Ballyhoo – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Missed Classic: Ballyhoo – Won! And Final Rating

On May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Written by Joe Pranevich From 1980 to 1986, Infocom charmed the gaming world with their text adventures. I’ve just defeated Ballyhoo, their 19th and final independently-released game. It’s a moment that I want to savor, even as we have a whole bunch more games to go before we get to […]

Missed Classic: Ballyhoo – Circus Minimus

On May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Written by Joe Pranevich Welcome back! Last time out, we started into Infocom’s fourth mystery game, Ballyhoo. Unlike our previous mysteries, this one is not (yet!) a murder. Instead, we have a kidnapping… at a circus! We will have to use all of our investigative skills to find out who […]

Missed Classic 67: Ballyhoo (1986) – Introduction

On May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 By IndieRetroNews

Written by Joe Pranevich Infocom careened into 1986 on the backs of two contradictory pieces of information. Sales had been up in 1985 for an all-time high of $11.5 million, and yet the company was falling apart. The Cornerstone flop was a distant memory, but the winter layoffs that followed […]