Dead Zone

He is a brilliant engineer in space physics and he is working for Sirius third planet colony.

He also got engaged with his beloved girlfriend Marry, but they had to postpone their wedding.

Five months later, Kirk, accompanied with his robot Carry, decides to meet Marry at last, and prepare the ceremony.

But when he arrives at the space station, everything is quiet.

Then a beam of light hits him.

He wakes up sometimes later, inside a sort of underground graveyard, pieces of dismantled robots surrounding him.

The player proceeds through the game by choosing from a selection of text menu commands.

Like any traditional digital comic/text adventure games, a large view shows the surroundings.

The bottom of the screen proposes simple action commands, like see, take or push; however, the game is entirely in Japanese (although it uses katakana exclusively).

One of the original features of the game is to use real sampled sound in some places, which is very unusual for the time.

Dead Zone for Famicom Disk System is currently worth €8.76 loose, €21.92 complete in box, and €43.84 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Dead Zone has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Dead Zone, loose is €8.76 and CIB is €21.92 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.