Description
You play a computer game programmer (Captain Blood) who finds himself trapped in one of his own computer games. Worse yet, you've been cloned. Each of your five clones has made off with a quantity of your bodily fluids and is hiding out on a planet somewhere in the galaxy. Because of your depleted bodily fluids, you're gradually turning into a machine. You need to find and assimilate those clones before the transformation is complete.
Alternate Titles
- "L'Arche du Capitaine Blood" -- French title
- "Die Arche des Captain Blood" -- German title
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Trivia
In December 2002,
Edge magazine in the UK put out a special edition, called
Retro, dedicated entirely to classic videogaming. In amongst a whole host of interesting articles, interviews and features, a select few classic games were 'retroreviewed', each getting its own one or two page spread. Rubbing shoulders with the likes of
Elite and
Rogue,
Captain Blood was one of them! OK, so they only gave it 7 out of 10, but it was still great to see it in print. Here's the summary box from the review:
They don't make them like they used to. Almost 15 years since Captain Blood
's release, there is little to compare it to. Experienced today, its shortcomings are more glaring, and its influences dated, but the bold self-assurance and polish stand up to scrutiny. Dedicated followers of eye candy owe it to themselves to see the infamous hyperspace sequence at least once.
