Infocom
USA publisher and developerfounded in 1979 closed in 1989 status: dead
Acquired by Activision in 1986
Infocom used 5 difficulty ratings with each game advertising which category it belonged to on the box. For the sake of those unfamiliar with this convention, please include the following chart in game descriptions, emphasizing the appropriate difficulty like so:
Difficulty Level: | Junior | Introductory | Standard |>>ADVANCED<<| Expert |
The above example denotes a game of Advanced difficulty level. Please note the spacing, lack of spacing, & caps are for browsers that may not see the bold text.
Notable collaborators: Dave Lebling, Steve Meretzky, Marc Blank, Michael Berlyn and Douglas Adams
It is known for Enchanter, Zool, Zork, Zork Universe
Releases per year
Common gametypes
Top platforms
| MS-DOS | 46 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mac OS Classic | 43 | |
| Apple II E | 42 | |
| Amiga | 35 | |
| C64 | 32 | |
| Atari ST | 32 | |
| C128 | 29 | |
| Amstrad CPC | 25 | |
| Atari 400/800 | 25 | |
| Amstrad PCW | 24 | |
| Tandy Coco | 17 | |
| Tatung Einstein | 14 | |
| TRS-80 | 13 | |
| DEC PDP-1 | 11 | |
| C16/Plus4 | 10 |
Infocom best rated games
| Wishbringer | 1985 | c64 | |
| Spellbreaker | 1985 | c64 | |
| Ballyhoo | 1986 | c64 | |
| Stationfall | 1987 | ocs | |
| Stationfall | 1987 | c64 | |
| Leather Goddesses of Phobos | 1986 | c64 | |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 1986 | ocs | |
| The Lurking Horror | 1987 | st | |
| The Lurking Horror | 1987 | cpc | |
| Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels | 1987 | ocs |