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Description

It all started with your great-great-grandfather who was a High Admiral and one of the founding officers of the Patrol. All generations since then have served in the Patrol. Now it's your turn and two years into you are still a lowly Ensign Seventh Class. Your direct report, Blather, is really making your life miserable. Are you really Stellar Patrol material?

Alternate Titles

  • "Sole Survivor" -- Working title
  • "Planetfall - a science fiction story" -- Tag-lined title

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Witty, atmospheric and emotional General Error (4230) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
Not impressed. Foopy (12) unrated
The best IF game I every played, and the only one I solved by myself. David Ledgard Bronze Star Contributing Member (63) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
One of the best Infocom games, set in a comic sci-fi environment Frecklefoot (191) unrated
Milestone of Character Development Tony Van (2692) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars

The Press Says

Computer Games Feb, 1984 A+ 100
SPAG Sep 20, 2002 7.3 out of 10 73
Adventure Classic Gaming Aug 21, 2001 3 out of 5 60

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Trivia

The sci-fi based janitor turned hero theme of Planet Fall was also used in later adventure games such as the Space Quest series and Future Wars.


This entry was contributed by Brian Hirt (10044), Quapil Bronze Star Contributing Member (4752), Slik Bronze Star Contributing Member (869), Droog (463), Kabushi (104254), Martin Smith (63223), Terok Nor (16797) and Belboz Bronze Star Contributing Member (6578)
 

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