Hibernated 1, New Text Adventure for C64 and ZX Spectrum

Pond Software has released a brand new text adventure game, written by Stefan Vogt, titled Hibernated 1: This Place is Death.

Hibernated 1 is a classic text adventure game for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum that takes place in a science-fiction setting and is the first interactive story in a triology centered around interplanetary explorer, Olivia Lund.

Setting out the backstory on his 8-bit.info website, Vogt explains:

After being in hypersleep for more than 200 years and with more than 800 light-years being travelled, her [Olivia Lund] ship, the Polaris-7, crosses paths with a gigantic alien vessel and is captured by a tractor beam. Olivia soon finds out that this may not be her only problem. There is no communication and there are no signs of life. The extraterrestrial spacecraft just continues to drift through the cosmic void, something it seems to be doing for thousands of years now. This is a tomb in-between the stars, which Olivia has to enter to extricate herself from this interstellar trap. Io, the navigation robot of the Polaris-7, is probably her only friend now. Far away from home and surrounded by death and decay, she found the answer to one of the greatest questions of mankind. Are we alone? The answer is: yes, out here, we are more alone than ever.

Hibernated 1 is stated to feature compelling story telling, challenging (but engaging) puzzles and great location descriptions and is sure to please fans of the 80s text adventure genre. The game is built on the use of two word logic with the ability to use single text characters to move around (such a ‘N’ for Go North). In explaining some of the controls, the Hibernated 1 page on Pond’s website cites:

“The game comes with many synonyms that enhance the gameplay, e.g. EXAMINE BODY, CHECK CORPSE, INSPECT DEAD would all result in the same operation. LOOK AT is also a synonym for EXAMINE. To satisfy your expectations: corpses actually ARE objects in the game. Not only nouns have synonyms, the same counts for verbs: GET, GRAB, TAKE would all invoke the same operation”.

Hibernated 1 is available as a free download from Pond Software, with a physical release (featuring extra goodies and a bonus game) becoming available later in 2018.

Digital Download: Pond Software

 

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