Aldebarran III

Moby ID: 128222

Released: 1977 on Mainframe
Credits: 2 people

Moby Score: n/a
Collected By: 1 players

Genre: Adventure
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Gameplay: Interactive fiction / text adventure
Interface: Text parser
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic
Narrative: Comedy

Business Model: Freeware / Free-to-play / Public Domain
Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

Description

Aldebarran III is a text adventure written in the Wander system. The game is based on the satirical short stories about Jame Retief by Keith Laumer. The player takes on the role of Retief who works for the Corps Diplomatique Terrestrienne. Retief is sent to Aldebarran III to avert an uprising against Terran nationals.

The player starts in a customs building and can explore the spaceport and other buildings on Aldebaran III. Exploration is done using a text parser with verb noun commands.

Credits (Mainframe version)

Written by	Peter S. Langston
Based on stories by	Keith Laumer

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MobyGames ID: 128222

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Game added by vedder.

Game added June 13, 2019. Last modified February 22, 2023.