Infocom: Difference between revisions

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.

* ''[[Zork]]'' and its many, many sequels

* ''[[BattleTech]]: The Crescent Hawk's Inception'' and its sequel ''The Crescent Hawk's Revenge''

* ''Wishbringer''

* ''The Lurking Horror''

* [[Feelies]]

* [[Interactive Fiction]]

* [[Arc Number]]: 69,105

* [[Easter Egg]]

* [[Second Person Narration]]

* [[Unwinnable by Design]]

* [[Big Dumb Object]]: Forms most of the plot of ''Starcross''

* [[Brown Note]]: ''Hollywood Hijinks'' features a film that kills everyone who watches it.