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Infocom was a software company that was founded in 1979 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology staff and students led by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Albert Vezza, and Joel Berez.  They became famous for their text adventures such as the [[Zork series]].
'''Infocom''' was a software company that was founded in 1979 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology staff and students led by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Albert Vezza, and Joel Berez.  They became famous for their text adventures using the [[Frotz|Z-engine]] such as the [[Zork series]].


In 1986, [[Activision]] purchased Infocom.  They closed the Infocom division in 1989, but released the graphic adventure game [[Return to Zork]] in 1993 under the Infocom name.
In 1986, [[Activision]] purchased Infocom.  They closed the Infocom division in 1989, however, they released the [[MADE]] engine graphic adventure games [[Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2]] and [[Return to Zork]] under the Infocom label.
 
==Z-engine==
* [[Zork I: The Great Underground Empire]] (1980)
* [[Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz]] (1981)
* [[Zork III: The Dungeon Master]] (1982)
* [[Deadline]] (1982)
* [[Starcross]] (1982)
* [[Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare]] (1983)
* [[The Witness]] (1983)
* [[Infidel]] (1983)
* [[Planetfall]] (1983)
* [[Enchanter]] (1983)
* [[Sorcerer]] (1984)
* [[Seastalker]] (1984)
* [[Cutthroats]] (1984)
* [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] (1984)
* [[Suspect]] (1984)
* [[A Mind Forever Voyaging]] (1985)
* [[Wishbringer: The Magick Stone of Dreams (1985, Brian Moriarty)
* [[Spellbreaker]] (1985)
* [[Ballyhoo]] (1986)
* [[Hollywood Hijinx]] (1986)
* [[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]] (1986)
* [[Moonmist]] (1986)
* [[Trinity]] (1986)
* [[Border Zone]] (1987)
* [[Bureaucracy]] (1987)
* [[The Lurking Horror]] (1987)
* [[Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It]] (1987)
* [[Plundered Hearts]] (1987)
* [[Stationfall]] (1987)
* [[Beyond Zork]] (1987)
* [[Zork Zero]] (1988)
* [[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]] (1988)
* [[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]] (1989)
* [[James Clavell's Shogun]] (1989)
* [[Journey]] (1989)
 
==MADE==
* [[Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2]] (1992)
* [[Return to Zork]] (1993)


[[Category: Companies]]
[[Category: Companies]]

Revision as of 08:08, 10 December 2018

Infocom was a software company that was founded in 1979 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology staff and students led by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Albert Vezza, and Joel Berez. They became famous for their text adventures using the Z-engine such as the Zork series.

In 1986, Activision purchased Infocom. They closed the Infocom division in 1989, however, they released the MADE engine graphic adventure games Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2 and Return to Zork under the Infocom label.

Z-engine

MADE

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