Deadline
a.k.a. Was It Murder? / Who Killed Marshall Robner?
published by Elliam Associates in 1985, developed by Infocom / Elliam Associates, running on Coleco Adam
type: adventure
genre: Interactive fiction
perspective: other
player options: single player
languages: eng
genre: Interactive fiction
perspective: other
player options: single player
languages: eng
Description
In 1985 Elliam Associates obtained rights to port Infocom's CP/M games to ADAM computer. Apparently, Elliam Associates did this only for Infocom games that customers ordered. So, if a customer wanted Deadline, they ported it, transfered it to 5¼" ADAM disk(s), and package it in an Infocom box, Infocom instructions, Infocom feelies, and shipped it. Then they had the port for other customers who asked. So if a customer asked for an Infocom CP/M game, it exists for ADAM and at least 1 copy was shipped. If no one asked for it, it does not exist for ADAM.
Deadline is know to have been ported to ADAM.
Difficulty Level: | Junior | Introductory |>>STANDARD<<| Advanced | Expert |
This is a text only interactive fiction.
This game was also published in 1987 as part of Infocom's Classic Mystery Library compilation.
A desperate in fear for his life needs you help. Its unlikely you can. The good news is, your a police officer and can arrest anyone at any time for any crime they commit against him. The bad news is, you'll need to first gather enough evidence to ensure a jury will be convinced of the guilt of your suspect. You must look for a motive, a method, and the opportunity your suspect had to commit the crime. A bit of caution for your own conscience, It may be possible you could convince the jury of the guilt of an innocent person. Why would you? Because within 12 hours you've got to arrest someone. You might let the pressure effect your judgment.
Common English sentences will work just fine but here are a few things you can do:
SAVE or SUSPEND saves your game
RESTORE or CONTINUE loads a game
QUIT exits the game after YES/NO confirmation
REVISION or VERSION tells you the software version of the game.
N to go North
E to go East
S to go South
W to go West
INVENTORY shows your items.
OPEN or UNLOCK for doors, cabinets, etc...
TAKE or GET) to obtain items
zerothis # 2016-06-18 21:32:15
Deadline is know to have been ported to ADAM.
Difficulty Level: | Junior | Introductory |>>STANDARD<<| Advanced | Expert |
This is a text only interactive fiction.
This game was also published in 1987 as part of Infocom's Classic Mystery Library compilation.
A desperate in fear for his life needs you help. Its unlikely you can. The good news is, your a police officer and can arrest anyone at any time for any crime they commit against him. The bad news is, you'll need to first gather enough evidence to ensure a jury will be convinced of the guilt of your suspect. You must look for a motive, a method, and the opportunity your suspect had to commit the crime. A bit of caution for your own conscience, It may be possible you could convince the jury of the guilt of an innocent person. Why would you? Because within 12 hours you've got to arrest someone. You might let the pressure effect your judgment.
Common English sentences will work just fine but here are a few things you can do:
SAVE or SUSPEND saves your game
RESTORE or CONTINUE loads a game
QUIT exits the game after YES/NO confirmation
REVISION or VERSION tells you the software version of the game.
N to go North
E to go East
S to go South
W to go West
INVENTORY shows your items.
OPEN or UNLOCK for doors, cabinets, etc...
TAKE or GET) to obtain items
zerothis # 2016-06-18 21:32:15Technical specs
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