Planetfall

After the fall of the Second Galactic Union in 1716 GY, a ten-thousand-year dark age settled upon the galaxy. Interstellar travel was nonexistent, and many star systems descended into a near-barbaric state, buring coal and gas for energy, and growing food directly from exposed topsoil. In 11,203 GY, a treaty between the Empires of Tremain and Galium formed the Third Galactic Union. Ships of the Stellar Patrol (a pseudo-military wing of the Union government on Tremain) began exploring the galaxy, searching for the human civilizations that are the remnants of the Second Galactic Union. You are a native of the planet Gallium. Although it is one of the most politically powerful worlds in the Union, Gallium is no garden spot. In fact, the Gallium Chamber of Commerce brochure entitled "Ten Great Reasons to Visit Gallium" ends on page 3. The author ran out of reasons after listing just two. For five generations, your family has served in the Stellar Patrol. Your great-great-grandfather was a High Admiral and one of the founding officers of the Patrol. It was taken for granted that when you came of age you would join up. How, more than a year after signing up, and two months after being transferred to the S.P.S. Feinstein, you are still only ranked Ensign Seventh Class. You superior officer, Ensign First Class Blather, has been making your life miserable. You're begining to wonder if you're really cut out for the Stellar Patrol.

Overview

Title	Planetfall
Working Title	Sole Survivor
Author	Steve Meretzky
Difficulty	Standard
Product Code	IS3

Release Information

Release Date (Serial Number)	Release Number	Z-Code Version
830708	20	Standard (3)
840118	29	Standard (3)
851003	37	Standard (3) ¹
880531	10	Advanced (5) ²

¹ Release found in the PC and Apple versions of The Lost Treasures of Infocom I.
² Release found in the Mac version of The Lost Treasures of Infocom I

Game Statistics

Rooms	105
Words	669
Objects	45
Opcodes	7879

Packaging Details

The old "Folio" packaging of Planetfall consisted of a folder containing "Today's Stellar Patrol" - recruitment brochure, a Special Assignment Task Force I.D. card, three postcards (Ramos II, Nebulon, and Accardi-3), and a personal diary (4 pages, 1 empty).

The re-release of Planetfall used the standard box format which consisted of a grey box with coloured horizontal stripes. It contained "Today's Stellar Patrol" - recruitment brochure, a Special Assignment Task Force I.D. card, three postcards (Ramos II, Nebulon, and Accardi-3), and a personal diary (4 pages, 1 empty).

The Science Fiction Classics collection consisted of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Planetfall, and A Mind Forever Voyaging in a specially designed trilogy slipcase.

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Last revised: Tue Feb 6 11:08:27 EST 1996 / Peter Scheyen <pete@csd.uwo.ca>

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