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* [http:// | * [http://spot.colorado.edu/~obrian/04rev6.html#splash Review] - by [[Paul O'Brian]]. | ||
* [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]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 4 May 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.
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Versions
Competition Release
- Splashdown (Paul J. Furio; Oct-2004; Z-code).
- Release 1 / Serial number 040926 / Inform v6.30 Library 6/11
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- IF Comp 2004: 8th place of 36 entries.
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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.