Question for the Elder Nerds: I played a lot of the Infocom classics, but I never played Deadline. These days I have limited patience for dead ends and repetition, but I do love an interactive mystery. Has it aged well?
December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Question for the Elder Nerds: I played a lot of the Infocom classics, but I never played Deadline. These days I have limited patience for dead ends and repetition, but I do love an interactive mystery. Has it aged well?
Trinity is a wonderful meditation on the origins of nuclear weapons and the horrors of nuclear war.
It's one of Infocom's best and most important adventure games and also one that could never be as effective depicted visually.
Give it a try!
#videogames #gaming #retrogames
It's one of Infocom's best and most important adventure games and also one that could never be as effective depicted visually.
Give it a try!
#videogames #gaming #retrogames
The Classic PC Gaming Era (1977-1989) - Trinity
A poetic examination of the nuclear age that’s often regarded as one of the best adventure games of all time
greatestgames.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Trinity is a wonderful meditation on the origins of nuclear weapons and the horrors of nuclear war.
It's one of Infocom's best and most important adventure games and also one that could never be as effective depicted visually.
Give it a try!
#videogames #gaming #retrogames
It's one of Infocom's best and most important adventure games and also one that could never be as effective depicted visually.
Give it a try!
#videogames #gaming #retrogames
oh shit this is cool. i know the source for most of infocom's games has been out for a minute but the MIT license is nice at least
Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
oh shit this is cool. i know the source for most of infocom's games has been out for a minute but the MIT license is nice at least
So Microsoft owns Infocom’s property rights? We can finally get that Hitchhiker’s sequel then?
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
So Microsoft owns Infocom’s property rights? We can finally get that Hitchhiker’s sequel then?
Zork's journey from MIT's mainframe (MDL) to microcomputers was a technical feat. The use of ZIL (Zork Implementation Language) and Infocom's unique dev process allowed complex games on limited hardware. A masterclass in resourcefulness. #GameDev 3/6
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Zork's journey from MIT's mainframe (MDL) to microcomputers was a technical feat. The use of ZIL (Zork Implementation Language) and Infocom's unique dev process allowed complex games on limited hardware. A masterclass in resourcefulness. #GameDev 3/6
🎃Happy Halloween with scary interactive fiction from Infocom's 'The Lurking Horror', Amiga edition👻
#RetroGaming
#RetroGaming
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🎃Happy Halloween with scary interactive fiction from Infocom's 'The Lurking Horror', Amiga edition👻
#RetroGaming
#RetroGaming
40 years ago, Paradroid was on ZZAP!'s cover. We rated this amazing game 97%. Other top reviews: Little Computer People Discovery Kit (97%), Epyx' epic multisports sim Winter Games (94%), Wizard's Lair (89%), Hacker (87%), and Infocom's stellar Starcross text adventure (94%).
October 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
40 years ago, Paradroid was on ZZAP!'s cover. We rated this amazing game 97%. Other top reviews: Little Computer People Discovery Kit (97%), Epyx' epic multisports sim Winter Games (94%), Wizard's Lair (89%), Hacker (87%), and Infocom's stellar Starcross text adventure (94%).
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I liked this game with the running clock (a few min pass each time you type something). I Have 3 copies. Cutthroats was released 40 years ago on Aug 9, 1984. Written by Michael Berlin & Jerry Wolper it was Infocom's 13th game. You are a diver who wants to search an old shipwreck site for treasure.
February 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I liked this game with the running clock (a few min pass each time you type something). I Have 3 copies. Cutthroats was released 40 years ago on Aug 9, 1984. Written by Michael Berlin & Jerry Wolper it was Infocom's 13th game. You are a diver who wants to search an old shipwreck site for treasure.
Journey: The Quest Begins (1989) | interactive fiction RPG | PC platforms | Infocom
November 16, 2023 at 8:35 PM
Journey: The Quest Begins (1989) | interactive fiction RPG | PC platforms | Infocom
Infocom’s attempts to squeeze a second Hitchhiker’s game out of him, or failing that the game he *said* he wanted to work on instead, are the stuff of legend or at least very in-depth blog posts
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March 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Infocom’s attempts to squeeze a second Hitchhiker’s game out of him, or failing that the game he *said* he wanted to work on instead, are the stuff of legend or at least very in-depth blog posts
100%!
Infocom not only had the right idea for how to make text adventures really function as interactive fiction, but upped the game way beyond the Adventure clones being produced by devs like Scott Adams.
Magnetic Scrolls is the only company that ever came close to matching Infocom's polish.
Infocom not only had the right idea for how to make text adventures really function as interactive fiction, but upped the game way beyond the Adventure clones being produced by devs like Scott Adams.
Magnetic Scrolls is the only company that ever came close to matching Infocom's polish.
June 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
100%!
Infocom not only had the right idea for how to make text adventures really function as interactive fiction, but upped the game way beyond the Adventure clones being produced by devs like Scott Adams.
Magnetic Scrolls is the only company that ever came close to matching Infocom's polish.
Infocom not only had the right idea for how to make text adventures really function as interactive fiction, but upped the game way beyond the Adventure clones being produced by devs like Scott Adams.
Magnetic Scrolls is the only company that ever came close to matching Infocom's polish.
The Lurking horror was released 38 years ago today on May 6, 1987. It was #Infocom's 26th All Text game and written by Dave Lebling. Alarming events at G.U.E. Tech soon lead you to finding a powerful evil within the pits of school. #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #Retrogaming
May 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The Lurking horror was released 38 years ago today on May 6, 1987. It was #Infocom's 26th All Text game and written by Dave Lebling. Alarming events at G.U.E. Tech soon lead you to finding a powerful evil within the pits of school. #Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #Retrogaming
The Wishbringer (1985) stone was one of Infocom's more popular "feelies." The plastic stone glowed blue/purple in the dark after exposure to strong light. I wondered if mine would still glow after 40 years... it sure does!
#Infocom #Retrogames #Retrogaming
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#Infocom #Retrogames #Retrogaming
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May 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Wishbringer (1985) stone was one of Infocom's more popular "feelies." The plastic stone glowed blue/purple in the dark after exposure to strong light. I wondered if mine would still glow after 40 years... it sure does!
#Infocom #Retrogames #Retrogaming
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#Infocom #Retrogames #Retrogaming
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To this day, I can't see the word 'Egress' without thinking about Infocom's Ballyhoo... Brains man...
May 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
To this day, I can't see the word 'Egress' without thinking about Infocom's Ballyhoo... Brains man...
Infocom knew what was up
April 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Infocom knew what was up
I've always been fascinated by Infocom's Moonmist. A murder mystery in a haunted castle! Sadly, despite some neat ideas and a great setting/backstory, the game itself feels both nonsensical and way too thin.
Played on an IBM PC with an IBM colour monitor.
Played on an IBM PC with an IBM colour monitor.
October 25, 2024 at 2:38 PM
I've always been fascinated by Infocom's Moonmist. A murder mystery in a haunted castle! Sadly, despite some neat ideas and a great setting/backstory, the game itself feels both nonsensical and way too thin.
Played on an IBM PC with an IBM colour monitor.
Played on an IBM PC with an IBM colour monitor.
This particular one was from Infocom's graphical era, which is weird in and of itself.
March 10, 2024 at 12:34 AM
This particular one was from Infocom's graphical era, which is weird in and of itself.
yeah! that one got credited to Adams and to the Infocom's collective pseudonym, iirc, because the project got passed around from imp to imp due to-
it sounds like Douglas would have made an excellent friend, or acquaintance, but a fiendishly difficult co-worker/co-author on-deadline. relatable.
it sounds like Douglas would have made an excellent friend, or acquaintance, but a fiendishly difficult co-worker/co-author on-deadline. relatable.
September 5, 2023 at 7:47 PM
yeah! that one got credited to Adams and to the Infocom's collective pseudonym, iirc, because the project got passed around from imp to imp due to-
it sounds like Douglas would have made an excellent friend, or acquaintance, but a fiendishly difficult co-worker/co-author on-deadline. relatable.
it sounds like Douglas would have made an excellent friend, or acquaintance, but a fiendishly difficult co-worker/co-author on-deadline. relatable.
Level 9 Computing's Silicon Dreams Trilogy wasn't as well-known in North America as Infocom's text adventures, but they're surprisingly engaging experiences today.
It's also one of the earliest series from the 1980s to feature a female protagonist - the awesome Kim Kimberly!
#Gaming #RetroGaming
It's also one of the earliest series from the 1980s to feature a female protagonist - the awesome Kim Kimberly!
#Gaming #RetroGaming
The Classic PC Gaming Era (1977-1989) - The Silicon Dreams Trilogy (Snowball, Return to Eden and The Worm in Paradise)
A deep and complex science fiction trilogy by one of the UK’s greatest adventure game developers.
greatestgames.substack.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Level 9 Computing's Silicon Dreams Trilogy wasn't as well-known in North America as Infocom's text adventures, but they're surprisingly engaging experiences today.
It's also one of the earliest series from the 1980s to feature a female protagonist - the awesome Kim Kimberly!
#Gaming #RetroGaming
It's also one of the earliest series from the 1980s to feature a female protagonist - the awesome Kim Kimberly!
#Gaming #RetroGaming
Quote skeet with a game that's nostalgic to you
August 30, 2023 at 10:41 PM
Quote skeet with a game that's nostalgic to you