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Infocom


Founded in 1979
Closed in 1989
Status: dead
438
games
10
years old

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.

It is known for Enchanter, Zool, Zork, Zork Universe

Releases per year

19802
19813
198219
198341
198464
198551
198678
198763
198825
198919
19902
19911
19923
19935
19952
19xx1
20011
20023
20041
20121
20143
20151
389 video games with valid date were considered (88.8%)

Gametypes frequency

Top platforms

MS-DOS 45
Mac OS Classic 43
Apple II E 40
Amiga 34
C128 34
Atari ST 31
C64 30
Amstrad CPC 28
Atari 400/800 24
Amstrad PCW 23
Tandy Coco 17
Tatung Einstein 14
DEC PDP-1 11
TRS-80 11
C16/Plus4 9
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2 (MS-DOS)
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2
DOS 1992
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (Amiga OCS)
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
OCS 1986
Quarterstaff: The Tomb of Setmoth (Macintosh OS Classic)
Quarterstaff: The Tomb of Setmoth
MAC 1988
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (TRS-80)
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
TRS 1980
Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz (Amiga OCS)
Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
OCS 1985
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Amiga OCS)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
OCS 1986
Asteka 2: Templo Del Sol (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Asteka 2: Templo Del Sol
NES 1988-08-03
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception (Amiga OCS)
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
OCS 1989
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur (Amiga OCS)
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
OCS 1989
Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor (Commodore 128)
Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor
C128 1987
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception (MS-DOS)
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
DOS 1988
James Clavell's Shōgun (Amiga OCS)
James Clavell's Shōgun
OCS 1989

Infocom best rated games

Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor1987dos
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels1987dos
Asteka 2: Templo Del Sol1988nes
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 21992dos
Border Zone1987dos
Plundered Hearts1987dos
Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It1987dos

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