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Trekboer

Last Updated: Wed, 8 April 2020 @ 20:04
Copyright: © 1987 Mark Data Products (6 Titles)
Platform: DOS
Language: English
Version: 1.3
Filesize: 41 KB
Genre(s): Adventure Interactive Fiction
Rating: (112 Votes)
Last Played: A few days ago in Russia.

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About Trekboer

In mid-1980s, a small company called Mark Data Products released 6 parser-based graphic adventure games similar to early Polarware and Scott Adams titles. While the games are reasonably successful on Tandy's CoCo computer, the IBM PC versions did not achieve the same level of success. While the graphics are quite good at the time, the parser is quite primitive - only simple verb+noun constructs such as GET HAT are understood, and some verbs that are common in IF games such as SEARCH are not always recognized. Fortunately, the games make up for primitive parser with well-written plot, fun characters, and some clever puzzles. The plot of Trekboer: "This exciting adventure begins abord the starship TREKBOER in the 21st century. Life on Earth is threatened by a deadly virus and your mission is to search the frontiers of space for the cure that will save mankind from disaster. But how? Where? The name of your starship provides the first clue." Thanks to the generosity of Bob Withers, co-creator of these old games who put both the games and their source codes up on his website for free download, you can now experience a forgotten past of the early days of adventure gaming. All are recommended, but if you want the best of the bunch, I highly recommend my personal favorites: Trekboer and Calixto Island.

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