Antarctic Adventure
- Original title
- けっきょく南極大冒険
- Title translations
- Antarctic Adventure (English), Kekkyoku Nankyoku Daibouken (Japanese Rōmaji)
- Also known as
- After all, Antarctic Great Adventure
- Developed by
- コナミ工業株式会社
- Year
- 1983 (December)
- System
- MSX
Technical Specifications
- Rating
-
76 votes, 3.29 avg
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- RAM
- 32kB
- Sound
- PSG
- Kind
- Game
- Tagoo database entry
- Visit (Japanese MSX database)
- Last updated on
- 04-12-2025
- Input Devices Supported
- Keyboard, Joystick
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Action
- Max Players
- 1
- Uses Kanji
- No
- Uses V9990
- No
Note
The Japanese title means After all, Antarctic Great Adventure but After All and Great were curtailed from the English title.
There are four known versions of the game with (mostly) minor differences:
1st Japanese cartridge version (under the "I Love..." label)
- Black Konami splash screen
- Spelling mistake on title screen (KEYBOABD)
- Map of Antarctica with Japanese writing (南極点)
- Includes New Zealand as a region
- Region order: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, NEW ZEALAND, 南極点, USA, USA, ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA
2nd Japanese cartridge version
- Blue Konami splash screen
- Konami logo uses standard system font
- Map of Antarctica with English writing (S.POLE)
- Region order: USA, THE SOUTH POLE, USA, USA, ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE
European cartridge version
- Black Konami splash screen
- No Demo mode
- Map of Antarctica with English writing (S.POLE)
- Region order: USA, THE SOUTH POLE, USA, USA, ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE
Konami Game Collection 1 disk version
- Based on the 2nd Japanese cartridge version
- No Konami splash screen
- Optional support for SCC+ sound cartridge
The release order would appear to have been be as follows:
- 1st Japanese Cartridge version
- European Cartridge version
- 2nd Japanese Cartridge version
- Konami Game Collection 1 disk version
There are four known versions of the game with (mostly) minor differences:
1st Japanese cartridge version (under the "I Love..." label)
- Black Konami splash screen
- Spelling mistake on title screen (KEYBOABD)
- Map of Antarctica with Japanese writing (南極点)
- Includes New Zealand as a region
- Region order: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, NEW ZEALAND, 南極点, USA, USA, ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA
2nd Japanese cartridge version
- Blue Konami splash screen
- Konami logo uses standard system font
- Map of Antarctica with English writing (S.POLE)
- Region order: USA, THE SOUTH POLE, USA, USA, ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE
European cartridge version
- Black Konami splash screen
- No Demo mode
- Map of Antarctica with English writing (S.POLE)
- Region order: USA, THE SOUTH POLE, USA, USA, ARGENTINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE
Konami Game Collection 1 disk version
- Based on the 2nd Japanese cartridge version
- No Konami splash screen
- Optional support for SCC+ sound cartridge
The release order would appear to have been be as follows:
- 1st Japanese Cartridge version
- European Cartridge version
- 2nd Japanese Cartridge version
- Konami Game Collection 1 disk version
Groups & Mentions
Mentioned in Publications:
- Konami Computer Software Catalog 1985-02 on page 6 (ad)
- Konami Software Catalog 1985-06 on page 11 (ad)
- What MSX? 1 on page 20 (review)
- MSX Computing 1984-11 on page 30 (review)
- MSX Computing 1985-12/1986-01 on page 40 (other)
- MSX User 2 on page 94 (review)
- Konami Computer Software Catalog 1985-07 on page 4 (ad)
- SONY Catálogo de Programas on page 57 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1984-1 on page 46 (news)
- MSX Magazine 1984-2 on page 65 (news)
- MSX Magazine 1984-3 on page 74 (review)
- MSX Magazine 1984-11 on page 62 (review)
- Konami Games Flyer 1984-02
- Konami Computer Software Catalog 1984-10 (ad)
- Sony MSX Hit Bit computer software on page 29 (ad)
- Computer & Video Games 037 on page 51 (review)
- Micom BASIC Magazine マイコンBASICマガジン 1985-4 (ad)
- MSX Computer Club Süd 2/91 on page 6 (review)
- MSX Revue 01/86 on page 69 (review)
- MSX Contakt 4/93 on page 33 (review)
- MSX Contakt 5/93 on page 39 (review)
- MSX Gids X2 on page 2 (cheat)
- Micros ID 2 on page 69 (review)
- MSX・FAN 1993-1 on page 103 (other)
- SONY MSX CLUB on page 37 (ad)
- Popcom 1984-9 on page 18 (ad)
- MSX・FAN 1987-5 on page 67 (news)
- For MSX Special on page 129 (ad)
- Technopolis テクノポリス 1987-7 on page 48 (other)
- Technopolis テクノポリス 1985-4 on page 10 (ad)
- Takeru Press 1986-10 (ad)
- MSX and Spectravideo Computer Forum Magazine Volume 1 No. 3 on page 6 (review)
- Call MSX 2 on page 32 (review)
- MSX Tsūshin New Year Special on page 24 (other)
- Bollycao Collection
- パソコンゲーム80年代記 / PC Game 80s Chronicles on page 51 (review)
- MSX Magazine 2 on page 27 (review)
- Load MSX 1-3 on page 32 (review)
- MSX Press 1 on page 9 (ad)
Groups:
-
Games with Game Master support
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-
Released on Wii U Virtual Console
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-
Project EGG (for MSX1)
Next: Devil's Heaven (MSX | 1984)
See Also
- Penguin Adventure (MSX | 1986)
Conversions
- Nintendo Game Boy
- Nintendo NES (Famicom)
- ColecoVision
- Feature phone