Snowball 9 was sent to Colonize Eridani A, with robots sent to prepare the
territory around 100 years before human beings arrive, but something went
wrong en route. Commander Kim Kimberley became aware of this when she was
abruptly awoken from hibernation.

Snowball is an interactive fiction game, which uses compression techniques
to provide 7000 rooms in computers of this size. Kim must go from her
hibernation chamber to the ship controls, and then work them to guide the ship
safely to Eridani. Commands like INVENTORY, EXAMINE, TAKE and USE are
available. Objects include a drinks machine, a bed, green foam, Kevlar and a
silver tray.