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'''Infocom''', founded in 1979, is the shining light in the history of commercially-released [[Interactive Fiction]] games. Beginning with ''[[Zork]]'' in 1980, the company released over thirty games, many of which are still played.
The company's strengths included technical innovation (their [[Text Parser]] was one of the best in the business, and the z-code data format Infocom created is a popular choice for distributing new IF games to this day), rich storytelling, and creative packaging (most Infocom games shipped with "[[Feelies]]", thematically-related props which might form part of the [[Copy Protection]] system, constitute clues, give extra background information, or just be included for the lulz).
In 1986, struggling with competition from video games with fancy graphics and badly damaged by an ill-fated foray into the business software market, Infocom was bought by Activision. Shortly after the acquisition, Infocom's champion on the Activision board left the company, and his successor [[Executive Meddling|spent three years "improving" Infocom]] before pulling the plug in 1989.
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=== Notable Infocom games include: ===▼
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* ''[[Zork]]'' and its many, many sequels
* ''[[BattleTech]]: The Crescent Hawk's Inception'' and its sequel ''The Crescent Hawk's Revenge''
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* ''Wishbringer''
* ''The Lurking Horror''
* ''[[Zork]]'' series (including the ''Enchanter'' trilogy)▼
* ''[[Planetfall]]'' (and ''Stationfall'')▼
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (video game)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''▼
* ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]''▼
* ''[[Suspended]]''▼
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* [[Feelies]]
* [[Interactive Fiction]]
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* [[Arc Number]]: 69,105
* [[Easter Egg]]
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* [[Second Person Narration]]
* [[Unwinnable by Design]]
▲=== Infocom games with their own trope pages include: ===
▲* ''[[Zork]]'' series (including the ''Enchanter'' trilogy)
▲* ''[[Planetfall]]'' (and ''Stationfall'')
▲* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (video game)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''
▲* ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]''
▲* ''[[Suspended]]''
=== Tropes relating to individual games that don't have their own pages: ===▼
* [[Big Dumb Object]]: Forms most of the plot of ''Starcross''
* [[Brown Note]]: ''Hollywood Hijinks'' features a film that kills everyone who watches it.
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