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{{Short description|1982 video game}}
{{No footnotes|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Countdown to Doom
|image = CountdownToDoom Electron.jpg
|caption = Acorn Electron Cover art
|developer = [[Peter Killworth]]
|publisher = [[Acornsoft]]<br>[[Topologika]]
|designer =
|engine =
|released = [[1982 in video gaming|1982]]
|genre = [[Interactive fiction]]
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
|platforms = [[Acorn Electron]], [[BBC Micro]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Atari ST]], [[RISC OS]], [[RM plc|RM Nimbus]], [[IBM PC compatible|IBM PC]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
}}
'''''Countdown to Doom''''' is a [[text adventure]] game written by [[Peter Killworth]] for the [[BBC Micro]] and published by [[Acornsoft]] in 1982. It is set on the planet Doomawangara, which is coyly shortened to "Doom". An [[Acorn Electron]] version was released in 1984 but only as a [[ROM cartridge]] for the [[Acorn Electron#Acorn Plus 1|Plus 1]] expansion. This was the only game released exclusively as a ROM cart for the Electron.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}} There are two sequels, both published by [[Topologika]]: ''Return to Doom'' and ''Last Days of Doom''.

Topologika rereleased ''Countdown to Doom'' in 1987, expanding the scope of the game by about 50%. It was published for the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, [[ZX Spectrum]], [[IBM PC compatible]]s, [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Atari ST]], and [[RM Nimbus]]. A [[RISC OS]] version was published in a compilation with ''Return to Doom'' and ''Philosopher's Quest''.

==Plot==
The player's spaceship crash-lands on Doom's inhospitable surface and they emerge from the wreckage to realise that, unless they can locate the necessary spare parts, their ship will corrode away in a mere 400 time units.

==External links==
* {{IFDB|id=zn2fmsu8qq95lbf6}}
* [https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/9630/ZX-Spectrum/Countdown_to_Doom ''Countdown to Doom''] at Spectrum Computing

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[[Category:1980s interactive fiction]]
[[Category:1982 video games]]
[[Category:Acorn Archimedes games]]
[[Category:Acornsoft games]]
[[Category:Amstrad CPC games]]
[[Category:Amstrad PCW games]]
[[Category:Atari ST games]]
[[Category:BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:ZX Spectrum games]]
[[Category:Topologika games]]