Bill Nye: The Science Guy - Stop the Rock!

Bill Nye: The Science Guy – Stop the Rock! is an educational video game based on the Bill Nye the Science Guy television series developed by American studio ImageBuilder Software and released for Windows and Macintosh in 1996.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Plot

In the game, a large meteoroid called "Impending Dumé" threatens to make a catastrophic collision with the Earth. A team of scientists develop a laser satellite-controlling computer system called MAAX (Meteoroid and Asteroid Exploder) to destroy the meteoroid; however, MAAX develops a personality of its own and refuses to save the planet unless Earth's scientists can solve seven science riddles. Nye Labs decides to take on MAAX's challenge, and the player, depicted as the newest member of the Nye Labs team, is asked to solve these riddles using Nye Labs' equipment before Impending Dumé hits (represented through an in-game timer). The game featured a fully explorable Nye Labs, as well as video cut scenes featuring Nye and other Nye Labs scientists. However, the characters and cast members from the TV series, sans Nye and a few others, do not appear in this game, instead being replaced by game-exclusive Nye Labs team members and new actors.

References
  1. "Bill Nye: The Science Guy – Stop the Rock! for Windows (1996)". MobyGames.
  2. "SuperKids Software Review of Bill Nye the Science Guy – Stop the Rock". www.superkids.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
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  4. "Pacific Interactive presents "Stop The Rock!"". 1999-02-20. Archived from the original on 1999-02-20. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  5. News, Deseret (1997-04-21). "Software can help kids weather summer doldrums". Deseret News. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  6. Corporation, Bonnier (May 1997). Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation.
  7. MEHLHORN, SANDY. "'STOP THE ROCK': LEARNING SCIENCE HAS NEVER BEEN SO MUCH FUN". courant.com. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  8. Corporation, Bonnier (May 1997). Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation.


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