A Serpentine Tale

A Serpentine Tale is a fantasy text adventure. In this game the player takes the role of the hero from Zenobi Software's earlier text adventure The Black Tower. The tale starts with the player taking a trip to the City of Hiarken for a sort of holiday.

The bad news is that a day or so from your destination a storm sinks the ship. The good news is that you alone survive in a small boat. The bad news is that a short way into the game a giant sea serpent appears, smashes the boat and swallows you whole.

Unsurprisingly the object of the game is to survive, escape, and make your way to shore.