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''Transarctica'' is a 1993 strategy/adventure game developed by the French software company and game developer Creator/{{Silmarils}}. It was released for the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, UsefulNotes/AtariST, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, and UsefulNotes/{{Macintosh}}. It originated as an adaptation of the French novel series ''La Compagnie des glaces'' ("The Ice Company"), a [[LongRunningBookSeries 98-volume]] series by Georges-Jean Arnaud with the same premise. This game has a poor English translation, but that doesn't stop it from being enjoyable.

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''Transarctica'' is a 1993 strategy/adventure game developed by the French software company and game developer Creator/{{Silmarils}}. It was released for the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, UsefulNotes/AtariST, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, Platform/{{Amiga}}, Platform/AtariST, Platform/IBMPersonalComputer, and UsefulNotes/{{Macintosh}}.Platform/{{Macintosh}}. It originated as an adaptation of the French novel series ''La Compagnie des glaces'' ("The Ice Company"), a [[LongRunningBookSeries 98-volume]] series by Georges-Jean Arnaud with the same premise. This game has a poor English translation, but that doesn't stop it from being enjoyable.
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Climate Change was a unilateral rename, all links to that are being changed to Global Warming


In the year 2022, the world was plagued by [[ClimateChange global warming]]. In order to cool the Earth, Professor John Merrick decides that [[DeusExNukina nuclear weapons]] are the solution. By detonating nukes at each pole, a huge cloud of dust and steam would form thick clouds that would block out the sun. And that's exactly what happened, except that the clouds were bigger than predicted and the Earth cooled down so much it brought about a new Ice Age. With the world in a deep freeze, civilization came to an end: [[NiceJobBreakingItHero nice job breaking it Merrick]].

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In the year 2022, the world was plagued by [[ClimateChange global warming]].GlobalWarming. In order to cool the Earth, Professor John Merrick decides that [[DeusExNukina nuclear weapons]] are the solution. By detonating nukes at each pole, a huge cloud of dust and steam would form thick clouds that would block out the sun. And that's exactly what happened, except that the clouds were bigger than predicted and the Earth cooled down so much it brought about a new Ice Age. With the world in a deep freeze, civilization came to an end: [[NiceJobBreakingItHero nice job breaking it Merrick]].



* GlacialApocalypse: In the past, civilization decided to counteract [[ClimateChange global warming]] by detonating nukes at the poles to induce nuclear winter. This worked altogether too well and created a permanent cover of thick clouds that blocked out the sun and plunged the Earth into a civilization-ending ice age. The game is set seven centuries after this happens, in a world where humanity is barely hanging onto existence (in some cases having degenerated into MoleMen living in old subway tunnels), a system of heavily armored trains are the only way to cross the wastes, and a fanatical cult -- that's you -- that worships a mythical ball of light and warmth beyond the clouds is on the warpath to end the ice age. Also, mammoths are back.

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* GlacialApocalypse: In the past, civilization decided to counteract [[ClimateChange global warming]] GlobalWarming by detonating nukes at the poles to induce nuclear winter. This worked altogether too well and created a permanent cover of thick clouds that blocked out the sun and plunged the Earth into a civilization-ending ice age. The game is set seven centuries after this happens, in a world where humanity is barely hanging onto existence (in some cases having degenerated into MoleMen living in old subway tunnels), a system of heavily armored trains are the only way to cross the wastes, and a fanatical cult -- that's you -- that worships a mythical ball of light and warmth beyond the clouds is on the warpath to end the ice age. Also, mammoths are back.

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