- When redirects are implemented, change to a standard URL for Wikimedia-hosted pictures.
- Looking at the shoreline of Lake Ballinger in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. The water is shallow with ripples of mud easily visible in bright sunlight. The edge of the shore is grass. There is a fallen log with its trunk stuck in the water, and lilies floating nearby.
- Revised Instruction Manual and Solution to Solaris (atariage.com)
I remember when I was a kid and Solaris was one of those games that I had bought with my own money. I proudly inserted it into my Atari 2600 I knew right away that this game was different from the rest. It had a plot, a goal and an ending; something that was a rarity for Atari games. I was immediately fascinated and after reading the instruction manual, something I always did, I was determined to finish the game. I spent hours on my living room floor happily drawing maps by hand on graph paper and trying to reach Solaris. I never did, but the strategic game play was so good that I actually enjoyed failing and didn’t get frustrated. Time passed. I never forgot this game and over the years I would keep coming back, each time more determined to finish it. Now, decades later, the internet has finally given me the tools I needed to complete this amazing game. I have made this guide so that others can do the same.
