SEASTALKER In SEASTALKER, you are a famous young scientist and inventor. As the story opens, you are working in your private lab when the commander of the Aquadome calls you for help. The Aquadome is being attacked by a huge mysterious sea monster! It's time for action! To get to the Aquadome, you'll have to travel through Frobton Bay to the ocean in your latest invention: a two-person submarine called the Scimitar. It's equipped with many features useful for research, including a searchlight, grasping extensor claws, sonarscope, depth control, and automatic pilot. But it has no weapons, so you'll need help to make it ready to deal with a monster. Fortunately, your good friend "Tip" will keep you company and assist you on your rescue mission. Soon, though, you'll find yourself in a real pickle: while the sea monster attacks the Aquadome from the outside, a traitor may be sabotaging it from the inside! You'll have to be clever and quick to save the Aquadome from this double danger. The object of the game is to save the Aquadome from danger. You'll have to navigate your sub, the Scimitar, to the Aquadome, and then start solving the mystery with the help of the people that work there. Some clues to help you get started. 1. Answer the videophone 2. Turn on the microphone 3. Ask Bly about the problem Your sub moves at three speeds: SLOW, MEDIUM, and FAST. To set or change your speed, just type SET THROTTLE TO SLOW (or MEDIUM or FAST) and press the RETURN (or ENTER) key. If you want to DIVE TO 5 METERS, just type it in. (Your sub dives in multiples of five meters: 5, 10, 15, 20, etc.) If you want your sub to SURFACE, just type it in. Special Commands for Seastalker ADJUST EMPTY LISTEN SHOW AIM ENTER LOOK STOP ANSWER EXAMINE MOVE SURFACE ARREST EXIT OPEN TAKE ASK FILL POINT TELL ATTACK FIND PULL TEST BRING FIX PUMP THANK CLIMB FOLLOW PUT TIE CLOSE GIVE RAISE TURN CUT KICK READ UNLOCK DESTROY KILL SCREW UNTIE DIVE KISS SEARCH WAIT DOCK KNOCK SET WALK DROP LAUNCH SHOOT YELL Use the following only when indicated by Seastalker. Infocard #1 1) Look inside that" ." 2) Tell me about the in the Scimitar. 3) Put the black box on the sonar equipment. Then send to check the sonar system. See if he reports the black box. Infocard #2 l) is in his dormitory locker. 2) Ask to fix the Scimitar. 3) Look at the that Tip brought along. Infocard #3 1) Check the 2) Has the been sabotaged? 3) A do it. must be inserted in the reactor. Sharon was supposed to Infocard #4 1) Who removed the while you were in the docking tank? 2) Get behind and shoot hit power pod. 3) Tip says, "We know what was causing it-but doesn't know that we know. Infocard #5 1) Check the under your seat. 2) The gate won't respond to remote control signal without 3) Don't forget the Infocard #6 1) has a Universal Tool that fits anything. 2) The was last seen to the southeast. 3) If you shot the Snark with the it will be intact for scientific study. Infocard #7 1) Try the it can probably dent anything. 2) "Doc" may be able to make a Snark 3) Fit the prospecting bazooka to the Scimitar's Infocard #8 1) The Aguadone needs help! Take the there at once. 2. Turn on the 3. There's no response because there's no About the Authors Stu Galley was a student of physics and journalism when he discovered computers, which at the time were mostly just big number-crunchers. At first he thought computers were too much fun to be taken seriously, until he decided that physics was too little fun to be taken seriously. At MIT he discovered computer games and Lisp-like languages and met the other founders of Infocom. He began writing interactive fiction in 1982 and has authored The WITNESS and SEASTALKER, both for Infocom. His son enjoys interactive fiction more than his wife does. Jim Lawrence has written fiction extensively for both children and adults in a variety of media: books, magazine articles, film and radio scripts, and comic strips, including "decision" strips. He estimates that he has written some sixty books of fiction, many of them under pen names, for series like Tom Swift Jr. and Nancy Drew. His radio credits include weekly scripts for Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, The Green Hornet, and Sky King. He has written for, and in some cases created and illustrated, the comic strips Dallas, Joe Palooka, Captain Easy, Friday Foster, and Buck Rogers. SEASTALKER is his first published work of interactive fiction. The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20501 Dear Friend, Congratulations on your election into the Discovery Squad! I knew that one day you would join the ranks of this elite group of inventors. Everyone here in Washington is happy for you. But I'm wondering, how are you going to make the acceptance ceremony next week if you're right in the middle of testing your new sub, the Scimitar? Awards on Monday, submarine launch on Tuesday--you must not get much rest! In any case, I'm not going to be able to fly in for the Scimitar's christening because I have to be in China for some diplomatic business. But, after you've finished your first mission, heaven knows what it might be, my wife and I would like you to come to the White House for a visit. She's never met anyone from the Discovery Squad before, and she's really looking forward to entertaining a true American hero. Once again, Congratulations, The President