RAMA - Sierra Online (1996) - PC Game - Installer Included -LoK-

Rama is a first-person adventure game developed and published by Sierra Entertainment (formerly Sierra On-Line) in 1996. The game is based on Arthur C. Clarke's books Rendezvous with Rama and Rama II. An immortal classic for any adventure game fan.

Plot

Four years ago, a gigantic cylindrical object entered the solar system. The International Space Agency (ISA) named it Rama and sent an expedition named 'Newton Team' to investigate and find its purpose and origins. They soon discovered that Rama is a hollow, rotating cylinder with enormous cities, populated by other alien species that have been collected during its travels: Myrmicats (seen in images but never encountered in the game), Avians, Octospiders. The 'native' beings of Rama are the Biots (biological robots) constructed by the aliens who built Rama, and are a part of it.

The player at first must investigate the area known as "the Plains" and find items that will help solve the logical/mathematical puzzles. Two Raman cities, nicknamed "London" and "Bangkok" by the expedition crew, will be visited in order to learn more about the species that accompany the astronauts. To proceed, the player must solve "complete with the shape which is logically missing" puzzles as well as mathematical exercises in the octal and hexadecimal number systems.

After the Plains have been explored (actually when the player has managed to reach and obtain all the useful inventory items), Rama changes towards an impact course with Earth and a special team inside the expedition (originally consisting of Heilmann, Borzov and O'Toole) proceeds to the "Project Trinity" and arms a bomb network to destroy Rama and its inhabitants. The player is then free to explore the island within the Cylindrical Sea, nicknamed "New York", that is the location for one of the bombs. While there, the player learns that Rama's course has diverted away from Earth and is no longer a risk, but the bombs have already been armed to explode in six hours. Unfortunately, O'Toole who knows the code to disarm it, is lost, and during the six in-game hours, the player has to interpret the code and find the bomb in order to disarm it.

The epilogue implies a sequel, which was already scheduled for production, but was never completed.

Installation Compatibility and Directions:

Windows 95
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8 (Not tested)

1) Open your favorite Virtual drive mounting software
2) Mount Disc 1
3) Run rama_english_install_20080922.msi
4) Follow Installation directions
- Choose Virtual Drive where disc is mounted
- Choose prefered Installation destination
- Etc
5) Play the game!