Infocom Marathon – Page 2 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Missed Classic: Hitchhiker’s Guide – Arthur Who? (Request for Assistance)

On September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 By TBD

Written by Joe Pranevich Let’s mix our time travel metaphors! If you’ve ever seen Doctor Who, you know that the adventure of the Doctor and his companions are fairly random. They travel from world to world, from time to time, solving problems and having adventures. They also spend a great […]

Missed Classic: Hitchhiker’s Guide – Improbable Mission

On August 26, 2018September 9, 2018 By TBD

Written by Joe Pranevich Welcome back! Last week, I successfully defeated the Vogons, retrieved the elusive babel fish, and managed to secure an atomic vector plotter before being jettisoned out of an airlock. Not bad for a Thursday! This week, I will be picking up the thread just after passing […]

Missed Classic: Hitchhiker’s Guide – I Got the Babelfish!

On August 19, 2018September 9, 2018 By TBD

Written by Joe Pranevich What is the most famous puzzle in adventure game history? Is it defeating the snake in Colossal Cave? Sneaking in the back of the white house in Zork? How about something from King’s Quest or Maniac Mansion? In 1984, one of the most famous puzzles (at […]

Missed Classic 57: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1984)

On August 9, 2018September 4, 2018 By Ilmari Jauhiainen

Written by Joe Pranevich Infocom may have been the masters of text adventures, but they aspired to more. They wanted to be “interactive fiction”, to have the recognition that gaming could be an art form on the same level of a good book. To this end, they pursued authors, most […]