''Seabase Delta'' is a

text adventure '' Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, is software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives, either in the ...

game by

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released in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

for the

Amstrad CPC The Amstrad CPC (short for ''Colour Personal Computer'') is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sin ...

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, and

ZX Spectrum The ZX Spectrum () is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer that was developed by Sinclair Research. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 April 1982, and became Britain's best-selling microcomputer. Referred to during development as t ...

home computers. It is the sequel to ''

Subsunk ''Subsunk'' is a text adventure game by Firebird released in 1985 for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum home computers. Plot Ed Lines, reporter for the "Seafaring Gazette", is aboard the nuclear submarine ''Sealion'' for a routine ...

''.

Plot

In ''

'', the journalist Ed Lines, stranded aboard the wrecked submarine ''Sea Lion'', successfully sent a distress signal to headquarters and now awaits rescue. But the message has been intercepted by enemy agents, who arrange for ''Sea Lion'' to be towed into Seabase Delta, where she will not be found. Ed Lines emerges from the submarine to find the Seabase mysteriously deserted; he must discover its secrets and escape.

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, ''Seabase Delta'' is a Quilled adventure with simple graphics. The player must explore the enemy Seabase and escape.

Reception

Sinclair User ''Sinclair User'' was a magazine dedicated to the Sinclair Research range of home computers, most specifically the ZX Spectrum (while also occasionally covering arcade games). Initially published by ECC Publications, and later EMAP, it was publi ...

'': "The text itself is at a fairly basic level but the structure of the base, the travel system and the many messages and objects provide an atmosphere in their own right. The jokey approach also helps to keep your spirits up and you will find yourself quickly caught up in the game." ''ZX Computing'': "The game has some fairly attractive fullscreen graphics... reasonably descriptive, though not

Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a Literary award, literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United King ...

winning, text... EXAMINE is particularly responsive, and often gives somewhat blatant clues ... Generally, though, good fun to play..."

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* * {{WoS game, id=0006936, name=Seabase Delta 1980s interactive fiction 1986 video games Amstrad CPC games Commodore 64 games Telecomsoft games ZX Spectrum games