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Mabel Said:

Anyone know the name of the adventure game where you're an australian character that travels the solar system?

We Answered:

Lenny Loosejocks in Space! Yeah!

Courtney Said:

Does any one remember a Trivia Board game from the 80's. The board had the solar system on it.?

We Answered:

Solar Quest I think I saw a copy in the storage. But, this had dice and little metal refueling stations and plastic rockets.

Josephine Said:

Does anyone know a game/activity where you can create planets or a solar system and study the creation?

We Answered:

You can build your own Solar System:
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/orbits/ssbuil…

You'll get a grasp about the distances and sizes involved. But I don't think it has to do with creation.

Tiffany Said:

Is there a good educational fun PC game about the solar system besides spore?

We Answered:

Spore is not really an educational game, it is a kill or be killed action game.

Here are some other games about the solar system (you didn't mention what ages you were looking for):
The Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System (fun and very educational)

Sins of a Solar Empire (gets good reviews as an RTS game, but not very educational)

1st Light 3D Solar System Simulator (solar system creation tool and screensaver)

Orbits: Voyage through The Solar System (more informational tool than game, but educational)

Space Unlimited (more game than educational)

There are probably more games out there.

Good luck!

William Said:

where do the final fantasy games take place is it like all one solar system or one very large planet?

We Answered:

Each Final Fantasy game takes place on a different world depending on the game. There's no real correlation between the games unless it's a direct sequel (like FFX-2 being the sequel to FFX).

However, there are a bunch of spin-off games of FFVII (the one that Advent Children was based off of) that take place on the same world.

Michele Said:

How does Ender's Game relate to the solar system?

We Answered:

I don't really know what you mean. But, there are several areas or bodies in our solar system that are mentioned in Ender's Game, for instance the asteroid Eros. Eros is one of the largest Near Earth Asteroids, measuring 13×13×33 km.

From Wikipedia: "Eros was formerly an outpost for the aliens known as Formics who installed artificial gravity but was taken over by humans and a Command School was built there. This is where Ender was sent after he graduated from Battle School."

Ender's Game also mentions that the Battle School is in the asteroid belt - meaning the belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

The buggers lived outside our solar system and many light years away in another part of the galaxy.