''Star Wreck'' is a

text adventure Interactive fiction (IF) is software simulating environments in which players use text Command (computing), commands to control Player character, characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narrati ...

game written in 1987 by Charles A. Sharp. It was published by

Alternative Software Alternative Software is a British software developer and publisher founded in 1985. From the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, the company published well over a hundred games, primarily for the 8-bit computer formats in the budget (£1.99 to £3.99) ...

for the Spectrum 48k,

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 ZX Spec ...

, and

Commodore 64 The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit computing, 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas). It has been listed in ...

. The game takes place in a parody of the ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

'' universe and the player takes on the role of Captain James T. Cake of the USS ''Paralysed''.

Development

''Star Wreck'' was written using the Graphic Adventure Creator. After its initial publication in 1987, it also appeared in Alternative Software's compilation tape ''4-Most Adventures'', in 1991.

Reception

''Star Wreck'' was reviewed by ''

Your Sinclair ''Your Sinclair'', originally ''Your Spectrum'' or ''YS'', is a discontinued British computer magazine for the Sinclair range of computers, mainly the ZX Spectrum. It was commercially published between 1984 and 1993. History The magazine was la ...

'' in December 1987,''Star Wreck'' review
from Your Sinclair issue 24, December 1987; retrieved from The Your Sinclair Rock 'n' Roll Years receiving 6 out of 10. Whilst enjoyable, the reviewer felt that the initial area (the Starship ''Paralysed'') was too open, causing difficulties in working out what's going on.

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* 1980s interactive fiction 1987 video games Alternative Software games Amstrad CPC games Commodore 64 games Parodies of Star Trek Parody video games Single-player video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games set in outer space ZX Spectrum games{{Adventure-videogame-stub, brosla=large