Splashdown
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| Splashdown | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 1 October 2004 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Paul J. Furio |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (8 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Comedy  Science fiction |
| Location |  Outer space |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Format | Z-code 5 |
| License | Freeware |
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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.
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.
Versions
Competition Release
Date: 1 October 2004
- 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
- IF Comp 2004: 8th place of 36 entries.
Links
N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- The official Splashdown website.
- Splashdown (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Splashdown - at IFDB.
- Splashdown - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
Reviews
- Splashdown - at IF Ratings.
- Review - by Paul O'Brian.
- Review - by Dan Shiovitz.
Date: 1 October 2004