid, is speeding through space directly toward Earth. This particular asteroid was one of many revolving about the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Somehow, this asteroid jumped its orbit and is now threatening the life of every living soul on Earth. The only way to stop the asteroid is to blow it up in space before it gets to Earth. As an astronaut, you are assigned the duty of rocketing to the asteroid and blowing it up.