
Play Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade Online
Game Info
- Platform
- NES
- Genres
- Platformer · Adventure
- Player Perspective
- Top-down · Side view
- Developers
- Codemasters
- Publishers
- Camerica
- Release date
- February 1, 1991
- Languages
- 🇩🇪 German · 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 English · 🇪🇸 🇲🇽 Spanish · 🇫🇷 French
Summary
Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade throws you into the shoes of a broke, car‑less Linoman desperate to prove his Earth‑discovery story. The NES title blends point‑and‑click adventure with bite‑sized platform runs, so you’ll be clicking through dialogue, swapping items, and then sprinting across arcade‑style levels to dodge pits, quirky enemies, and snag Cosmic candy. Ten pieces of that sugary loot reward you with an extra life, a nice safety net for the trickier jumps. Each major zone on Planet Linoleum houses a teleport pad that activates with a special card—though every jump comes with a quirky side‑effect that doubles as a puzzle piece. Scattered passwords act as breadcrumbs, letting you hop back into the action without starting over. Notably, the NES cartridge slipped past Nintendo’s licensing gate and even showed up as part of the Aladdin Deck Enhancer’s seven‑game bundle. A year later the game resurfaced as Cosmic Spacehead on Amiga, DOS, Game Gear, Master System, and Genesis, keeping the same quirky mix of adventure and arcade flair.
Storyline
Linus Spacehead's Cosmic Crusade follows the misadventures of Linus, an alien from the planet Linoleum. After crashing onto the legendary planet Earth, he returns home expecting a hero’s welcome, only to find his fellow Linomen doubt that Earth even exists. Determined to prove them wrong, Linus decides to go back to Earth, this time armed with a camera, but he quickly discovers he has no Linobucks to fund his quest. He must travel across the planet to earn enough money to buy both a vehicle and the camera he needs. Along the way he uses a fake Larry Flynt ID to enter a bumper‑car contest, puts down a robot uprising in Detroitica, and even refuels at an abandoned space station.
Edited by Maya Carter
Multiplayer
- Game modes
- Single
Alternative Titles
- Cosmic Spacehead Alternative















