Ms Echegaray reminded me of the wonderfully Steampunk roleplaying game, Space 1889 (I’d posted about the radio plays, but alas they are no longer for sale, it seems). For those not in the know, it’s set in a deeply Steampunk setting where ether flyers make regular (but adventurous) trips to colonised Mars, Luna, Venus and so on! Well, the roleplaying game itself is still around, and at a very reasonable price over at Amazon UK (Space 1889) and Amazon US (Space 1889). I also like that there’s a collection of adventures and articles available to read on the site – A Primer on the Biology of Liftwood, for example!

What I did not know, however, is that there was once a DOS game of Space 1889 (Beware popup-ridden site!) – a mix of adventure and roleplaying, with an emphasis on puzzles over combat as you set out to find King Tut’s treasure, before ending up going to Mars and more! The conversations with Jules Verne and Rasputin are apparently particularly well written. Sounds like a hoot!