Planetfall

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Planetfall is a classic 1983 interactive fiction video game by Infocom, renowned for its humorous sci-fi story and emotional impact.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf interactive fiction video game
text adventure
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception positive
designer Steve Meretzky NERFINISHED
developer Infocom NERFINISHED
distributionFormat floppy disk
followedBy Stationfall NERFINISHED
gameEngine Z-machine NERFINISHED
gameMode single-player
genre comedy video game
interactive fiction
science fiction video game
hasCopyProtection yes
hasSaveFeature yes
includedFeelies Stellar Patrol ID card
Stellar Patrol newsletter
Stellar Patrol recruitment materials
inputMethod parser-based text input
notableCharacter Floyd the robot NERFINISHED
notableFor emotional impact
humorous writing
relationship between player and robot companion Floyd
originalLanguage English
originalPublisherRegion North America NERFINISHED
perspective second-person narrative
platform Amiga NERFINISHED
Apple II NERFINISHED
Atari 8-bit family NERFINISHED
Atari ST NERFINISHED
CP/M NERFINISHED
Commodore 64 NERFINISHED
IBM PC NERFINISHED
Macintosh NERFINISHED
TI-99/4A NERFINISHED
TRS-80 NERFINISHED
playerCharacterRole low-ranking Ensign Seventh Class
programmer Steve Meretzky NERFINISHED
protagonistAffiliation Stellar Patrol NERFINISHED
publisher Infocom NERFINISHED
publisherEra Infocom 1980s text adventures
publisherLabel Infocom interactive fiction
recognizedAs classic of interactive fiction
releaseYear 1983
series Planetfall series NERFINISHED
setting science fiction universe
supportsTextOnlyDisplay yes
writer Steve Meretzky NERFINISHED

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Steve Meretzky designed Planetfall
Infocom notableWork Planetfall
Steve Meretzky notableWork Planetfall