Seastalker was the first "junior level" Infocom game and, as such, it contains many hints and clues in the documentation. It's a great game for those who need an introduction to adventure gaming and not a bad game for the more advanced player who wants to kill a few hours.

Lab Center

TURN SCREEN ON. TUNE SCREEN. GET MIKE. TURN MIKE ON. HELLO. ASK ABOUT MONSTER. BYE. DROP MIKE. E. E. E. ASK KEMP ABOUT PAPERS. W. EXAMINE PANEL. CLOSE BREAKER. W. S. S. W. GET CAPSULE. N. S.

Scimitar

PUT CAPSULE IN REACTOR. CLOSE REACTOR. FILL TANK. OPEN GATE. TURN REACTOR ON. TURN ENGINE ON. CLOSE HATCH. OPEN THROTTLE. E. SAVE (as suggested).

Scimitar, on the bay

TURN SCOPE ON. D. E. WAIT. NO (when asked if you want to keep waiting). NE. WAIT. YES. D. D. NE. TURN THROTTLE TO MEDIUM. N. WAIT. NO. SAVE (as suggested).

Scimitar, when it overheats

At some point on the way to the aquadome, Tip will tell you that the control circuit is overheating. Usually this happens when you are in the ocean, but sometimes it happens on the bay. When it does, do the following: CLOSE THROTTLE. TURN ENGINE OFF. ASK TIP FOR TOOL. OPEN ACCESS PANEL. IN. FIX REGULATOR. OUT. TURN ENGINE ON. TURN THROTTLE TO (whatever speed it was at before the Scimitar started to heat up).

Scimitar, on the ocean

TURN ON AUTOPILOT. TURN THROTTLE TO FAST. READ MAGAZINE. OPEN MAGAZINE. READ ARTICLE. WAIT (until the control circuit starts to overheat, if it hasn't already, then fix it as described above). WAIT (until Tip tells about blip on sonarscope). NO. AIM LIGHT TO STARBOARD. WAIT (until sonarphone rings). NO. ANSWER PHONE. OKAY. OPEN THROTTLE. TURN ENGINE OFF. OPEN HATCH. GET OXYGEN GEAR. OUT. N. N.

Reception Area

TELL BLY ABOUT SCIMITAR. YES. YES. ASK BLY ABOUT PRIVATE MATTER. TURN VALVE ON. N. OPEN CYLINDER WITH TOOL. GET THING. SCREW RELAY INTO SPACE. DROP GEAR. S. ASK BLY ABOUT MATTER. ASK ABOUT EVIDENCE. GET BOX. W. GET WRENCH. OPEN DOOR. W. YES (to Tip). YES. YES. YES. NO. N. N.

Comm Center

PUT BOX ON SONAR. YES (to Mick, when he returns). S. S. W. MARV, CHECK SONAR. W. OPEN BLUE DOOR. S. YES (to Tip, after Marv returns). OPEN LOCKER WITH TOOL. OPEN DIARY. READ DIARY. N. E. S. S. S. GET SYRINGE. OUT. N. N. ASK DOC ABOUT SYRINGE. W. N. N.

Lab

SHOW ARTICLE TO DOC. YES. YES (to Bly). TIP, GET BAZOOKA. PUT BAZOOKA IN CLAW. YES. YES (to Bly). YES (to Tip). YES. WAIT. NO. PUT DART IN CLAW. S. S. ARREST BILL.

Office

TURN POWER OFF. TURN POWER ON. W. W. S. S. S. FILL TANK. EXAMINE CLAWS. TURN ENGINE ON. OPEN GATE. TURN THROTTLE ON. S. SAVE (as suggested).

Scimitar, hunting the snark

TURN SONAR ON. E. E. SE. WAIT. WAIT. YES (to Tip). YES (to Thorpe). YES. NO. YES (to Sharon). E. E. E. SE. W. NW. NW. NW. NW. CLOSE THROTTLE. AIM BAZOOKA AT POWER POD. FIRE BAZOOKA. YES.