Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
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Titanic: Adventure Out of Time is a computer game developed by Cyberflix
. It was published in the United States
and Europe
by GTE Entertainment
and Europress
respectively, and released on November 12, 1996. The game is a point-and-click
adventure game
which sees the player traveling around a virtual representation of the RMS Titanic.
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time comes in three versions: a PC, Macintosh, or hybrid version that works on both the Windows and Mac. Version 1.0 of the game is an upgrade of the game from GTE Entertainment to just Cyberflix and is a stability upgrade first released in 1997. It comes in either a threefold CD jacket or a jewel case version. The French and German version of the game comes in two paper sleeves. The Mac and Windows versions were released first, produced by Cyberflix and distributed by GTE Entertainment in 1996. Hybrid versions of the game, which are compatible with both the Mac and Windows operating systems, were distributed and produced by Cyberflix after GTE Entertainment went out of business in 1997. Later versions were distributed by Hammerhead Entertainment, who took over production after Cyberflix also went out of business in 1998. The game is available in six languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Polish and Korean.
of World War II
and being sent back in time
to 1912 with an opportunity to change history. In 1912, he was a British secret agent on the RMS Titanic, who is told to retrieve a priceless copy of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
and now has a second chance to complete his mission. The open-ended gameplay allows the player to either follow the storyline by solving puzzle
s or simply explore the rooms of the ship.
The player's first mission is to locate and retrieve the The Rubáiyát, which is revealed to have been stolen earlier in the year and is now suspected of being in the possession of Zeitel, a German Oberst
(Colonel) who is traveling on the Titanic in the manner of inspecting embassies in the United States
and Central America
. Traveling with the Colonel is his young protegé, Willi Von Haderlitz. It is revealed that the Colonel has made a deal with an art dealer from London named Sasha Barbicon to exchange The Rubáiyát for a rare painting. They each act through an intermediary go-between, a Serbia
n stowaway named Vlad Demonic. In addition to The Rubáiyát and the painting, the player learns that Willi is a spy for the Russians
and has a notebook with names of top Bolshevik
leaders. The notebook is to be handed over to the Ochrana so that the Communist
rebels will be executed, eliminating a threat to the Czar
. Barbicon is also in possession of a diamond necklace that that will finance a Serbian
military group called the Black Hand
.
During his mission, the agent also becomes involved in several sub-plots unrelated to the central mission or, for that matter, the winning conditions of the game. One important sub-plot begins by meeting the ship’s 'gossip hound', in the form of a wealthy middle-aged spinster named Daisy Cashmore. Cashmore hands the player a note to meet with Andrew Conkling, the owner of Conkling Steel. Conkling tells the player to recover a business document that had been stolen by Shailagh Hacker, an Irish maid who had worked at his house in London. Other plots include meeting and helping a wealthy couple (the Lambeths) whose marriage has gone bad, as well as meeting with other passengers including Leyland Trask, a psychic
from Boston; Reverend Edgar Troutt, a religious preacher
from Sunapee, New Hampshire who is returning from an African mission in Nyasaland
; and Max Seidelman, an American freelance
businessman from Philadelphia, who provides a back story and insight of varying value. Assisting the player from time to time is fellow agent Penny Pringle.
The number of objects the player recovers before escaping the ship affects the final cut scene and how history plays out. If the player obtains all the objects, history is altered with World War I
, the Russian Revolution, and World War II
never occurring — without The Rubáiyát or the diamonds, the Black Hand is not financed and their plan to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
(which would have sparked World War I) backfires. The painting Barbicon was going to trade in to Zeitel was actually painted by Adolf Hitler
, and its fame after it is recovered from the sinking causes Hitler to become a famous artist, averting World War II (the war plans hidden in it are actually useless, and so whether or not they are found is irrelevant to history). The notebook with the names of the Bolsheviks makes its way to the Czar, and the Russian Revolution never occurs. With the world knowing peace and prosperity, the character retires after a successful career to a world of peace. Depending on which items the player fails to collect, history will change, but certain wars or revolutions will still occur: alternative endings exist where Germany conquers Russia and The United Kingdom, or the Soviet Union
conquers Europe, to name two.
The computer graphics of the ship have been used in several documentaries about the Titanic, due to their authenticity. However, on a ship with a complement of around 2,200, the game portrays the Titanic as almost deserted. Although, the game takes place the night before the sinking, which was very late Sunday evening, when "there won't be many people out", as Smethells points out at the beginning of the game. In addition of the main characters, there are only a few sparse "wallpaper
" characters who appear as unmoving and unheard figures in the major areas of the ship.
provides a haunting ambiance to the game. Some other tracks used throughout the game (as well as the intro) were written by Scott Scheinbaum and Erik Holt. They were later available on the website of Cyberflix's successor Barracuda, and can still be found on this page's archive.
.
Cyberflix
Cyberflix Incorporated was a computer game company founded in 1993 by Bill Appleton. Cyberflix was based in Knoxville, Tennessee. They made many interactive story-telling games in the 1990s, but went out of business in 1998....
. It was published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
by GTE Entertainment
GTE
GTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System....
and Europress
Europress
Europress was a British magazine and software publisher. Their magazine publishing business was previously known as Database Publications.-History:...
respectively, and released on November 12, 1996. The game is a point-and-click
Point-and-click
Point-and-click is the action of a computer user moving a cursor to a certain location on a screen and then pressing a mouse button, usually the left button , or other pointing device...
adventure game
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
which sees the player traveling around a virtual representation of the RMS Titanic.
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time comes in three versions: a PC, Macintosh, or hybrid version that works on both the Windows and Mac. Version 1.0 of the game is an upgrade of the game from GTE Entertainment to just Cyberflix and is a stability upgrade first released in 1997. It comes in either a threefold CD jacket or a jewel case version. The French and German version of the game comes in two paper sleeves. The Mac and Windows versions were released first, produced by Cyberflix and distributed by GTE Entertainment in 1996. Hybrid versions of the game, which are compatible with both the Mac and Windows operating systems, were distributed and produced by Cyberflix after GTE Entertainment went out of business in 1997. Later versions were distributed by Hammerhead Entertainment, who took over production after Cyberflix also went out of business in 1998. The game is available in six languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Polish and Korean.
Summary
The game begins in April 1942 with the player (named Frank Carlson) being caught in an air raid during the London BlitzThe Blitz
The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941, during the Second World War. The city of London was bombed by the Luftwaffe for 76 consecutive nights and many towns and cities across the country followed...
of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and being sent back in time
Time travel
Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...
to 1912 with an opportunity to change history. In 1912, he was a British secret agent on the RMS Titanic, who is told to retrieve a priceless copy of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and of which there are about a thousand, attributed to Omar Khayyám , a Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer...
and now has a second chance to complete his mission. The open-ended gameplay allows the player to either follow the storyline by solving puzzle
Puzzle
A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution...
s or simply explore the rooms of the ship.
The player's first mission is to locate and retrieve the The Rubáiyát, which is revealed to have been stolen earlier in the year and is now suspected of being in the possession of Zeitel, a German Oberst
Oberst
Oberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti...
(Colonel) who is traveling on the Titanic in the manner of inspecting embassies in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. Traveling with the Colonel is his young protegé, Willi Von Haderlitz. It is revealed that the Colonel has made a deal with an art dealer from London named Sasha Barbicon to exchange The Rubáiyát for a rare painting. They each act through an intermediary go-between, a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n stowaway named Vlad Demonic. In addition to The Rubáiyát and the painting, the player learns that Willi is a spy for the Russians
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
and has a notebook with names of top Bolshevik
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....
leaders. The notebook is to be handed over to the Ochrana so that the Communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
rebels will be executed, eliminating a threat to the Czar
Nicholas II of Russia
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.Nicholas II ruled from 1894 until...
. Barbicon is also in possession of a diamond necklace that that will finance a Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
military group called the Black Hand
Black Hand
Unification or Death , unofficially known as the Black Hand , was a secret military society formed by members of the Serbian army in the Kingdom of Serbia, which was founded on September 6, 1901. It was intent on uniting all of the territories containing significant Serb populations annexed by...
.
During his mission, the agent also becomes involved in several sub-plots unrelated to the central mission or, for that matter, the winning conditions of the game. One important sub-plot begins by meeting the ship’s 'gossip hound', in the form of a wealthy middle-aged spinster named Daisy Cashmore. Cashmore hands the player a note to meet with Andrew Conkling, the owner of Conkling Steel. Conkling tells the player to recover a business document that had been stolen by Shailagh Hacker, an Irish maid who had worked at his house in London. Other plots include meeting and helping a wealthy couple (the Lambeths) whose marriage has gone bad, as well as meeting with other passengers including Leyland Trask, a psychic
Psychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
from Boston; Reverend Edgar Troutt, a religious preacher
Preacher
Preacher is a term for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies. A preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication rather than the development of doctrine. Others see preaching and theology as being intertwined...
from Sunapee, New Hampshire who is returning from an African mission in Nyasaland
Nyasaland
Nyasaland or the Nyasaland Protectorate, was a British protectorate located in Africa, which was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Since 1964, it has been known as Malawi....
; and Max Seidelman, an American freelance
Freelancer
A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and...
businessman from Philadelphia, who provides a back story and insight of varying value. Assisting the player from time to time is fellow agent Penny Pringle.
The number of objects the player recovers before escaping the ship affects the final cut scene and how history plays out. If the player obtains all the objects, history is altered with World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the Russian Revolution, and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
never occurring — without The Rubáiyát or the diamonds, the Black Hand is not financed and their plan to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia...
(which would have sparked World War I) backfires. The painting Barbicon was going to trade in to Zeitel was actually painted by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
, and its fame after it is recovered from the sinking causes Hitler to become a famous artist, averting World War II (the war plans hidden in it are actually useless, and so whether or not they are found is irrelevant to history). The notebook with the names of the Bolsheviks makes its way to the Czar, and the Russian Revolution never occurs. With the world knowing peace and prosperity, the character retires after a successful career to a world of peace. Depending on which items the player fails to collect, history will change, but certain wars or revolutions will still occur: alternative endings exist where Germany conquers Russia and The United Kingdom, or the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
conquers Europe, to name two.
Characters
- Frank Carlson — Carlson is a redundant British secret agent living in a tiny London flat, surrounded by the painful memories of his failed mission on board the Titanic (and at least one other mission—a scorched HindenburgHindenburg disasterThe Hindenburg disaster took place on Thursday, May 6, 1937, as the German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, which is located adjacent to the borough of Lakehurst, New Jersey...
ticket is in his desk). An exploding bomb suddenly propels him back in time. He has been placed upon the maiden voyage of the Titanic for enemy reconnaissance and to intercept a number of artifacts that have far more importance to the history of the modern world than they first appear.
- Penny Pringle — Pringle is a fellow English agent of Carlson who is responsible for initiating his mission and providing helpful advice and directions. After accidentally being booked in the second class, her ability to move around the ship to assist Carlson is limited. Pringle survives the sinking. At the beginning in Carlson's apartment if the player chooses to look at the watch on the desk; he mentions Pringle attesting to this loyalty upon failing the Titanic mission.
- Colonel Zeitel — This German colonel can be considered the main antagonist of the game. Ostensibly inspecting embassies of the German EmpireGerman EmpireThe German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
in the Americas, Colonel Zeitel is, in fact, traveling on board the Titanic to secretly trade a valuable copy of the Rubáiyát with a Serbian revolutionary in exchange for a stolen painting created by the then unknown Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerAdolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
(valuable to Germany at the time, not because of the artist, but because of secret war plans hidden inside it). Later, he also acts to prevent the Russians from obtaining a notebook containing the names of important CommunistCommunismCommunism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
revolutionaries, whom Germany supports in the hopes of weakening Russia. Zeitel is last seen standing on deck at the very stern of the ship moments before it sinks, and dies in the freezing waters of the Atlantic. Depending on the type of ending, however, Zeitel manages to leave the ship by obtaining a lifeboat pass from the player.
- Willi von Haderlitz — Colonel Zeitel's Austrian protégé, von Haderlitz is a junior professor at the University of ViennaUniversity of ViennaThe University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
in Austria-HungaryAustria-HungaryAustria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
. However, it is later revealed that he is in fact a spy for the Czar, suggested after Willi gives Carlson a ring with Russian characters engraved on its inner band, and has compiled a list (most likely with information gained from Zeitel) of Communist revolutionaries working in Russia. Willi invites Carlson to a fencingFencingFencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
match which takes place in the Titanic' s squash court. After the match, Willi makes an ironic statement and informs Carlson that the Titanic is nearing the Grand BanksGrand BanksThe Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a group of underwater plateaus southeast of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. These areas are relatively shallow, ranging from in depth. The cold Labrador Current mixes with the warm waters of the Gulf Stream here.The mixing of these waters...
and that the ancient VikingVikingThe term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
s thought that part of the Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
was cursed. He is later found dead from being electrocuted in the electric bath (located within the Turkish bath), murdered by Zeitel after realizing that Willi is a spy and is not loyal to Germany. He dies around half an hour shortly before the ship strikes the iceberg.
- Sasha Barbicon — Barbicon is an English/Serbian art dealer who "isn't above selling stolen merchandise". Sasha uses his wealth and art gallery in London as a front for meetings of sympathizers for the Black HandBlack HandUnification or Death , unofficially known as the Black Hand , was a secret military society formed by members of the Serbian army in the Kingdom of Serbia, which was founded on September 6, 1901. It was intent on uniting all of the territories containing significant Serb populations annexed by...
terrorist organization. He is smuggling a painting for Colonel Zeitel in exchange for the Rubáiyát, which he will use to fund the Black Hand's operations. He also steals a diamond necklace from Lady Lambeth, replacing it with a fake, for the same reason. During the sinking, he is killed by Vlad Demonic in the Turbine Room for not being loyal to Serbia and the Black Hand cause.
- Vlad Demonic — A Serbian stowaway on board the Titanic, Vlad has vowed revenge against the Austrians for the murder of his family. He is in the pay of Sasha Barbicon. Vlad is later revealed to be a member of the Serbian organization the Black Hand. If the player gives him a shawl (in exchange for the Lambeth Diamonds and/or the Rubáiyát) during the sinking, he is able to get into First Class and into one of the lifeboats, after finding him with Sasha Barbicon's corpse in the Turbine Room.
- Andrew Conkling — Andrew Conkling is the American owner of a fictional steel company known as Conkling Steel, which provided the metal used for the Titanic, which had been later revealed to be high in sulfurSulfurSulfur or sulphur is the chemical element with atomic number 16. In the periodic table it is represented by the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow...
. He is shot by Third Officer Morrow after trying to bribe his way into a lifeboat.
- Beatrix Conkling — Beatrix Conkling is an American and the wife of Andrew Conkling. She is an interior designInterior designInterior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
er on her way to Los Angeles to help design the interior decorations of the Beverly Hills HotelBeverly Hills HotelThe Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California. It was opened on May 12, 1912 by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. The original main building of The Beverly Hills Hotel was designed by Pasadena...
. Beatrix is revealed to be unable to conceive children of her own so she steals her maid Shailagh Hacker's newborn son, Eddie — her original plan was uncovered by Shailagh when she resigned as their maid in London. After the Titanic hits the iceberg, it is revealed that she swiped Eddie, and Carlson returns him to Shailagh after trading in a letter about the steel in the Titanic to Mrs. Conkling. She escapes the sinking ship in one of the lifeboats.
- Shailagh Hacker — Shailagh Hacker is an Irish maid of Andrew and Beatrix Conkling, and the mother of Mr. Conkling's newborn son, Eddie. Both she and her baby survive the sinking.
- Jack Hacker — Jack Hacker is a third class Irish passenger and brother of Shailagh Hacker. He leaves in the final lifeboat, despite having admitted shortly before that he had given up hope of escaping.
- Lady Georgia Lambeth — Lambeth is an English ladyLadyThe word lady is a polite term for a woman, specifically the female equivalent to, or spouse of, a lord or gentleman, and in many contexts a term for any adult woman...
and a former lover of Carlson from five years earlier. She is eventually poisoned by Colonel Zeitel, who is trying to blackmailBlackmailIn common usage, blackmail is a crime involving threats to reveal substantially true or false information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats...
Carlson into trading in the painting. Carlson is left with the choice of trading in the painting to Zeitel for an antidote, or to keep the painting and let Lady Georgia die. However, he can save both Georgia and the painting if he wins the Death cardDeath (Tarot card)Death is the thirteenth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks.It is used in Tarot, tarock and tarocchi games as well as in divination.-Description:...
from Buick Riviera in a game of blackjackBlackjackBlackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
. The card functions as a ticket to a lifeboat and can be given to Zeitel instead of the painting in exchange for the antidote.
- Lord Charles Lambeth — Englishman LordLordLord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
Charles Lambeth is the arrogant, elitist, aristocratic and estranged husband of Lady Georgia. He is in debt with Andrew Conkling after borrowing money which he is unable to pay back. He leaves Lady Georgia on the Boat Deck and remains on the Ship to die like a gentleman, quoting that he was "going to the devil full of gin".
- Third OfficerThird OfficerThird Officer may refer to:*Third Officer , a rarely used rank in civil aviation companies*Third mate, a merchant marine rank*A rank in the Women's Royal Naval Service corresponding to Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy...
Morrow — Morrow is a British veteran of the Second Boer WarSecond Boer WarThe Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
and an officer on duty on the night of the sinking. He goes down with the ship after launching the last of the life boatsLifeboat (shipboard)A lifeboat is a small, rigid or inflatable watercraft carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard ship. In the military, a lifeboat may be referred to as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig. The ship's tenders of cruise ships often double as lifeboats. Recreational sailors sometimes...
.
- Daisy Cashmore — Daisy Cashmore is a wealthy British spinster and an old friend of Carlson. She loves to talk gossip and usually cuts Carlson off as soon as she spots another passenger she wishes to gossip with. She dies after being too fussy about who she should ride with in the lifeboats.
- Ribeena and Henry Gorse-Jones — The Gorse-Joneses wealthy elderly couple from HaltwhistleHaltwhistleHaltwhistle is a small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, situated east of Brampton, near Hadrian's Wall, and the villages of Plenmeller, Rowfoot and Melkridge...
, EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. They provide comic relief by constantly nagging at one another whenever Carlson encounters them in the game. They escape the ship on one of the first lifeboats during the sinking, offering Carlson a chance to escape with them. They don't seem to understand the seriousness of the situation, claiming that the Titanic is safe, that the passengers could be acting more civilized and, in the case of Mr. Gorse-Jones, worried that they could be in the Smoking Room drinking a glass of gin.
- Eric Burns — Eric Burns is an American photographer on his honeymoon on board the Titanic with his newlywed, Stephanie, who is upset at him not spending much time with her. He has a vast collection of photographs of other passengers. He is not seen after the ship hits the iceberg.
- Stephanie Burns — Even though the player could not engage in conversation with her, she is a recurring character in the game. She is upset with her new husband for not spending enough time with her on their honeymoon. She is seen on the Boat Deck during the sinking.
- Leyland Sachum Trask — Trask is an American psychic (or sensitive, as he calls it) from BostonBostonBoston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He occasionally provides hints and foreshadowing future storyline developments. He decides to remain on the ship during the sinking, after claiming that he is too old and fat for one of the lifeboats. Surprisingly, he reveals to have known about the Titanic' s fate all along and that your actions throughout the game have changed the past and indeed the future.
- Max Seidelman — Max Seidelman is an American gamblerGamblingGambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
, smokerTobacco smokingTobacco smoking is the practice where tobacco is burned and the resulting smoke is inhaled. The practice may have begun as early as 5000–3000 BCE. Tobacco was introduced to Eurasia in the late 16th century where it followed common trade routes...
, and friend to Carlson. Seidelman is a buyer for Haymakers Department Store in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, where he resides. He is very outgoing and gregarious. Carlson meets Seidelman on the night of the sinking. Seidelman first introduces Carlson to Zeitel and then suggests to Carlson to play blackjack with Buick Riviera. He does not survive the sinking.
- Claris Limehouse — Limehouse is a young American woman, who travels First Class on the Titanic. Willi von Haderlitz apparently befriends her and the two begin a romance while aboard the ship. Carlson then encounters her in the lounge while the ship is sinking, where he informs her of Willi's death. Distraught, she gives Carlson her shawl before pledging to go down with the ship, staying with Willi.
- Reverend Edgar Troutt — Edgar Troutt is an American minister returning from a religious mission in NyasalandNyasalandNyasaland or the Nyasaland Protectorate, was a British protectorate located in Africa, which was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Since 1964, it has been known as Malawi....
to Sunapee, New HampshireSunapee, New HampshireSunapee is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,365 at the 2010 census. Sunapee is home to part of Lake Sunapee...
, where him and his late wife, Emily, lived. Troutt reveals to Carlson that Emily had somehow contracted intestinal parasites on the way back from AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and died as soon as they reached Port SaidPort SaidPort Said is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about 30 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 603,787...
. The Reverend refuses to leave the ship while there are women and children on board. He remains consoling the doomed passengers on the Boat Deck until the very end. As the reality of his situation begins to overwhelm him, he confesses to the player that he bought his ticket for the Titanic by siphoning funds from the mission in Nyasaland.
- The Purser — The Purser provides the player with assistance and can keep valuable items safe. His office is closed after the Titanic hits the iceberg and he is not seen after this.
- The Lift Attendant — The Lift Attendant operates the lift in the Grand Staircase and can provide the player with detailed directions to any part of the ship. The lifts are shut down when the Titanic hits the iceberg and the attendant is no longer seen.
- John Smethells — The straight-laced, prim and proper John Smethells, or just "Smethells", is Carlson's and Haderlitz's stewardStewardshipStewardship is an ethic that embodies responsible planning and management of resources. The concept of stewardship has been applied in diverse realms, including with respect to environment, economics, health, property, information, and religion, and is linked to the concept of sustainability...
. He can provide general assistance throughout the game and can direct the player to his next objective on occasion. He is not seen after the Titanic hits the iceberg and it is uncertain whether he survived or perished.
- Buick Riviera — Riviera is a middle-aged French man from somewhere in the French RivieraFrench RivieraThe Côte d'Azur, pronounced , often known in English as the French Riviera , is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also including the sovereign state of Monaco...
. He is a Blackjack aficionado who apparently spent a lot of time at Monte Carlo Casinos before he boarded the Titanic for America. Upon meeting the player, Buick asks Carlson if they have already met at the casino in Diamondback, New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. Buick talks fondly of his time there, in reference to an earlier CyberFlix game, Dust: A Tale of the Wired WestDust: A Tale of the Wired WestDust: A Tale Of The Wired West is an American computer game made for the PC and the Macintosh. It was released on June 30, 1995 and was produced by Cyberflix and published by GTE Entertainment....
. Throughout the game, he is playing cards in the smoking room, and does not leave even when the ship begins to sink.
Ship's tour
In addition the game, the CD-ROM also includes a separate exploration feature which features characters in the game discussing various aspects of the ship, its crew, and the sinking. These characters would be placed at locations around the ship. Three character narrations were included with the game, while others could be downloaded from the game's website (a later release of the game includes a bonus CD-ROM with these download-able narrations). They were later available for download on the website of Cyberflix's successor Barracuda, and are now available at Titanic-Titanic.com.The computer graphics of the ship have been used in several documentaries about the Titanic, due to their authenticity. However, on a ship with a complement of around 2,200, the game portrays the Titanic as almost deserted. Although, the game takes place the night before the sinking, which was very late Sunday evening, when "there won't be many people out", as Smethells points out at the beginning of the game. In addition of the main characters, there are only a few sparse "wallpaper
Wallpaper
Wallpaper is a kind of material used to cover and decorate the interior walls of homes, offices, and other buildings; it is one aspect of interior decoration. It is usually sold in rolls and is put onto a wall using wallpaper paste...
" characters who appear as unmoving and unheard figures in the major areas of the ship.
Music
Throughout the story, Chopin's Preludes Op. 28 No. 7Preludes Op. 28 (Chopin)
Frédéric Chopin wrote a number of preludes for piano solo.-24 Preludes, Op. 28:Chopin's 24 Preludes, Op. 28, are a set of short pieces for the piano, one in each of the twenty-four keys, originally published in 1839 and dedicated to Joseph Christoph Kessler, a composer of piano studies during...
provides a haunting ambiance to the game. Some other tracks used throughout the game (as well as the intro) were written by Scott Scheinbaum and Erik Holt. They were later available on the website of Cyberflix's successor Barracuda, and can still be found on this page's archive.
Connection with Dust: A Tale of the Wired West
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time is linked in some ways to another Cyberflix game, DustDust: A Tale of the Wired West
Dust: A Tale Of The Wired West is an American computer game made for the PC and the Macintosh. It was released on June 30, 1995 and was produced by Cyberflix and published by GTE Entertainment....
.
- "Buick Riviera": In Dust, Riviera is a con artistConfidence trickA confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. A confidence artist is an individual working alone or in concert with others who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty and honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility,...
in a remote town in the American Old WestAmerican Old WestThe American Old West, or the Wild West, comprises the history, geography, people, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States, most often referring to the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of the century...
who keeps borrowing money from the player; in Titanic, Riviera is now a middle-aged man who spends his time playing blackjack on the doomed ship. If the player indicates having been to Diamondback, New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
(the setting of Dust), by saying, "Yes, we met at the Hard Drive Saloon", Riviera thereafter uses a special deck of cards marked with the logo of the saloon from Diamondback for the blackjack game. - The actor who plays the photographer Eric Burns (Erik S. Quist) also appears in Dust as Farmer Quist.
- When talking with Haderlitz in the squash court while fencing, he mentions he is headed to study the Yunni Indian tribe in New Mexico, the setting of Dust.
- Before Max Seidelman meets you in the smoking room during the game, he says, "I've got to see a man about a horse", a phrase used by the Narrator in some of the endings of Dust.
- If you go to the dressing table in the Turkish bath (where there is a message written in steam) there are boxes for three Cyberfix computer games, Dust, Skull Cracker, and Jump Raven.
- A special feature of the game provides previews to three Cyberflix games, Dust, Skull Cracker, and Red Jack's Revenge (Later named, Redjack: Revenge of the Brethren)
Other facts
- The playable character, Frank Carlson, was the name of a real-life ticket-holder of the Titanic. However, on his way to the dock in Cherbourg, FranceCherbourg-Octeville-Main sights:* La Glacerie has a race track.* The Cité de la Mer is a large museum devoted to scientific and historical aspects of maritime subjects.* Cherbourg Basilica* Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière, a private botanical garden.* Le Trident theatre...
, his car broke down and he never actually received the chance to board the liner. His name remained on the passenger list. - There was a real jewel-encrusted copy of the The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám on the Titanic. It was won at an auction and was being shipped to New York. The book remains lost at the bottom of the Atlantic to this day.
- Some earlier versions of the game allow for the recovery of required game items out of order, thus shifting the sequence of events to unforeseen endings. It is possible, for instance, to obtain the rare painting from the ship's hold before it is even discussed or mentioned by the game characters. Another rare occurrence occurs if using the game's "teleport" function to move between rooms, at one point by-passing a puzzle involving a set of diamonds and thus possessing a fake diamond set, and the real diamonds, at the same time (something not intended to happen during normal gameplay).
- In the German version of the game, Adolf HitlerAdolf HitlerAdolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
is not mentioned.
External links
- Tour Guide Downloads
- Titanic - Adventure Out of Time is a dedicated fanblog
- Game Walkthrough
- CEO Hints Includes instructions for the entire game and info on the alternate endings.
- Review at MacGamer
- Review at GameSpot
- Mr. Bill's Titanic Review