Captain Spleen

Captain Spleen is a planet-hopping comedy sci-fi adventure game. It uses keyboard input, but not for typing commands, only for selecting from option menus. The PC speaker is used for sound.

In the introduction, we learn that our hero Captain Spleen is in debt and needs to pay off his loans. The starting location is McScotty's, a fast-food space station. Once we leave, there is a main menu of options: we can choose where to go to next from a list of seven destinations, change the speed that Captain Spleen's ship is travelling at, see a listing of current cargo, communicate with any nearby ships, activate weapons systems, and save/load the game.

Followed By Captain Spleen 2
Series Captain Spleen (1)
Added March 8, 2020
Published By Colin Gagnon Software
Developed By Colin Gagnon Software
Title screen (DOS) from mobygames.com
Main menu screen (DOS) from mobygames.com
Communicating with a character that Captain Spleen apparently owes money to (DOS) from mobygames.com
The first location: a fast food outlet (DOS) from mobygames.com
In-game menu (DOS) from mobygames.com
Arriving at another planet (DOS) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1996

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Genre(s):
Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
Third-Person

Control Type:
Menu-Driven

Setting/Theme:
Comedy Sci-Fi

Free to Play:
Yes

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