Game Classification

Seastalker Infocom (Stu Galley and Jim Lawrence) (U.S.A.), Infocom (U.S.A.), 1984  

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Classification

VIDEO TOY

Keywords

Adventure - Interactive fiction

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Storytelling

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Play-based
(designed without stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick WRITE : explanation of this brick
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Seastalker Seastalker is an interactive fiction computer game designed by Stu Galley and Jim Lawrence and published by Infocom in 1984. Like most of Infocom's works, it was released simultaneously for several popular computer platforms of the time, such as the Commodore 64, Apple II, and IBM PC. The game was marketed as an introduction to interactive fiction for pre-teen players. It is Infocom's twelfth game. [source:wikipedia]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Amiga - Apple II - Atari ST - Commodore 64 - TI-99/4A - Macintosh - PC (Dos) - Amstrad CPC - Atari 800 - TRS-80 Color Computer

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