Splashdown: Difference between revisions
From IFWiki
No edit summary |
(Removed some info which was already in the game infobox; moved the rest of the intro to other sections) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
< | <table style="width:100%;margin-bottom:1em;clear:both"><tr><td>{{comedy}} {{sci-fi}} {{outer space}} {{ifcnth|2004|8th of 36}}</td></tr></table> | ||
{{game infobox|title=Splashdown|image=|author=[[Paul J. Furio]]|publisher=n/a|released=2004|authsystem=[[Inform]] 6|platform=[[Z-code]] 5|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=TBD}} | {{game infobox|title=Splashdown|image=|author=[[Paul J. Furio]]|publisher=n/a|released=2004|authsystem=[[Inform]] 6|platform=[[Z-code]] 5|language=English|license=Freeware|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=TBD}} | ||
==How It Begins== | ==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== | ==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. | |||
{{sectstub}} | {{sectstub}} | ||
| Line 25: | Line 21: | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===General info=== | ===General info=== | ||
* [http://www.staticengine.com/splashdown/ The official Splashdown website] | * [http://www.staticengine.com/splashdown/ The official Splashdown website]. | ||
* {{baf game|Splashdown|2409}}. | * {{baf game|Splashdown|2409}}. | ||
| Line 33: | Line 29: | ||
* [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/comp04.html#splashdown Review] - by [[Dan Shiovitz]]. | * [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/comp04.html#splashdown Review] - by [[Dan Shiovitz]]. | ||
[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games in 2004]] [[Category:IF Comp games]] [[Category:Inform 6 games]] [[Category:Z-code games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
[[Category:Games in 2004]] | |||
[[Category:IF Comp games]] | |||
[[Category:Inform 6 games]] | |||
[[Category:Z-code games]] | |||
Revision as of 17:12, 11 February 2008
 Comedy  Science Fiction  Outer space |
| Splashdown | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Paul J. Furio |
| Publisher(s) | n/a |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Platform(s) | Z-code 5 |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Freeware |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | none |
| Graphics | none |
| Sound/Music | none |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruelty to be determined |
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.
This section is a stub. You can help by adding to it.
Versions
Competition Release
- Splashdown (Paul J. Furio; Oct-2004; Z-code).
- Release 1 / Serial number 040926 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
- IFID wanted. (Please replace this line with a babel template.)
- IF Comp 2004: 8th place of 36 entries.
This section is a stub. You can help by adding to it.
Links
General info
- The official Splashdown website.
- Splashdown (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Reviews
- Splashdown - at IF Ratings.
- Review - by Paul O'Brian.
- Review - by Dan Shiovitz.