Adventure / Adventure - Text / Graphics · 1988
Fish!
Published by Rainbird · Developed by Magnetic Scrolls
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Information
- Genre
- Adventure - Text / Graphics
- Language
- [unknown]
- Controls
- Keyboard, Mouse
- Players
- 1
- Resolution
- Low, Medium, High
- Programmer(s)
- Coles, Bob, Huddy, Richard
- Graphic Artist(s)
- Kent, Christopher, Humphries, Tristan, Quilley, Geoff, MacLean, Duncan, Selby, Richard, Hunnisett, Alan
- Game design
- Steggles, Robert, Kemp, Pete, South, Phil, Molloy, John
- Musician(s)
- Molloy, John
- Sound FX
- [unknown]
- Year
- 1988
- Publisher
- Rainbird
- Distributor
- Telecomsoft
- Developer
- Magnetic Scrolls
- Licensed from
- -
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Software
- English
- Box/Instructions
- English
- License
- Commercial
- ST Type
- ST, STe, TT, 0.5MB
- Number of Disks
- 1, Single Sided
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 7.1/10 · Votes: 37 · Downloads: 2,965 · Hits: 7,841
Screenshots (7)
Ads (2)
Article (2)
Anita Sinclair interview
Tips (2)
Trivia (3)
Awards:
Golden Joystick Awards: Best adventure game of the year 1989
Graphics
Features up to 126 colours on-screen simultaneously (introduction screen)
Origins
Marketing team had an unusual idea for a freebie included with the game - a dead dry goldfish! It was maybe better that the idea was never implemented.
(Source: ST Format issue 3)
(Source: ST Format issue 3)
Book / Magazine Reviews (1)
The One · December, 1988
Comments (1)
StickHead — 4 Mar 2009
I found this a great introduction to Interactive Fiction. Difficult enough to provide a challenge, but not too frustrating. Accessible parser, nice graphics, irreverent yet immersive plot. Read my review here.