Anfractuos
The planet Anfractuos is about to reach the end of its life, due to its sun
evolving into a Supernova. All that remains is a mining droid under your
control, which is stocked with resources and ideally needs to escape. Viewed
from the side with flick-screen scrolling, the game features many one-way
paths and dead-ends, so mapping is recommended (the game tells you not to
blame the main programmer for this, as he didn’t design the levels)
The area’s wildlife is hostile to you, but it’s protected, so shoot the bare
minimum in your attempts to avoid it. 8 fuel crystals (located randomly in
each game) must be collected before you can activate the 4 switches which
activate the escape shuttle’s automated departure sequence (and then return to
the shuttle in time).