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1. Little Blue Men

   Little Blue Men

   Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:19

2. In the End

   In the End

   Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:22

3. Planetfall

   Planetfall is a science fiction interactive fiction computer game written by Steve Meretzky, and the eighth title published by Infocom in 1983. Like most Infocom games, thanks to the portable Z-machine, it was released for several platforms simultaneously. The original release included versions for the PC (both as a booter and for DOS) and Apple II. The Atari ST and Commodore 64 versions were released in 1985. A version for CP/M was also released. Although Planetfall was Meretzky's first title, it proved one of his most popular works and a best-seller for Infocom; it was one of five top-selling titles to be re-released in Solid Gold versions including in-game hints. Planetfall utilizes the Z-machine originally developed for the Zorkfranchise and was added as a bonus to the "Zork Anthology".

   The word planetfall is a portmanteau of planet and landfall, and occasionally used in science fiction to that effect.

   Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:25

4. Curses

   Appearing in the beginning of the non-commercial era of interactive fiction, it is considered one of the milestones of the genre. The player takes the part of an English aristocrat called Meldrew. In the course of searching the attic for an old tourist map of Paris, Meldrew steps into a surreal adventure to uncover a centuries-old curse that has been placed on the family. The goal of the game is to find the missing map, and thus annul the curse. (Wikipedia)

   Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:31

5. Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Heads or Tails of It

   Nord and Bert was unique among Infocom games in that it was highly surrealistic, centering around word play and puns. It is Infocom's twenty-seventh game. Nord and Bert defies easy description, and in fact almost seems to have been created in an effort to be as strange as possible. For example, the title and front box illustration (two farmers staring at an animal that consists of two cows' rear halves fused together) have nothing to do with the game. Rather, Nord and Bert revolves around several different kinds of wordplay, with a "chapter" of the game dedicated to each style. The first seven chapters can be played in any order, since each exists as an independent "short story" unrelated to the other chapters; to begin the eighth, however, the player must provide seven "passwords" provided by completing each of the other sections. (Wikipedia)

   Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:34

6. A Change in the Weather

   A Change in the Weather is a 1995 work of interactive fiction by Andrew Plotkin, in which the player-character is caught in a rainstorm while out in the countryside. It won the Inform category at the inaugural 1995 Interactive Fiction Competition. The game was included on Activision's 1996 commercial release of Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces of Infocom.
   

   Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:36

7. Christminster

   When your brother Malcolm sends you a telegram inviting you to visit him at Biblioll College in the ancient university town of Christminster, you imagine that the mysterious “discovery” he alludes to is nothing more than some esoteric bit of chemistry, and that you’ll have a pleasant day out in beautiful surroundings.
   But when you get to Christminster, nothing is as you expect. Where has Malcolm vanished to? What are the unpleasant Doctor Jarboe and the positively repulsive Professor Bungay up to? And what do long-forgotten alchemical treatises have to do with the modern day?

   Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:39

8. For a Change

   For a Change

   Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:40

9. Bronze

   Bronze is a puzzle-oriented adaptation of Beauty and the Beast with an expansive geography for the inveterate explorer. Features help for novice players, a detailed adaptive hint system to assist players who get lost, and a number of features to make navigating a large space more pleasant.

   Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:43

10. The Beetmonger's Journal

    The Beetmonger's Journal

    Jill Walker Rettberg - 02.07.2013 - 23:44

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