''Subsunk'' is a

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game by

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released in

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for the

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, and

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home computers.

Plot

Ed Lines, reporter for the "Seafaring Gazette", is aboard the nuclear submarine ''Sealion'' for a routine patrol when the sub is attacked and disabled by a foreign power. The crew are taken into captivity and the sub scuttled - with the hidden journalist still aboard. He must alert headquarters with the news of what has happened and escape the doomed vessel.

Gameplay

The game was produced with '' The Quill'' and includes simple graphics. The player must guide Ed Lines in his attempt to escape the stricken submarine; he must reach the

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room and issue the distress signal "SUBSUNK" to alert the authorities and bring assistance. Meanwhile, the wrecked submarine is filling with water... It was followed by a sequel, ''

Seabase Delta ''Seabase Delta'' is a text adventure game by Firebird released in 1986 for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum home computers. It is the sequel to '' Subsunk''. Plot In '' Subsunk'', the journalist Ed Lines, stranded aboard the wre ...

''.

Reception

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'': "... a very enjoyable game, mainly because of its sense of humour" *A 1992 ''

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'' article described it as "possibly the worst of all the games that were around at the time."

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