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Infocom's Infocomics were mostly aimed at young readers, but they often had pixelated (and mostly innocent) female nudity. A selling point for pre-teen and teenage boys?
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September 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Infocom's Infocomics were mostly aimed at young readers, but they often had pixelated (and mostly innocent) female nudity. A selling point for pre-teen and teenage boys?
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Zork Quest II (1989) was the fourth, and final, #Infocomic. It picks up where ZQ1 left off and introduces several new characters. Unfortunately, the story eventually ends on a cliffhanger that would never be resolved.
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Zork Quest II: The Crystal of Doom | InvisiClues.org
The thrilling second issue of Zork Quest picks up where Zork Quest I left off and follows the continuing saga of Gurthark, Ryker, Acia, and Frobwit as they journey onward to Accardi. Little do they kn...
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June 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Zork Quest II (1989) was the fourth, and final, #Infocomic. It picks up where ZQ1 left off and introduces several new characters. Unfortunately, the story eventually ends on a cliffhanger that would never be resolved.
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In Steve Meretzky's Leather Goddesses of Phobos (1986), you can confront the Leather Goddesses in Tame, Suggestive, or Lewd mode, but even Lewd mode was PG-13 at worst. It was Infocom's 5th best-selling game.
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Leather Goddesses of Phobos | InvisiClues.org
Play Leather Goddesses of Phobos right in your browser, read the InvisiClues in their original form, browse the gallery, and more at InvisiClues.org! How did you, a regular at Joe's Bar in Upper Sandu...
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June 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In Steve Meretzky's Leather Goddesses of Phobos (1986), you can confront the Leather Goddesses in Tame, Suggestive, or Lewd mode, but even Lewd mode was PG-13 at worst. It was Infocom's 5th best-selling game.
#Infocom #RetroGames #Retrogaming
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Many Infocom game testers went on to to become implementers for Infocom -- Steve Meretzky, Amy Briggs, Jeff O'Neill... Hollywood Hijinx (1986) was collaboration between long-time testers "Hollywood" Dave Anderson and Liz Cyr-Jones.
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Hollywood Hijinx | InvisiClues.org
Play Hollywood Hijinx right in your browser, read the InvisiClues in their original form, browse the gallery, and more at InvisiClues.org! Vampire Penguins. A Corpse Line. Meltdown on Elm Street. Who ...
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June 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Many Infocom game testers went on to to become implementers for Infocom -- Steve Meretzky, Amy Briggs, Jeff O'Neill... Hollywood Hijinx (1986) was collaboration between long-time testers "Hollywood" Dave Anderson and Liz Cyr-Jones.
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Plundered Hearts (1987) had so many firsts (and lasts) -- First (and last) game written by a woman, first (and last) game with a female protagonist, first (and last) game since Zork I with the protagonist's face on the cover.
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Plundered Hearts | InvisiClues.org
Play Plundered Hearts right in your browser, read the InvisiClues in their original form, browse the gallery, and more at InvisiClues.org! In the 17th century, the seas are as wild as the untamed hear...
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June 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Plundered Hearts (1987) had so many firsts (and lasts) -- First (and last) game written by a woman, first (and last) game with a female protagonist, first (and last) game since Zork I with the protagonist's face on the cover.
#Infocom #RetroGames #Retrogaming
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Although Douglas Adams is the only name on the box and the game was his idea, Adams actually had very little to do with Bureaucracy (1987). The story was written mostly by Adams' assistant Michael Bywater with help from several implementers.
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Bureaucracy | InvisiClues.org
Play Bureaucracy right in your browser, read the InvisiClues in their original form, browse the gallery, and more at InvisiClues.org! BUREAUCRACY! Everyone, at one time or another, feels bound up in a...
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June 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Although Douglas Adams is the only name on the box and the game was his idea, Adams actually had very little to do with Bureaucracy (1987). The story was written mostly by Adams' assistant Michael Bywater with help from several implementers.
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The Lurking Horror (1987) was, curiously, Infocom's only horror-themed work of interactive fiction. Inspired by horror writers H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King, it was Dave Lebling's eighth work of IF.
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The Lurking Horror | InvisiClues.org
Play The Lurking Horror right in your browser... Read the InvisiClues in their original form... Browse the gallery and the library or consult the Encyclopedia Frobizzica... and much more! all at Invis...
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May 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Lurking Horror (1987) was, curiously, Infocom's only horror-themed work of interactive fiction. Inspired by horror writers H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King, it was Dave Lebling's eighth work of IF.
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In Episode 10, Jason and first-timer Nick Moffitt sample text adventure horror: Infocom’s The Lurking Horror and Sir-Tech’s Crypt of Medea.
Strange Studies of Strange Stories co-host Chad Fifer shares how Lovecraftian horror went mainstream.
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Strange Studies of Strange Stories co-host Chad Fifer shares how Lovecraftian horror went mainstream.
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November 15, 2024 at 2:01 AM
In Episode 10, Jason and first-timer Nick Moffitt sample text adventure horror: Infocom’s The Lurking Horror and Sir-Tech’s Crypt of Medea.
Strange Studies of Strange Stories co-host Chad Fifer shares how Lovecraftian horror went mainstream.
retroadventurers.podbean.com/e/episode-10...
Strange Studies of Strange Stories co-host Chad Fifer shares how Lovecraftian horror went mainstream.
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In 1984, Infocom newcomer Brian Moriarty reasoned that a glow-in-the-dark stone would make a great feelie to put in the box for a new junior/introductory level adventure, so he wrote Wishbringer (1985) about a magic glowing stone.
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Wishbringer | InvisiClues.org
Play Wishbringer right in your browser... Read the InvisiClues in their original form... Browse the gallery and the library or consult the Encyclopedia Frobizzica... and much more! all at InvisiClues....
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May 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In 1984, Infocom newcomer Brian Moriarty reasoned that a glow-in-the-dark stone would make a great feelie to put in the box for a new junior/introductory level adventure, so he wrote Wishbringer (1985) about a magic glowing stone.
#Infocom #RetroGames #Retrogaming
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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!
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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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To reach a younger audience, Infocom recruited well-known children's book author Jim Lawrence (of Tom Swift Jr. and Hardy Boys fame) to collaborate with Stu Galley on Seastalker (1984), their first Junior Level interactive fiction.
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Seastalker | InvisiClues.org
Play Seastalker right in your browser... Read the InvisiClues in their original form... Browse the gallery and the library or consult the Encyclopedia Frobizzica... and much more! all at InvisiClues.o...
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May 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
To reach a younger audience, Infocom recruited well-known children's book author Jim Lawrence (of Tom Swift Jr. and Hardy Boys fame) to collaborate with Stu Galley on Seastalker (1984), their first Junior Level interactive fiction.
#Infocom #RetroGames
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Cutthroats (1984) was Mike Berlyn's third and final work of interactive fiction for Infocom. Notably, it was the first Infocom game to feature multiple possible storylines (randomly chosen from two possibilities) to enhance replayability.
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Cutthroats | InvisiClues.org
Play Cutthroats right in your browser... Read the InvisiClues in their original form... Browse the gallery and the library or consult the Encyclopedia Frobizzica... and much more! all at InvisiClues.o...
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May 16, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Cutthroats (1984) was Mike Berlyn's third and final work of interactive fiction for Infocom. Notably, it was the first Infocom game to feature multiple possible storylines (randomly chosen from two possibilities) to enhance replayability.
#Infocom #Retrogames
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In 1984 and 1987, Infocom released "sampler" disks that included short excerpts from 4 Infocom games to attract new players to the world of interactive fiction. The 1984 Sampler also had a cute IF tutorial written by Marc Blank.
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Four-in-One Infocom Sampler (1984) | Play | InvisiClues.org
Play Infocom Sampler (1984) right in your browser! YOU CAN'T LOSE! We're so sure you'll love Infocom's interactive fiction that we're going all the way with a risk-free offer! If you're not completely...
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April 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In 1984 and 1987, Infocom released "sampler" disks that included short excerpts from 4 Infocom games to attract new players to the world of interactive fiction. The 1984 Sampler also had a cute IF tutorial written by Marc Blank.
#Infocom #RetroGames #Retrogaming
www.invisiclues.org/play/sampler84
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What can be said about Infocom's wildly-popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984) that hasn't already been said? It was their second-best-selling title (behind only Zork I) and their last big hit. Don't Panic!
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Play The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy right in your browser... Read the InvisiClues in their original form... Browse the gallery and the library or consult the Encyclopedia Frobizzica... and much ...
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March 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What can be said about Infocom's wildly-popular The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984) that hasn't already been said? It was their second-best-selling title (behind only Zork I) and their last big hit. Don't Panic!
#Infocom #HHGTTG #RetroGames #RetroGaming
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The Witness (1983) was #Infocom co-founder Stu Galley's first work of interactive fiction. It's a little smaller and easier than Infocom's first mystery, Deadline, but grittier and more atmospheric. It's just been added to the lineup at InvisiClues.org. #RetroGames
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The Witness
Play The Witness right in your browser... Read the InvisiClues in their original form... Browse the gallery and the library or consult the Encyclopedia Frobizzica... and much more! all at InvisiClues....
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March 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The Witness (1983) was #Infocom co-founder Stu Galley's first work of interactive fiction. It's a little smaller and easier than Infocom's first mystery, Deadline, but grittier and more atmospheric. It's just been added to the lineup at InvisiClues.org. #RetroGames
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In the late 80's, Infocom's Amy Briggs was given a bunch of demo images and asked to write an interactive comic book about them. The result was the Infocomic "Gamma Force in the Pit of a Thousand Screams." Now you can play it in your browser at InvisiClues.org.
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Gamma Force in the Pit of a Thousand Screams
Now you can play Infocom's Infocomics right in your browser! This exciting superhero series features a WATERBEAST of indomitable STRENGTH, a human gifted with FLIGHT and FUTURE VISIONS, and an elfin P...
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March 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In the late 80's, Infocom's Amy Briggs was given a bunch of demo images and asked to write an interactive comic book about them. The result was the Infocomic "Gamma Force in the Pit of a Thousand Screams." Now you can play it in your browser at InvisiClues.org.
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Infocom's print ads often poked fun at the poor graphics of early-80's home computers and the twitchy gameplay of graphics games. This ad is one of my favorites. It ran in various computer magazines from November 1983 to May 1984.
March 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Infocom's print ads often poked fun at the poor graphics of early-80's home computers and the twitchy gameplay of graphics games. This ad is one of my favorites. It ran in various computer magazines from November 1983 to May 1984.
With this week's update, invisiclues.org now archives more than 300 historical magazine and newspaper articles about Infocom's games, designers, and history.
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The Library
The InvisiClues.org Library archives historical magazine articles and publications about Infocom Games, Implementers, the company, and 1980's gaming history.
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March 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
With this week's update, invisiclues.org now archives more than 300 historical magazine and newspaper articles about Infocom's games, designers, and history.
#Infocom #RetroGaming
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#Infocom #RetroGaming
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Computer Game magazines in the 1980s could be pretty bad and UK's "Micro Adventurer" was probably one of the cringiest. Here's a two-page "review" of Infocom's Starcross from Oct 1984 penned by a reviewer who never got past the first room.
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Rendezvous between the stars | The Library | InvisiClues.org
Infocom has a reputation second to none in the world of text adventures, but in Starcross I think they have forgotten something. Why doesn't the package (disc, booklet and starmap) contain a screwdriv...
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March 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Computer Game magazines in the 1980s could be pretty bad and UK's "Micro Adventurer" was probably one of the cringiest. Here's a two-page "review" of Infocom's Starcross from Oct 1984 penned by a reviewer who never got past the first room.
#Infocom #Retrogaming
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ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle was one of four Infocomics released by Infocom in 1988-1989. They never got much attention in their day, but now you can play ZorkQuest or Lane Mastodon in your browser at InvisiClues.org.
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Zork Quest: Assault on Egreth Castle
Now you can play Infocom's Infocomics right in your browser! Don't miss the PREMIER ISSUE of this fantasy series set in the fabulous world of ZORK! A MAGIC AMULET leads a small caravan of travelers to...
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March 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle was one of four Infocomics released by Infocom in 1988-1989. They never got much attention in their day, but now you can play ZorkQuest or Lane Mastodon in your browser at InvisiClues.org.
#Infocom #Infocomics #RetroGaming
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Infocom's early print ads were as clever as their games! This two-page ad appeared in computer and hobbyist magazines from May to September 1983.
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March 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Infocom's early print ads were as clever as their games! This two-page ad appeared in computer and hobbyist magazines from May to September 1983.
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Zork I was released for home computers in 1981 and it soared to the top of sales charts, where it remained for more than three years! It went on to sell more than 400,000 copies (a huge number for the era) and was the "killer app" of its day.
#Infocom #Zork #RetroGaming
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#Infocom #Zork #RetroGaming
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Zork I
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March 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Zork I was released for home computers in 1981 and it soared to the top of sales charts, where it remained for more than three years! It went on to sell more than 400,000 copies (a huge number for the era) and was the "killer app" of its day.
#Infocom #Zork #RetroGaming
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#Infocom #Zork #RetroGaming
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Now you can play #Infocom's #Infocomics right in your browser. InvisiClues.org has added an experimental Infocomics player to its suite of infocom nostalgia, along with 1988's Lane Mastodon vs. The Blubbermen. Additional Infocomics are coming soon.
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Infocomics
Now you can read and play Infocom's Infocomics right in your browser! All in their original form, but with no disk-swapping! Thrill to the excitement of Lane Mastodon, Gamma Force, and ZorkQuest!
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February 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Now you can play #Infocom's #Infocomics right in your browser. InvisiClues.org has added an experimental Infocomics player to its suite of infocom nostalgia, along with 1988's Lane Mastodon vs. The Blubbermen. Additional Infocomics are coming soon.
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