Kingdom of Amphibia: The Shipwreck

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Kingdom of Amphibia: The Shipwreck
Game
Main linksPlay onlineDownload
Published1997
Credits
AuthorRadical Al
Reception
IFDB rating1 out of 5 (1 rating)
Gameplay
Interaction style
Parser
Parser
Literary genre
Fantasy
Fantasy
Location
Ship
Ship
LanguageEnglish
AccessibilityColour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring systemInform 6
FormatZ-code 5
LicenseFreeware
IFIDZCODE-9-000004-5C62, ZCODE-10-000001-7CF7
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How it begins

You're a sailor on the USS Intrepid, on a mission to explore a recently-discovered country. All ships that previously attempted this mission were destroyed by storms before they made landfall. As you're jolted awake by violent pitching, it seems that yours might be similarly doomed.

You're in bed in your cabin. You're wearing your naval uniform and your backpack, which you neglected to take off before you fell asleep.

Notable features

  • Supposedly a demo for a future commercial release, the freeware game is very limited in its implementation and range of action. Several items and NPCs are described as being functional only in the commercial version.
  • The parser regularly abuses the player.
  • A TALK TO command must sometimes be used to extract information from NPCs. ASK and TELL are also implemented but do not always provide a response.

Versions

Release 9

Date: 2007

  • Kingdom of Amphibia: The Shipwreck (Radical Al; 2007; Z-code 5).
    • Release 9 / Serial number 000002 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11
    • IFID: ZCODE-9-000004-5C62
      IFID links: IFDB
    • Download KoA.z5 from the IF Archive

Release 10

Date: 11 February 2009

  • Kingdom of Amphibia: The Shipwreck (Radical Al; 11-Feb-2009; Z-code 5).
    • Release 10 / Serial number 000001 / Inform v6.31 Library 6/11
    • IFID: ZCODE-10-000001-7CF7
      IFID links: IFDB
    • Download KoA.z5 from the IF Archive

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Date: 2007

Date: 11 February 2009