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Infocom


Founded in 1979
Closed in 1989
Status: dead
436
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
198218
198339
198463
198551
198675
198763
198825
198919
19902
19911
19923
19935
19xx1
20011
20023
20041
20121
20143
20151
380 video games with valid date were considered (87.1%)

Gametypes frequency

Top platforms

MS-DOS 46
Mac OS Classic 44
Apple II E 39
C128 36
Amiga 33
Atari ST 31
C64 29
Amstrad CPC 28
Atari 400/800 24
Amstrad PCW 23
Tandy Coco 17
Tatung Einstein 14
TRS-80 11
C16/Plus4 9
DEC PDP-1 8
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2 (MS-DOS)
Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2
DOS
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (Amiga OCS)
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
OCS
Quarterstaff: Tomb of Setmoth (Macintosh OS Classic)
Quarterstaff: Tomb of Setmoth
MAC
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (TRS-80)
Zork I: The Great Underground Empire
TRS
Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz (Amiga OCS)
Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
OCS
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Amiga OCS)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
OCS
Asteka 2: Templo Del Sol (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Asteka 2: Templo Del Sol
NES
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur (Amiga OCS)
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
OCS
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception (Amiga OCS)
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
OCS
Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor (Commodore 128)
Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor
C128
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception (MS-DOS)
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception
DOS
James Clavell's Shōgun (Amiga OCS)
James Clavell's Shōgun
OCS

Infocom best rated games

Asteka 2: Templo Del Sol1988nes

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