Splashdown
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 Comedy  Science Fiction  Outer space |
| Splashdown | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Paul J. Furio |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 01-Oct-2004 |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Platform(s) | Z-code 5 |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruelty to be determined |
Contents |
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How It Begins
The player is an interstellar colonist awoken from cryosleep when the colony ship suffers an unforseen catastrophy. A robot sidekick, named Spider, arrives early in the game to assist the player and offer comic relief.
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Notable Features
- A science-fiction comedy-adventure, Splashdown is heavily inspired by Planetfall (Steve Meretzky, publisher: Infocom; 1983; Z-code).
- Features an Adobe Acrobat manual that is reminiscent of the original Infocom documentation, including a parody interstellar travel brochure.
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Versions
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Competition Release
- Splashdown (Paul J. Furio; 01-Oct-2004; Z-code 5).
- Beta-testing by Mary McDonagh, Eli Curtz, Wes Cumberland, Peter Chapman, Anna Chan, Douglas Taylor, and L00pback.
- Release 1 / Serial number 040926 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
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- IF Comp 2004: 8th place of 36 entries.
