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  • In the SNES video game Super Metroid a Space colony named "Ceres" appears as the first playable area. It is unknown if it is related to the actual dwarf planet, though it appears to be surrounded by asteroids, implying that it too is in an asteroid belt.
  • In the computer game Zone of the Enders there is a spacae colony on Ceres.
  • In the PC role-playing game Countdown to Doomsday (1990), Ceres is the location of an abandoned RAM (enemy) research base.
  • In the PC Star Control series, Ceres Base is the place where formal contact with an alien species (the Chenjesu) is first made. Following the Ur-Quan war, the destruction of Ceres Station by the invading Ur-Quan fleet signifies the defeat of the human race, leading to their subsequent enslavement.
  • In the PC Game Descent (1995), one of the secret levels takes place on Ceres.
  • In the PC Game Descent 3 (1999), one of the missions requires the player to extract virus data samples from an underground research laboratory.
  • In the PC game Terminal Velocity (1995), one of the missions involves the player destroying a machine that would cause Ceres to crash into Earth.
  • In the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, the Adeptus Mechanicus renews its alliance with the Imperium of Man with the Treaty of Ceres, following the Age of Apostasy.
  • In the tabletop card-and-dice game Champions of the Galaxy, Ceres is home to futuristic wrestling superstars Massif and Earthquake (later known as Chopper Mattock and Powerhouse).
  • In the RPG Mutant Chronicles, Ceres is the homeworld of Cybertronic Megacorporation.
  • In the RPG Transhuman Space, it is the largest colony in the asteroid belt and is an independent state living in functional anarchy.

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