Rescue on Fractalus! is the Atari 5200 port of the LucasFilm Games classic designed by David Fox and Charlie Kellner, in which the player pilots a ship down onto the jagged surface of a hostile planet to rescue stranded pilots, all while under fire from alien enemy forces known as the Jaggis.
Its combination of fractal-generated terrain, low-altitude flight tension, and a sudden horror twist — checking each pilot's identity before letting them aboard — made it one of the most innovative and best-remembered titles in the 8-bit Atari computer and console catalog.
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