Written by Joe Pranevich From the earliest days of the company, Infocom had one tradition: a new Zork title released every fall. After Zork III, the baton was passed to the Enchanter series which, as patient and dedicated readers know was just the second Zork trilogy. October of 1985 was […]
Infocom Marathon: Fooblitzky (1985)
Written by Joe Pranevich When it came to text adventures, Infocom appeared to have the golden touch. And yet, there were dark clouds looming if you knew where to look. The earliest “Zork” games still sold like hotcakes, regularly appearing on top sales charts, while newer releases packed a punch […]
Missed Classic 63: Humbug (1990)
Written by Joe Pranevich Merry Christmas! Can you believe it’s been another year? This one feels like it passed quite quickly. We have an especially good Christmas treat this year: Humbug by Graham Cluley. While previous years holiday adventures have been little more than vignettes, Humbug is a full-length shareware […]
Missed Classic 62: A Mind Forever Voyaging (1985) – Introduction
Written by Joe Pranevich I keep just missing all of the possible holiday tie-ins. Wishbringer, as it turns out, would have been absolutely perfect for Halloween with its child-friendly monsters and campy darkness. A Mind Forever Voyaging could have been an “Election Day Special” to connect with the recent midterm […]
Infocom Marathon: Cornerstone (1985)
Written by Joe Pranevich One of the sad truths about our beloved genre is that nothing is forever. Some of the greatest names in adventure games– Sierra, Adventure International, and even LucasArts– saw their day in the sun only to fall leaving behind unfinished games and frustrated fans. By 1992, […]
Missed Classic 56: The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Written by Joe Pranevich In the mid-1980s, Douglas Adams’s career was firing on all cylinders. A comic writer since college, best known for his collaborations with Graham Chapman and Monty Python’s Flying Circus, he was writing for classic Doctor Who at arguably its creative height and had just launched […]