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FreeFall 3050 A.D.

Samsung Nuon disc published 24 years ago by VM Labs, Inc.

Listed in MAME

FreeFall 3050 A.D. © 2000 VM Labs, Inc.

Freefall 3050 A.D. is an action game where the player controls Commander Alexander Menon, a cop in the year 3050. In this futuristic setting, humanity has been forced into extremely tall buildings which stretch into an environmentally controlled stratosphere. The increased population density also brought an increase in criminal activity, leading to the formation of the Drop Corps, an elite group of law enforcers equipped with laser weapons and advanced skydiving technology. The game features 15 levels, and 4 training levels. Each mission starts with the main character launching into a freefall to pursue and shoot down criminals. The player can use weaponry such as laser guns, homing missiles and grenades, as well as specialized tools such as airbrakes or anti-gravity boots to slow the character's descent. The player must also manage an oxygen supply, as well as the character's health and shield, all of which can be replenished by collecting pick-ups throughout the levels.

TRIVIA

Released on December 12, 2000.

Tony Takoushi, a veteran of the video game industry who had previously worked as a game developer for Sega, was looking for a new project when his friend Jeff Minter (who was developing Tempest 3000 to the Nuon) suggested that Takoushi pitch a game idea to VM Labs, who proceeded to approve the project that became Freefall 3050 A.D.

Difficulties arose over the course of the production of the game, because VM Labs hadn't finished the software on which the game would run. Tony Takoushi founded Total ArKade Software (TAKS) to develop this game specifically. Takoushi later spent time working for Halfbrick Studios before relaunching Total ArKade Software in 2012 to produce mobile games.

PORTS

The title was later ported to Microsoft Windows in January 2019, and an originally-cancelled port for the Xbox was unofficially released as open source in August 2019.

SOURCES

Game's DVD.