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“Lurking” sound 20,000 Zorkmid for the Amiga Pyramid See page 3 The Status Line See page 8 Volume VI Number 4 Formerly The New Zork Times Winter 1987 Wait no more… it's Beyond Zork Ten years ago, in June of 1977, Zork was born. Since that time, it has been played and enjoyed by literally mil- lions of people in the United States and abroad. The three Zork sagas are considered true classics in the field of en- tertainment software. During these intervening ten years, we have advanced our technology by making our parsers smarter, our usable The three handsome gift packs include the Science Fiction Classics, the vocabularies larger, and our game- Classic Mystery Library and the Enchanter Trilogy. Great gift ideas, huh? playing methodologies more flexible and fun. We have introduced many Three gift packs just right for the new and exciting games which have been met with critical acclaim both Have you ever seen an Ur-grue? holiday season ahead (hint... hint) from you and from our peers in the There's one waiting for you inside this industry. But it has always been Zork and every Beyond Zork package. It's a fantasy we all share: finding hundreds of hours of matchless pleas- that has drawn the most favorable and The Ultimate Gift. A gift that stuns ure. A gift that establishes you as the evocative comments. The phrase “give name had better be able to deliver a the lucky recipient with its tasteful- epitome of generous gift-giving while us another Zork” has appeared in level of puzzle invention, storytelling, ness and high quality. A gift that actually saving you a bundle, because countless correspondence and conver- and technical expertise that matched comes in various styles to suit all it's sold at a bargain price. How many sations. the original and then went a step tastes. A gift whose handsome appear- hours have you spent searching for However, we have been cautious further. We are now confident we have ance stands out amongst more com- such a thing? about writing a new Zork game, with taken that step. Therefore we give you mon offerings. A gift that provides Please turn to page 10 the feeling that any game with the Zork Please turn to page 5 Real time spy intrigue with Border Zone 17:51 17:54 In Border Zone, William Huttinger, who led the Allied >GO EAST >E Infocom's first in- forces during the liberation of Litzen- You leave the side of tracks and head You leave the teractive spy burg in 1945. The assassination of such into the forest. The darkness is deeper roadway come to story, the chal- a beloved national hero would severely here, as less moonlight reaches the for- a dank area at the lenge of a spy undermine the Litzenburgers, destabi- est floor. The snow crunches under edge of a swamp. mission in an lizing this key neutral territory. But just your feet, and you pause after moving a Putrid sulphurous Eastern bloc such a plan is underway. hundred or so yards into the forest. vapors fill your country is made Speeding towards the border through The sound of barking dogs echoes lungs as you step all the more grip- the Eastern bloc country of Frobnia are into the night. They've moved closer to the edge of the ping by the addi- an easy-going American businessman, now, perhaps not more than a few hun- noisome waters. tion of real time. an ambitious young American spy, and dred yards to the northwest. The sounds of Unlike other Info- a ruthless KGB agent. All three are dogs barking com stories in soon to become entangled in the assas- 17:52 madly and sol- which time pro- sination plot, their lives intertwining as >RUN EAST diers barking gresses only with each carries out his perilous assign- You emerge from the thick forest and orders are close Border Zone, by Marc Blank (of Zork each input, time ment. come to a roadway running from north upon you. A mud- fame) is our first spy thriller game. passes in Border You’ll see the story from three view- to southwest. dled explosion—a Zone according to points, as you step into the shoes of a The sound the dogs is much louder signal flare lightens the sky with a a real clock which ticks on regardless of different major character in each of the now; and you can hear the shouting red-orange glow. Before you can react, your actions. As you pause to decide three chapters of Border Zone. In Chap- voices of the guards they accompany. you are spotted! Brilliant white search- which way to go, the guard dogs keep ter I, you're an Average Joe traveling They can’t be more than a hundred lights are aimed upon you, blinding you on coming. The result is a pulse- through Frobnia on business. When the yards to the west. long enough for more soldiers and bor- pounding adventure that’s far more injured American spy asks you to de- der guards to arrive. With no hope of suspenseful than any spy thriller you’ve liver a top-secret document to a contact 17:53 escape, you surrender to the guards, ever read. at the border, you must act carefully to You can hear the guard dogs within 50 and are led away, handcuffed, to the The story begins on the train to avoid arousing suspicion both on the yards! Their voices reach a fevered border station. Litzenburg, a peaceful country just train and at the border station. pitch—a guard calls out—a muffled When you’re a spy trapped behind outside the Iron Curtain. In the town of Chapter II puts you in the role of explosion—the night sky is lit by a by a the Iron Curtain, timing is crucial. Mo- Ostnitz, huge crowds gathering for Topaz, the American spy. You’ve es- single red-orange flare. ments lost or precautions not taken Constitution Day festivities. An hon- caped the KGB by jumping from the result in arrest, exposure… or worse. ored guest is the American ambassador, Please turn to page 5 Page 2 The Status Line Winter 1987 >Read the letters to the editor

Gentlemen, made my a) day b) month c) year with Stationfall. If you ever need a lawyer, just write; my dad's a Alas, I wish to report a “bug” in my Seastalker disk. Planetfall was the first Infocom game that I played, lawyer. Keep up the good work and don’t Zork The program asks me to type in my last name. As and is still my favorite (and I've played every single around. soon as I do, it acts like I want to save a game! I have- one of them!) Nathan Baumbach III n't even started it up yet! What's up? I'm a microcomputer consultant and educator spe- Indianola, NE Yours Frustrated, cializing in accounting software (yeah, I know, Joe Restore zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... even I nod off sometimes—it's a To Whom It May Concern. Phoenix, AZ dirty job but somebody's got to do it.)... I am sending this letter and my half-finished puzzle [Joe, you're not alone, we have received a similar Now if you could come out with a game every in formal protest of The Status Line's latest puzzle. letter from Bob Restart.] month (or week) you could make my life complete. [Puzzle #14 - Ed.] I own seven of your titles (that's I'm convinced that Infocom games run a close second $280 worth of software, folks) and consider myself Dear Status Line (Formerly The New Zork Times), to sex (there may even be days when the order is re- fan/supporter/maniac. Therefore, you can how dis- After reading Alan M. Taren's list of 8th dimen- versed)! traught I was to discover that in order to finish the sional games (TSL Summer 87) I realized that Mr. I've played most of the adventure games on the mar- puzzle, you needed to own all the games! Is this a Taren's counterpart left out several games. ket... but yours are the only ones I can't do without. marketing ploy? Absolutely desperate for a T-shirt, I Feel free to publish this in TSL, but please don't It’s worse than being addicted to drugs. was on the verge of rushing out to buy the other make real games out of these without paying me lots Paula K. Wallace games before I came to my senses (such as they are). of real Japanese currency so I can exchange it for even Novato, CA In the future could you only have puzzles that you more real U.S. currency. p.s. I love The Status Line! You are all warped, just need to own some of the titles for? I'm loyal, I'm de- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Freeway—You're my kind of folks. voted (I haven't bought any other brand of game for taking your driver's test on an LA freeway when you three years) but I refuse to spend $400 to win a $10 T- realize you forgot to bring your gun.... Dear Sirs [sic], shirt! Please be sympathetic to my plight. Snark III, revised—Finish Snark III and you get to I wish you would create more spy and mystery Yours in impending poverty, buy the Snark Trilogy because we forgot to put an games...After all, who wants to fight thieves, wizards, Nina Karp essential game piece in the Snark III package but trolls, and Dungeon-masters, anyway... Needham, MA managed to put it in the Snark Trilogy package. Just a I like your new name [The Status Line]. It's a real slight oversight. eye-catcher. It gives the paper a whole concept, in- [Puzzle Editor's Reply: By my count, Puzzle #14 con- Coming Soon—InvisiStructions—You can now buy stead of just stupid Zork, like in New Zork Times. I tains information from only 12 of Infocom's approxi- those neat little markers that show the invisible writ- think interactive fiction is a good idea. My girlfriend mately 25 titles. You don't need to fill in every word ing on the instructions to all our games. and I like to sit down and talk while playing a game. in the grid in order to get the puzzle's ultimate answer! Dave Cilluffo My family likes it too! We all sit down and one types We like to provide a mix of puzzle difficulties—of the Edinboro, PA in the moves, one makes a map, and the others come last eight puzzles, two required knowledge of many up with ideas. We usually end up jumping up and games, two required knowledge of a trilogy of games, Dear Infocom Folks, down on the couch and yelling out solutions. It's quite one required knowledge of a single game, and three I wanted to drop a note to let you know that you a family gathering. required no knowledge of any specific Infocom title!]

The Status Line Mike Dornbrook, Marshall

Stuart A. Kirsch, Sheriff

Hollywood Dave Anderson, Sheriff

Gayle Syska, Deputy Sheriff

Deputies: Amy Briggs, Steve Meretzky Gary Brennan, Matt Hillman, Diane Morlock, Torn Veldran, Stu Galley, Jon Palace, Scott Oilman Elizabeth Langosy, Joe Prosser, Dave Lebling, Curtis Montague

In jail: Jeff O'Neill, Marc Blank, Tomas Bok, Brian Moriarty

Zork, Enchanter, Deadline. The Witness, Starcross, Suspended, Planetfall, Infidel, Seastalker, Cutthroats, Suspect, Trinity and Wishbringer are registered trademarks of Infocom, Inc. Hollywood Hijinx, Moonmist, Leather Goddesses of Phobos, Ballyhoo, Sorcerer, Spellbreaker, A Mind Forever Voyaging, Bureaucracy, Stationfall, The Lurking Horror, Plundered Hearts, Suddenly a scruffy-looking individual with a sack thrown over his shoulder enters the room… Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It, Cornerstone, Fooblitzky, Border Zone, Classic Mystery Library, Science Fiction Classics and InvisiClues are trademarks of Infocom, Inc. The Steve Mayes and Mark Cantrell Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a trademark of Douglas Adams. Winter 1987 The Status Line Page 3 Zork in Bloom We'd like to thank the 83 Status Line readers who sent this Bloom County cartoon to us. We also wish to thank Berke Breathed for further- ing the legend of Zork. He'll hear from our lawyers soon.

Copyright 1987 Washington Writers Group. Reprinted with permission. Lurking Horror features sound for Amiga Players of the Amiga version of The have the greatest effect on the game. TSL: Will sound effects be imple- Lurking Horror may be surprised to The list was sent around to people at mented on any computers besides the find that as they encounter a horde of the company to get their opinions. Based Amiga in the future? murderous rats in the sewer pipes be- on our consensus of what would be Dave: Some of the other high-end ma- neath GUE Tech, an actual rat squeal best, I sent Russ a prioritized list. Some chines have the capability. In particular, pierces the air. No, it's not the product of the sounds which were finally pro- the Macintosh, Apple IIgs and Atari ST of an overactive imagination. Rather, it duced are the squeal of a rat, the creak can generate excellent sound effects. is one of a series of sound effects that of an opening hatch, and the distinctive There are no current plans for produc- has been added to the Amiga version of “thunk” of an axe biting into flesh. ing sound effects for these machines, Infocom's first horror story. The Status but again, that may change if response Line recently cornered Dave Lebling, TSL: Will sound effects be used in is favorable and demand is high. the author of The Lurking Horror, and future Infocom productions? asked him a few questions about this Dave: The capability exists. Whether TSL: Does this represent a move to- ground-breaking feature. they are used in a game depends on the wards the future for Infocom? character of the story, and what the Dave: We always want to take advan- TSL: Why did you decide to put sound author wants. It also depends to some tage of anything which can enhance a effects in The Lurking Horror? extent on the response to sound in The story, and if we can do it in a reason- Dave: First of all, we have been dis- Lurking Horror. If the folks who play it able way, we will do it. We never stop cussing for some time the possibility of find that it significantly adds to their looking for better ways of doing things putting sound in our games in general. experience of playing the game, we’re as well as more and different things to In a horror story in particular, sound is Dave Lebling hosts an intimate get certainly going to take a lot closer look do in our stories. something that can really enhance the together in his office recently to honor at using it more. experience. The things you think about the release of the Amiga version in horror stories are as often sounds as Lurking Horror. sights. Thinking about some of my favorite horror movies and horror books, The Lurking Horror. All the sounds are sound really stands out in some of the digitized, and because of this they most horrifying scenes. sound eerily realistic.

TSL: Who designed the sound effects, TSL: How did you decide which sound and how were they designed? effects to put in the story? Dave: The sound effects were designed Dave: The process we went through by a guy at Activision named Russ began with Gary Brennan, one of our Lieblich. He’s done the sound effects testers, playing the game and making a for a fair number of Activision prod- list of all the sounds described in the ucts. He has come up with a new course of the story. Then I edited the scheme for producing sound effects, list according to the sounds that I and some of his new ideas are used in thought would make the most sense and Imps' picnic basket wings its way to Wyoming winner

The results of the Win the Imps Picnic ceive T-shirts left over from the Mara- Basket Contest are official. The winner thon of the Minds. was Anthony Doll of Cheyenne, Wyo- We haven't decided on any products ming. Anthony will receive an exact for sure yet. (Kinda busy with Christmas replica of the Cornerstone box the Imps coming.) But we'll let you know. Even use for their weekly lunches, stuffed full though the deadline was very early we of plates, knives, spoons and forks. The still counted every entry we received “Wait! Listen, there it is again! That strange typing noise.” three runners-up, Ann Allen, Catherine until September 16. Sorry. The mailing Freedman and Al Adams, will each re- house was nuked. Bob Roeh and Deke McClelland Page 4 The Status Line Winter 1987

Who are you? In Beyond Zork you can shape About Beyond Zork's interface your own character by dividing “potential” up among six attributes. Or you can choose Like the finest of wines, our stories continue to mature with age. one of six preset characters. Never a company to jump into the marketplace with gaudy or ill-conceived bells and whistles, we have always sought to develop an intelligently measured style, much like any evolving author would. So it is with great pleasure that, along with the introduction of Beyond Zork, we are also introducing a new type of story interface. While this new interface will not appear in all of our games, variations of it certainly will. The main features of the new interface included in Beyond Zork are graphic character-status displays, on-screen mapping, and definable function keys.

Name your possessions A further breakthrough allows you to give names to weapons and some creatures.

Where are you? Beyond Zork features on-screen mapping so you won’t need the skills of an experienced cartogra- pher. On-screen mapping features two modes. Zoom In (below) affords you a close-up look at your immediate surroundings. Zoom Out (above) allows you an extended view of the area.

We do windows! The display of Beyond Zork features a content-selectable window. By using the PRIORITY command, you can have the window display your status, inventory, or room descriptions.

Command our keys! Tired of typing “point the wand of annihilation at…”? Well now, with the aid of programmable function keys, you can enter long phrases and often-used commands with the touch of a single button. Definable Function Keys Winter 1987 The Status Line Page 5 Beyond Zork: A coconut hunt in Quendor Continued from page 1 now far too dangerous for those prac- up your “character”. That's because, cessful combatant) you’ll watch those the newest jewel in the Zorkian ticed in the thaumaturgical arts) to re- besides giving you a compelling new traits fall until the cold hand of death is crown—Beyond Zork. gain and then hide the transcendent tale of the Zorkian universe, Brian has upon you. It is the year 966 GUE and the Age of Coconut of Quendor, within whose added the thrilling combat and charac- Did we say watch? You bet, because Magick is rapidly coming to an end, time-impervious shell lies the essence ter building aspects of role-playing with our brand-new interface you’ll plunging the once-peaceful region of of their wisdom. Their hope? That the games. That's right, at the beginning of have scrollable windows, graphic status Quendor (formerly known as the Great coconut will endure, beyond the Age of the story, you create your own character screens and on-screen mapping to look Underground Empire) into total chaos. Magick, beyond the Age of Science, by assigning various amounts of at besides the many fantastic new lo- and even, Beyond Zork. “potential” for each of six traits cales that Brian has conjured up for The Collapse of Magic (strength, intelligence, luck, etc.). You your mind's eye. Not even the most powerful sorcerer Coconut of Quendor can also allow the story to create a ran- of the mighty Guild of Enchanters has In Beyond Zork you're the innocent dom character or you can select a pre- The Lore and Legend of Quendor been able to halt the collapse of magic adventurer who has been chosen to find defined character. And you’ll need to About this time, many readers start to and hold back the Age of Science. In the world's last great magical object, the choose wisely because the danger is think, “I wonder what else comes in the the face of this situation the Guildmas- aforementioned Coconut of Quendor, everywhere. package with this great new Infocom ters have convened by the shore of the which is now in the possession of a game?” Well, our master designers Great Sea for one final fateful time. group of demi-gods who definitely do Hacking and Slashing in the GUE have created two beautiful objects d’ art The sorcerers know they will not live not want you to have it. But take heart: Your newly created “self” will have for you. First, a beautiful book, The to see the day when magic will again even though you didn't make this dan- to solve fantastic new puzzles involving Lore and Legend of Quendor hold sway over Quendor. But, they do gerous world, there's light at the end of many wondrous objects and unforgetta- (considered to be the last word on the have a plan to ensure that their vast and this grue-infested tunnel. ble characters. But don't be surprised if subject) and second, one of the most ancient knowledge is not lost through Through the auspices of Beyond you have to stop thinking for a moment spectacular maps ever produced by our the erosion of time. They will dispatch Zork's author Brian Moriarty and our and defend yourself, as you're likely to master cartographers. Did somebody an innocent adventurer (for Quendor is systems group, you'll be able to build be menaced by anything from a disci- say Mega-Zork? pline crab or a giant corbie to an insidi- Beyond Zork is Brian Moriarty's third ous monkey grinder or a pair of knights work of interactive fiction. His previous with flaming eyes. You'll be wielding, works are Wishbringer and Trinity. More about Border Zone thrusting, parrying, hacking, and slash- Scheduled for release in mid- Continued from page 1 completion of each chapter. ing just like any seasoned role-player, October. Beyond Zork will be available train, but now find yourself, seriously To give you a head start on your but you'll be doing it all in the marvel- for a wide variety of personal com- wounded and dressed in your everyday missions, the Border Zone package ous GUE, where it was meant to be puters including Apple II series, Macin- clothes, in the wintry forest near the provides you with the necessary items done. And with each battle won, puzzle tosh, Atari ST, Commodore 128, border. To survive, you must keep for getting by behind the Iron Curtain. solved, or new scroll or treasure under Amiga, IBM series and 100% compati- yourself alive and alert as you confront The I am Frobnia tourist guide and your belt, your traits will be enhanced. bles. An Apple IIgs version is planned. the search dogs, the electric fence, the phrasebook, illustrated with scenic But watch out! If you say the wrong Suggested retail price is $44.95 for border guards, and other such obstacles Frobnian photos, “helps you find pre- thing or get into a fight that you’re not Commodore 128 and $49.95 for all blocking your path to freedom. cise words to say.” The surveyor's map prepared for (the right weapons and other systems. In the final chapter of Border Zone, of the border, published by the Frob- armor are always essential for a suc- you’re the Soviet Spy, arriving in Ost- nian Department of Measurements, nitz shortly before Huttinger’s Consti- gives you an idea of the terrain in tution Day address. With Topaz on Chapter II. You also get a Frobnia Na- your trail, you have a crucial task to tional Railway matchbook and a busi- What Zaphod Got For Christmas: complete as the moments count down ness card from historic Ostnitz. towards the assassination. Border Zone was written by Marc Border Zone contains on-screen hints Blank, a pioneer in interactive fiction to keep the story moving and thereby and the author of such ground-breaking maintain the high level of suspense. works as Zork and Deadline. Like InvisiClues, they're carefully con- It will be available in mid-November structed to reveal only the information for the Apple II series, IBM PC and you need, when you want it. But hints 100% compatibles, Macintosh, and take you only so far. Even when you Commodore 64/128. Suggested retail know exactly what to do, discretion price is $34.95 for Commodore 64/128 and timing are crucial to the successful and $39.95 for all other systems.

Tell your contest idea to Pat Sajak The Status Line is always on the actually write a game. lookout for new, fresh contest ideas. Here’s what to do: 1) Send in your Where better to turn than to you, our contests. You know—Win a Date, Win devoted fandom. Here's what not to do: the Imps’ Picnic Basket, etc. If we use 1) Don’t send in ideas for the TSL puz- your idea, we’ll send you a free game. zle. 2) Don't send in the idea for having Send your ideas to Pat Sajak, c/o The readers come up with ideas for games Status Line.

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From: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z To: T C K E S P A I R W X D O H L U Z Y N B M F G Q J V Joseph F. Mundy Page 6 The Status Line Winter 1987 Here is a second look at three classic titles Seastalker complex a lottery card and a letter Remember the first time you ever designating you as director of the ro- played one of our games? You proba- bots; and a map of the underground bly liked the concept, but it was so complex. Also included are tokens damned frustrating. You didn't know representing each robot, which you can what to do, you couldn’t solve any use with the map to track each robot's puzzles, and you couldn’t get into the location. story. We hope you persevered: but you can understand why some of your The Witness friends or relatives don’t have the pa- According to The Status Line Read- tience or appreciation for the games ers Poll, storyline and descriptive we create. prose are two of the most important Seastalker is designed for newcom- elements of a good Infocom game. The ers: the puzzles are easier, there are Witness, our second mystery game plenty of hints, and a map is included. Any one of these three classic titles is sure to bring a warm glow not only to your (after Deadline), was our first deliber- It’s easy enough for a nine-year-old, face but to your computer's monitor as well this winter ate attempt to emulate a particular but according to People magazine, “it writing style. Had Raymond Chandler, can just as easily enthrall an oldster.” world of Infocom interactive fiction, more hear than Auda can see. Waldo is creator of Philip Marlowe and author Seastalker is the perfect gift for any- consider Seastalker. Dialogue maga- an industrial robot with mechanical of The Big Sleep and Farewell, My one who hasn't played an Infocom zine called it “a game to be enjoyed by hands. Sensa can detect movement Lovely, written an Infocom game, it game, whether it's your nephew, your the whole family.” And inCider maga- through vibrational activity, photon would have been The Witness: mother, or a friend. zine said “Infocom couldn't have de- emission, and ionic discharge. Whiz is “Somewhere near Los Angeles. A Seastalker is part Huck Finn, part signed a better game to introduce new a storehouse of historical and technical cold Friday evening in February 1938. Jules Verne. You play a scientist players to their adventures.” information. And Poet—well, Poet In this climate, cold is anywhere below whose latest invention is the Scimitar, does the best he can. about fifty degrees. Storm clouds are a two-person submarine with extensor Suspended With these robots at your disposal, swimming across the sky, their bottoms claws. (It's rather like Alvin, the little Suspended is as brilliant and bizarre you must keep the computers running glowing faintly from the city lights in submarine which recently probed the as Seastalker is easy and accessible. efficiently. How? Well, you need to the distance. The air seems expectant, Titanic.) The story begins in your labo- Suspended is reputedly Douglas Ad- use the robots to pinpoint problems, waiting for the rain to begin, like a cat ratory, where the commander of the ams’s favorite game (other than his getting multiple perspectives so you waiting for the ineffable moment to Aquadome calls for help on the video- own games, of course). Rolling Stone can figure out what's really going on. ambush. phone. The Aquadome is being at- magazine decreed it “the best com- (Sensa may feel things moving near The taxi has just dropped you off at tacked by a huge sea monster! puter game,” and Time magazine the entrance to the complex; Iris may the entrance to the Linders’ driveway. With your friend Tip as co-pilot, you called it “perhaps the best computer see that humans have walked into the Radio music drifts toward you. Your navigate the Scimitar out of the test thriller.” Suspended is one of Info- complex; Auda may overhear their favorite pistol, a snub-nosed Colt .32, tank and into Frobton Bay. Using com's earliest games—it came out in conspiratorial conversation; Waldo is snug in its holster. The long week is depth control, a sonarscope, and other 1983 and was preceded only by the may scan the humans’ briefcases to finished, except for this appointment. equipment, you avoid the shoals, per- three Zorks, Deadline, and Starcross— identify their nefarious contents; and But why does an ominous feeling grip haps passing a submerged wreck or and it remains today one of the most so on.) Then you need to use the robots you? two (not to mention some friendly unusual games we’ve ever done. to solve any problems. A door bell glows at you, almost whales) and race to the Aquadome, a Imagine you're in charge of a com- Of course, even simple-sounding daring you to ring it.” giant underwater research center. The puter complex 20 miles beneath the actions like identifying an object be- sea monster is nowhere to be seen; but surface of the planet. The computers come difficult when you have to inter- You are the witness when you dock at the Aquadome and control the weather system, food pro- pret all your information: an object In The Witness, a man named Free- enter it, you find the crew members duction, and the transportation system may be described as “a maximized man Linder has received threatening nervous. For while the sea monster on the planet’s surface. All you have to object” by Sensa, “a wavy object” by phone calls and letters, and he fears for readies another attack on the outside, a do is make sure the computers run Waldo, “a brain trio” by Poet, and “a his life. He turns to you, a detective, traitor is sabotaging the Aquadome smoothly, by replacing any chips or green circuit” by Iris. With Whiz’s for help. Linder's wife Virginia had from the inside! cables that need maintenance. Very help, you can eventually identify the committed suicide only weeks ago, simple. object as a #3 replacement maximizing and Linder reveals to you that his wife Infocard clues and decoder Unfortunately, you’re not able to processor for the computer. was having an affair with a younger The Seastalker package contains a replace the chips and cables yourself. man, called Ralph Stiles. Linder sus- navigation chart for Frobton Bay; op- You are in suspended animation. Your Computers wreak havoc pects Stiles of the threats and asks for erating instructions for the Scimitar; mind, however, is connected to the The computers are all screwed up (of your protection. But as you talk with blueprints for both your lab and the robots who will do the actual mainte- course), and until you figure out how Linder... Aquadome, and a Discovery Squad nance of the computers. All you have to fix them, the computers wreak “You turn around and dimly see a badge. Also included are Infocard to do is tell the robots what to do. Very havoc on the planet's surface. Your figure outside. Suddenly there is a clues and a decoder. When you put an simple. “score” in Suspended is the planet's flash of light and an explosion, and the Infocard into the decoder and look Unfortunately, the most useful robot casualty rate, so you're actually trying window falls into dozens of shiny through the decoder’s red window, you has been mangled beyond repair. So to get as low a score as possible. As shards. The cat bolts and disappears can read a message hidden underneath you are stuck with six specialized such, you can play Suspended many somewhere. The figure outside turns the card’s red ink! (If you've played robots who, despite their complete times, each time trying to better your and runs before you can see the face. the home version of Password, you loyalty and obedience to you, are quite score. The unusual scoring system and When you turn back around, you see know how nifty this is.) limited in their abilities. the truly unique concept make Sus- Linder slumping down in his chair, If you like really tough puzzles—if For instance, the robot named Auda pended an early classic, an affirmation with a bloody stain spreading across you're the kind of person that plays is all ears: she can interpret any sounds of the diversity and possibilities of his silk shirt. He teeters on the edge of Spellbreaker before breakfast—then within the complex. And Iris is a vis- computer games. the seat, then falls onto the floor, quite Seastalker isn’t for you. But if you ual robot, who can describe the looks The Suspended package contains a dead.” want to introduce someone to the of things quite well. But Iris can no thorough briefing of the underground Please turn to page 8 Winter 1987 The Status Line Page 7

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InfoPrez Joel Berez ponders the pyramid while Dave Lebling waits for a clue. Note: Tara Dolan gives clues to Jon Palace as Steve Meretzky operates the sophisticated Steve Meretzky, seen in the pyramid, was a stagehand, not a category. game show equipment. Host Hollywood Dave Anderson looks on. 20,000 Zorkmid Pyramid premiers Infocom (WZIL)—Maxine Yaks here, The 20,000 Zorkmid Pyramid, and let and rollicked as the contestants wres- Dolan. It was Holy War, fandom, as tubers. Yours truly witnessed one of the me tell you... tled with categories like, “They're Berez/Lebling sliced through category truly great programming comebacks of The show was a trial run using sev- off” (things to do with crab racing), after category sweeping Dolan/Palace all time last night. As you all know eral Infocom employees as guinea pigs “Page 1 of 26” (things on a bug report away. Then it was time for that grand dahlinks, the Arbitron ratings of WZIL, and it was funnier than a Cos sweater. form), and “Solid Platinum” (things to and glorious moment, my lovelies, the the voice of Infocom company meet- In the opening round, deah hahts, I ac- do with Zork). final round, the pinnacle of potpourri, ings, had fallen lower than the cash tually saw teams composed of Jon The first round ended in the utmost yes the 20,000 Zorkmid Pyramid. flow of the PTL club. I tell you the “Buck” Palace and Tara “The Jewel of hilarity with Mikey’s face splattered The clock started, the pyramid portals things I was hearing through my little Somerville” Dolan pitted against Mar- with egg when he failed to guess the turned, Joel received, and when the pink Princess... I’m talking Smith and keting Maestro Mike Dornbrook and answer “Don't Panic Button” from the smoke cleared, they had done it. The Wesson time dahlinks. Well, things just Tom “TN2O” Veldran. category “Touchie-Feelie” (things in an 20,000 Zorkmids were theirs. It was may be on the turnaround at Boston's In order to cover up the break atmos- Infocom package). Marketing Maes- later announced that Joel would donate favorite—li’l ol’ WZIL. phere of the Infocom-specific catego- tro??? In round two, the team of Info- his winnings to his favorite charity— Last night, I was invited to a sneak ries used (très incestuous). How Prez Joel Berez and Dave Know-It-Imp Mr. Donut's Fund for Managers’ Meet- preview of their newest game show, funnneee it was. The audience rocked Lebling went up against Palace and ings.

“...and below to the left, you can see the beautiful land of Frobozz.” Here is a second look at

three of our classic titles Continued from page 6 jam-packed with useful and suspicious You are the witness. You have seen material: a telegram from Freeman a man murdered before your very eyes. Linder; a suicide note from Linder's Now it’s your job to figure out who wife Virginia; an issue of the local committed the crime, how, and why. newspaper, the Santa Ana Register; a Your suspects include the Oriental matchbook from the Brass Lantern butler Phong, the lover Ralph restaurant, with a phone scrawled in- Stiles, and Linder's beautiful daughter side; and a copy of the February 1938 Monica. Nat’l Detective Gazette. You can interview the suspects, MS magazine called this hard-boiled search the grounds for footprints, hunt story “in the Dashiell Hammett tradi- for incriminating evidence, analyze tion,” and Creative Computing maga- objects, fingerprint things, and accuse zine said “If you have ever longed to or even arrest any of the suspects. And work Marlowe, Miss Marple, Lord of course, the ever-helpful Sergeant Peter Wimsey, The Witness is the next Duffy is ready to assist you with your best thing." investigation. You can draw many Seastalker, Suspended, and The Wit- deductions from the evidence you ness are available for a wide assort- gather, and there are as many possible ment of personal computers. (Consult endings to the case. But one ending the price grid in the center of this fits the facts better than any other, and newsletter for a complete listing.) it when you reach it. These three titles are offered at the The Witness is an easier mystery special price of $14.95 exclusively Bob Elvey than Deadline, and the package comes through Infocom. Winter 1987 The Status Line Page 9

TSL: How did you get started? sex scene with the villain in his bed- Amy: After getting a B. A. in English, Infocom's first romance room. It fades off to waves crashing I kicked around Minnesota for awhile, and trains rocketing into tunnels the then decided to move to Boston to live way old movies do. near my sister. As I left, a friend men- Plundered Hearts author Amy Briggs talks about why tioned that Infocom was located here, she chose to write an interactive romance TSL: Do you think men will play to which I jokingly responded, “Okay, Plundered Hearts? I'll get a job there—they must need be yourself, and emotions, Boy and Amy: I hope so. When I wrote it I writers and editors!” I had played some do both. Girl battle words, knew men would be playing it. So, I of Zork, Enchanter and almost all of TSL: How much Boy and Girl fall stepped back occasionally and tried to Suspended. As fate had it, Infocom was research did you in love and envision men playing the heroine. hiring testers the very week I arrived in do? marry). Sex is not Since she is a strong character in ad- Massachusetts. Within fifteen days I Amy: I already a major concern, venturous situations, I don't think men was gainfully employed playing games had plenty of ex- generally, but will feel too effeminate when playing. all day. Tough life. perience with simmers just be- Of the testers who played it, the men romance novels, neath the surface. enjoyed it as much as the women. One TSL: Why did you write a romance? from my reading, In “Gothic” burly football player got a real kick out Amy: C. S. Lewis said he had to write and I have long romances, the of having to wear a lacy chemise and the Chronicles of Narnia because they been interested in heroine is alone curtsey all over the place. were books he wanted to read, and fashions, so I only against the world, nobody else had written them yet. needed to brush in a strange and TSL: Does having a woman as the Plundered Hearts was a game I wanted up on those. Pi- haunting setting— main character change the way the is to play. It just happened to have an rates, though, I usually a castle or played? Are the puzzles different? adventurous setting, a female protago- had to research, ancient mansion. Amy: The priorities are different from nist and romance, since that is what I'm and sailing ships. Plundered Hearts author, Amy Briggs She meets and those of other games, I believe. In interested in. I watched a lot of falls for the hero Plundered Hearts you don’t go around movies—“Captain Blood”-type mov- as she discovers the reason behind/ collecting treasure (an activity I've TSL: So you read romances? ies—romantic adventures like solution for the haunting. Though always found boring in adventure Amy: I started starred reading romance “Romancing the Stone.” Plundered “Jane Eyre” is the epitome of these games); you’re trying to save people. novels a teenager and still do, though Hearts is about as historically accurate romances, they can take place in mod- I like to think my puzzles are more in great quantities. I surrounded with as and Errol Flynn movie. I tried not to ern settings—“Rebecca” by Daphne du about relationships between characters all forms of romance—modern books, be anachronistic if I could help it, but if Maurier is an example of our own than being player versus objects. They and classics. the heroine's hairstyle is from the Moonmist. involve behavior in certain situations In general I like stories about strong wrong century, or if pirates really did- more than mathematical brain teasers. heroines. I like those stories more n’t make people walk the plank—if TSL: What kind of romance is Plun- The emphasis is on people, not things. when the heroines are not above falling stretching the truth adds a lot to the dered Hearts? However, Plundered Hearts has its in love. story, does that really matter? Amy: It is a cross between Regency share of object-oriented brain teasers. and Historical—it has more action than TSL: Did you write a story with a fe- TSL: So, what is in a romance, any- a Regency but less sex than a Histor- TSL: Is Plundered Hearts different male protagonist to make a point, as a way? ical. from other interactive fiction games? women’s issue? Amy: A romance is any story the ro- Amy: I like to think of my story as Amy: Not really. Feminism does not mantic interest becomes focal point of TSL: Is there sex? more literary, more like a novel. There rule out romance, and romance does the plot. “Romeo and Juliet” is a ro- Amy: Well, there is romance. I tried to is more story line than in many other not necessarily have to make women mance. scenes of warm tender glowing rather games. In Plundered Hearts the plot weak in the cliché sense of romance There is actually a wide range of than cold graphic sex. There’s a hot progresses continually. This is not a novels. different species of romance in the kiss, for instance, with the hero, in a romp through a lot of puzzles but a modern term (these are my definitions, gazebo scented with flowers under the voyage through an interesting story. TSL: Aren’t you really demeaning based on personal experience and some full moon; in contrast, there’s a cold women, saying that all they’re inter- research): ested in is getting a man? Don’t ro- “Historical” or “bodice-rippers” are mances portray women as helpless air- the novels you see at the grocery store heads, who need Rambo to come help check-out counter, with flashy covers them across the street? of a half-naked couple embracing. Amy: That’s two questions, actually. They have lurid sex-filled plots in his- My answer to the first is that, no, I’m torical settings. not demeaning women. I don’t expect “Contemporary” romances, portray the idea of Plundered Hearts to interest today’s woman meeting Mr. Right. all those women who don’t like ro- There are many variation on this mances, though they would probably theme, from spy/intrigues and myster- enjoy playing it for other reasons. It is ies to life in a small town a divorce. not aimed at women, but at romance “Regency” romances are my favor- and adventure lovers, a large number ite. They take place between 1790 – of whom are women. 1830, during the Regency of England, As to the second question, you can’t when mad George III was still alive, get anywhere in Plundered Hearts if but his son, the future George IV, you act as an air-head. There’s your ruled. I do not believe it coincidental father to be rescued (don’t believe that that this is the period Jane Austen Captain Jamison can do it alone)! wrote about, as the modern novels There's the hero to be saved from cer- shadow hers: the stories are mostly tain death—several times! One doesn’t comedies of manners, many of them have to be Miss Simper to enjoy danc- with a “Pride and Prejudice” twist (Boy Somewhere WAY over the rainbow... ing (or necking in the gazebo) or be meets Girl, Boy and Girl take instant Ms. Rambo to defeat the bad guys. Just dislike of one another, misreading their Mitch Thompson Page 10 The Status Line Winter 1987 Gift packs make holiday giving easy to do

Continued from page 1 Philip Marlowe, Miss Marple, or Lord especially those who like a good mys- aging uses the expanded memory to Well, search no more. You have just Peter Wimsey, The Witness is the next tery.” This gothic tale by Stu Galley breathtaking effect, creating a richly- found the ultimate in tasteful, high- best thing,” said Creative Computing. and Jim Lawrence puts you in the role imagined anti-Utopian futureworld... quality gift-giving: Infocom's fabulous In Stu Galley's award-winning mystery, of a famous young sleuth, called to an AMFV isn't 1984, but in some ways it's interactive fiction gift packs. You can it's 1938, and you're a hardboiled detec- ancient English castle by your friend even scarier.” choose from the Enchanter Trilogy tive in an L.A. burgh. War is brewing Tamara. Someone's trying to kill her, fantasy set, the Classic Mystery overseas, but you've got other fish to and the culprit seems to be the spectral Enchanter Trilogy Library, and Science Fiction Classics. fry: the blackmail you've been investi- “White Lady” who haunts the medieval The legend of Zork lives on in the Each gift pack contains three of our gating has turned to murder before your tower. You’ll meet a cast of eccentric spellbinding world of the Enchanter most popular interactive stories in their very eyes. Anyone from the knockout characters as you hunt down the phan- Trilogy. entirety. And each pack contains three heiress to the poker-faced butler could tom and search for hidden treasure in Enchanter, the introduction to the of our most popular interactive stories be the killer. It's a race against the clock each of four different variations. series, has long been considered one of in their entirety. And each pack saves to nail your suspect... or get nailed first. Infocom’s most inspired works. Au- you over $50 off the individual pur- In Suspect, author Dave Lebling takes Science Fiction Classics thors Marc Blank and Dave Lebling put chase price! you to an elegant masquerade ball in a Our collection of Science Fiction you in the role of a novice magician One glance at the photo on the front sumptuous Southern manor. You min- Classics offers a trio of very different sent into single-handed combat with the page will show you what an exquisite gle with bluebloods and power brokers, journeys through time and space. All evil warlock Krill. To defeat him, you'll gift item this is. Each handsome slip- sampling caviar and champagne, enjoy- three stories were written by Steve need to use all the cunning you can case holds three equally handsome ing the orchestra and the exotic cos- Meretzky. muster, along with spells acquired on packages. And inside each package is a tumes. It’s quite a treat for a newspaper To create the hilarious The Hitch- your way. story just waiting for someone to bring yourself—until you're framed for mur- hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Meretzky In Steve Meretzky's Sorcerer, you it alive. der. You have but a few hours to con- teamed up with British humorist Doug- have advanced to the illustrious Circle vince the police of your innocence. And las Adams, author of the best-selling of Enchanters. Now you must show an Classic Mystery Library if you want to bring back a good story book of the same title. The interactive even greater command of magic as you Our Classic Mystery Library offers for your editor, you’ll also need to fig- Hitchhiker's has become a runaway attempt to rescue your mentor Belboz the whodunit fan an array of shifty ure out who committed the crime, and success in its own right. and defeat the evil Jeearr. “The world characters, suspenseful situations, and why. When the Earth is scheduled for of Sorcerer in detail and wonderment,” diabolical plots. Analog Computing recommends demolition to make way for an inter- said St. Game magazine. “The final so- “If you've ever longed to work with Moonmist “for all Infocom newcomers, stellar bypass, you set out on a side- lution is like a delicate orchid achieving splitting series of misadventures in the full bloom. Long after the game is over, far reaches of the galaxy. the heady fragrance stays with you.” Planetfall, Meretzky's first interactive As leader of the Circle of Enchanters >Look at puzzle winners fiction story, was voted a favorite of and the most powerful magician in the The Status Line readers. As the story land, you face a crisis in Spellbreaker. begins, you re a lowly deck-swabber in Magic itself is failing, and you alone In puzzle #14, we asked you to fill a produced a list of 87 “readable” ana- the Stellar Patrol. Then your ship ex- must save the kingdom even as your spiral grid by answering 17 questions, grams of “Arthur Dent.” The most plodes and you're jettisoned onto a own powers fade. Author Dave Lebling then anagram them to form an Info- interesting of them: mysterious, deserted planet. Luckily, has created a story with some of the com-related name. Here's what the Errant Thud Truant Herd you have Floyd, a lovable multi- toughest puzzles in interactive fiction. filled-out grid would look like: Darth Tuner That Red Urn purpose robot with the personality of a Commented Computer Entertainer Hunter Dart The Dam Rut mischievous 8-year-old. He's the ideal “Spellbreaker is sheer joy... It’s the 1 2 Hunt Red Tar Thunder Rat companion with whom to brave your perfect conclusion for the Enchanter W H A R F R O B Since there were more than 25 cor- new world, as you dare its dangers and Trilogy, which can now join the classic 8 9 rect entries, a drawing winnowed the E S S K Y C A O uncover its secrets. Zork Trilogy as a must-have for all fan- field. Here's a list of the lucky winners; 13 14 15 A Mind Forever Voyaging is reminis- tasy gamers.” N D A V I S R Z can you make any interesting anagrams cent of such classic works of science 17 10 out of their names? fiction as Brave New World. In this Stupendous savings. T I H E R T M Z Matthew Blum, Vienna, VA; Tho- powerful, thought-provoking story, you While you're re-establishing as a fantas- 3 mas Keating, Wilmington, DE; Robert journey into frighteningly realistic tic gift-giver, why not establish yourself I S T G U A E C Blasi, Philadelphia, PA; Sean Huxter, 7 16 simulations of the future as the world's as the owner of a fantastic interactive W E A E L B N O St. Johns, Newfoundland; Bob Hodge- first conscious, intelligent computer. fiction library. Go ahead. Buy yourself 12 11 man, Jr., Cincinatti, OH; Lori Terre- Said Newsweek, “A Mind Forever Voy- a gift pack. L R U T R O T N bonne, Galliano, LA; Connie K. 6 5 4 Schwab, Del Valle, TX; Andrew E B R A B Z O B Zittkowski Richmond Heights, OH; Mark Peterson, Roseburg, OR; Bob The circled letters anagram to Schumann, Long Beach, CA; Michael For further information... “Arthur Dent.” Of the 106 entries, 92 Brill, San Jose, CA; Virginia Shovlin, We know it's a long time between is- “Getting in to the act with interactive were correct (86.8%). This represented Mentor, OH; Mike Kim, Kirkland, sues of The Status Line and you just fiction”—Computer Update, July- the lowest number of correct entries WA; David Wilcox, Anaheim, CA; can't wait for more information on our August 1987. since Puzzle #8, and the lowest number Rhoda Switzer, Prince Frederick, MD; latest and greatest products what's go- “Upper Sandusky plays role in com- of correct entries since Puzzle #10. The Jeffrey Thaw, North Attleboro, MA; ing on behind the scenes. So to satisfy puter game”—The Upper Sandusky two common wrong answers were William Paull, Audubon Park, NJ; your hunger for news and views, take a (Ohio) Daily Chief Union, July 27, “Status Line” and “Adventurer”; the Peter Chen, Goleta, CA; Terry look at these publications while await- 1987. most intriguing wrong answer was Scipione, Metairie, LA; Harald Smit, ing the arrival of the next edition of The “Romance game a risqué move for “Lost Datzhn,” with a note explaining Indianapolis, IN; Kevin Pauli, Tulsa, Status Line in your mailbox. Infocom”—Boston Globe, August 6, that “Datzhn” was the German word OK; Ming Shih, Brookline, MA; Paul “Titans of the Computer Gaming 1987. for “truck.” Pickett, Stewartsville, MO; Rawson World: Ardai on Infocom”—Computer Also, look for reviews in your favorite While attempting to solve this puz- Chaplin, Wellesley, MA; David Gar- Gaming World, August-September computer magazine. zle, maniacal InfoTester Gary Brennan land Chang, Berkeley, CA. 1987. 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The bumper sticker contest · A wide range of extra-curricular activities including intramural frobozzball, Rock Hops, Pop Physics Club, and Zorkaholics Seeing how popular bumper stickers game and a poster. Third prize is a shirt Anonymous were in “Win the Imps Picnic Basket” and a poster. Contest, we’ve decided to throw cau- The deadline for entry is January 1, tion to the wind and let our readers 1988. For overseas folks the deadline is write our bumper stickers. After all April 1, 1988. they'll be adorning your cars, books, Send your bumper sticker sugges- lockers and monitors. tions to: The 83 Red Le Car, c/o The G.U.E. Tech is an equal opportunity institution The first prize is two games, a Status Line, Infocom, 125 Cambridge- G.U.E. Tech is accredited by the Frobozzian Commission for Higher Learning T-shirt and a poster. Second prize is a Park Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140. and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Quendor Page 12 The Status Line Winter 1987 >Examine puzzle #16 Puzzle #16 Entry Form

In honor of the release of Beyond Zork, Puzzle #16 is based on the Zork Trilogy. To solve this puzzle, simply decode the meaning of the 15 word puzzles below, ANSWERS: 1. ______which are all places or things in Zork I, Zork II, or Zork III. Your answers must precisely match the game; “punctured raft” would not be an acceptable answer for 2. ______the second example. There may be more than one correct answer for some of them, though. 3. ______Examples: 4. ______

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Low Room Punctured Boat 7. ______

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Puzzle Rules: 1) All entries must be postmarked by January 1, 10 11 12 1988. (Entries from outside the U.S. and Canada are due by April 1, 1988.) 2) Entries must be on this form or on a photocopy of this form. 3) Limit of one entry per person. 4) All entries must be mailed separately. 5) Up to 25 prizes will be awarded. If more than 25 received, a drawing will be held to determine the winners. 6) Void where prohibited by law.

Prize: The New Zork Times Puzzle Winner T-Shirt (Historical note: The Status Line was formerly called The New Zork Times, 13 14 15 until a certain newspaper from a large metropolitan city began ex- ercising its legal staff).

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These games require 128K.

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1 Requires graphics card; Composite monitor recommended; Not available for PCjr. INFOCOM Catalog Numbers and Prices

Effective through 2/1/88. After 2/1/88 call 1-800-262-6868 for the latest pricing and availability.

Corner- Zork Spell- Enchanter System stone Zork I Zork II Zork III Trilogy Enchanter Sorcerer breaker Trilogy Trinity Suspect Ballyhoo Moonmist Planetfall Hitchhiker

Apple II Series IZ1 - AP1 IZ2-AP1 IZ3-AP1 IT1-AP1 IZ4-AP1 IZ5-AP1 IZ6-AP1 IT2-AP1 IZ7-AP1 IM3-AP1 IM4-AP1 IM5-AP1 IS3-AP1 IS4-AP1 (48K, 16-sector) $39.95 $44.95 $44.95 $69.95 $29.95 $44.95 $49.95 $59.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $29.95 IZ1-AP2 IZ2-AP2 IZ3-AP2 IT1-AP2 IZ4-AP2 IZ5-AP2 IZ6-AP2 IT2-AP2 IZ7-AP2* IM3-AP2 IM4-AP2 IM5-AP2 IS3-AP2 IS4-AP2 Apple Macintosh $39.95 $44.95 $44.95 $69.95 $29.95 $44.95 $49.95 $59.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $29.95 Atari XL/XE (48K, IZ1-AT1 IZ2-AT1 IZ3-AT1 IT1-AT1 IZ4-AT1 IZ5-AT1 IZ6-AT1 IT2-AT1 IM3-AT1 IM4-AT1 IM5-AT1 IS3-AT1 IS4-AT1

810 or 1050 disk) $34.95 $39.95 $39.95 $59.95 $24.95 $39.95 $44.95 $49.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $24.95 IZ1-AT2 IZ2-AT2 IZ3-AT2 IT1-AT2 IZ4-AT2 IZ5-AT2 IZ6-AT2 IT2-AT2 IZ7-AT2 IM3-AT2 IM4-AT2 IM5-AT2 IS3-AT2 IS4-AT2 Atari ST Series $39.95 $44.95 $44.95 $69.95 $29.95 $44.95 $49.95 $59.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $29.95 Commodore 64 IZ1 -CO1 IZ2-CO1 IZ3-CO1 IT1-CO1 IZ4-CO1 IZ5-CO1 IZ6-CO1 IT2-CO1 IM3-CO1 IM4-CO1 IM5-CO1 IS3-CO1 IS4-CO1

(1541 disk) $34.95 $39.95 $39.95 $59.95 $24.95 $39.95 $44.95 $49.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $24.95 IZ1-CO1 IZ2-CO1 IZ3-CO1 IT1-CO1 IZ4-CO1 IZ5-CO1 IZ6-CO1 IT2-CO1 IZ7-CO5 IM3-CO1 IM4-CO1 IM5-CO1 IS3-CO1 IS4-CO1 Commodore 128 $34.95 $39.95 $39.95 $59.95 $24.95 $39.95 $44.95 $49.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $24.95 IZ1-CO4 IZ2-CO4 IZ3-CO4 IT1-CO4 IZ4-CO4 IZ5-CO4 IZ6-CO4 IT2-CO4 IZ7-CO4 IM3-CO4 IM4-CO4 IM5-CO4 IS3-CO4 IS4-CO4 Commodore Amiga $39.95 $44.95 $44.95 $69.95 $29.95 $44.95 $49.95 $59.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $29.95 CP/M (8" disk, 48K, IZ1-CP1 IZ4-CP1 Version 2.0 and $14.95 $14.95 above) DEC Rainbow IZ1-DE2 IZ2-DE2 IZ3-DE2 IZ4-DE2 IZ5-DE2 IS3-DE2 (CP/M Option) $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 DEC Rainbow IZ1-IB2 IZ2-IB2 IZ3-IB2 IT1-IB2 IZ4-IB2 IZ5-IB2 IZ6-IB2 IT2-IB2 IM3-IB2 IM4-IB2 IM5-IB2 IA3-IB2 IS4-IB2

(MS-DOS Option) $39.95 $44.95 $44.95 $69.95 $29.95 $44.95 $49.95 $59.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $29.95 IZ1-EP1 IS4-EP1 Epson QX-10 $14.95 $14.95 IBM Series and 100% BC1-IB1 2 IZ1-IB1 IZ2-IB2 IZ3-IB2 IT1-IB2 IZ4-IB2 IZ5-IB2 IZ6-IB2 IT2-IB2 IZ7-IB1 IM3-IB2 IM4-IB2 IM5-IB2 IA3-IB2 IS4-IB1 compatibles only $99.95 $39.95 $44.95 $44.95 $69.95 $29.95 $44.95 $49.95 $59.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $29.95 IBM Series and IZ1-IB2 IZ2-IB2 IZ3-IB2 IT1-IB2 IZ4-IB2 IZ5-IB2 IZ6-IB2 IT2-IB2 IM3-IB2 IM4-IB2 IM5-IB2 IA3-IB2 IS4-IB2

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CP/M $14.95 $14.95 $39.95 $14.95 $14.95 Osborne IZ4-OS1 IZ5-OS1 IS3-OS1 IS4-OS1 (CP/M) $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 TI 99/4A (48K expan- IZ1-TI2 IZ5-TI2 IS3-TI2 IS4-TI2 sion, disk, one of the $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 following: Extended Basic, Mini-Memory, Editor/Assembler) IZ1-TI1 IZ2-TI1 IZ3-TI1 IT1-IB2 IZ4-TI1 IZ5-TI1 IZ6-IB2 IT2-IB2 IM3-IB2 IM4-IB2 IM5-IB2 IS3-TI1 IS4-IB2 TI Professional $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $69.95 $14.95 $14.95 $49.95 $59.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $14.95 $29.95 TRS-80 Model I IZ1-TA1 IZ1-TA1 IZ1-TA1 IZ4-TA1 IZ5-TA1 IS3-TA1 (48K and disk) $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 TRS-80 Model III IZ1-TA3 IZ1-TA3 IZ4-TA3 (48K and disk) $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 TRS-80 Color Com- IZ1-TA4 IZ2-TA4 IZ3-TA4 IZ4-TA4 IM4-TA4 IS3-TA4 IS4-TA4 puter (48K and disk) $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 $14.95 BC1-BOK IZ1-INV IZ2-INV IZ3-INV IZ4-INV IZ5-INV IZ6-INV IZ7-INV IM3-INV IM4-INV IM5-INV IA3-INV IS4-INV InvisiClues $14.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7.95

Infocom interactive fiction titles for the Hewlett Packard 110/150, Tandy 1000, 1200 and 2000, and Royal Alphatronic personal computers are available through their respective manufacturers.

These games require 128K.

ZORK, ENCHANTER, DEADLINE, The WITNESS, STARCROSS, SUSPENDED, These games are available only while supplies last. PLANETFALL, INFIDEL, SEASTALKER, CUTTHROATS, SUSPECT, WISHBRINGER and TRINITY are registered trademarks, and CORNERSTONE, BALLYHOO, SOR- CERER, SPELLBREAKER, A MIND FOREVER VOYAGING, FOOBLITZKY, LEATHER * This game requires 512K. GODDESSES OF PHOBOS, MOONMIST, HOLLYWOOD HIJINX, BUREAUCRACY, 1 These Samplers contain excerpts from ZORK I, INFIDEL, The WITNESS, STATIONFALL, The LURKING HORROR, NORD AND BERT COULDN’T MAKE HEAD and PLANETFALL. OR TAIL OF IT, PLUNDERED HEARTS, BORDER ZONE, CLASSIC MYSTERY LIBRARY, SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS and InvisiClues are trademarks of Infocom, 2 Requires IBM PC, XT, AT or 100% compatible; PC DOS 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, or 3.1; Inc. THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY is a trademark of Douglas Adams Minimum 384K; 2 floppy disk drives or 1 floppy and 1 hard disk drive.

3 Available 1/88.

4 Requires 196K. INFOCOM Catalog Numbers and Prices

Effective through 2/1/88. After 2/1/88 call 1-800-262-6868 for the latest pricing and availability.

A Mind Leather Classic Science Hollywood Bureauc- Lurking Nord Plundered Beyond Border System Forever Cutthroats Goddesses Stationfall Mystery Fiction Sampler Hijinx racy Horror and Bert Hearts Zork Zone Voyaging of Phobos Library Classics Apple II Series IS5 - AP1 IA3 - AP1 IC1-AP1 IA4-AP1 IC2-AP1 IS6-AP1 IH1-AP1 IC3-AP1 IR1-AP1 IZ8-AP1 IE1-AP1 IT3-AP1 IT4-AP1 ID3-IB2 (48K, 16-sector) $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $49.95 $39.95 $59.95 $59.95 $4.95

IS5-AP2* IA3-AP2 IC1-AP2 IA4-AP2 IC2-AP2* IS6-AP2 IH1-AP2 IC3-AP2 IR1-AP2 IZ8-AP2* IE1-AP2 IT3-AP2 IT4-AP2 ID2-AP2 1 Apple Macintosh $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $49.95 $39.95 $59.95 $59.95 $4.95

Atari XL/XE IA3-AT1 IC1-AT1 IA4-AT1 IS6-AT1 IH1-AT1 IR1-AT1 ID2-AT1 1

(48K, 810 or 1050 disk) $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $4.95 IS5-AT2 IA3-AT2 IC1-AT2 IA4-AT2 IC2-AT2 IS6-AT2 IH1-AT2 IC3-AT2 IR1-AT2 IZ8-AT2 Atari ST Series $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $49.95 Commodore 64 IA3-CO1 IC1-CO1 IA4-CO1 IS6-CO1 IH1-CO1 IC3-CO1 IR1-CO1 IE1-CO1 IT3-CO1 ID3-CO1

(1541 disk) $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $49.95 $4.95 IS5-CO5 IA3-CO1 IC1-CO1 IA4-CO1 IC2-CO5 IS6-CO1 IH1-CO1 IC3-CO1 IR1-CO1 IZ8-CO5 IE1-CO1 IT3-CO1 IT4-CO5 ID3-CO1 Commodore 128 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $34.95 $44.95 $34.95 $49.95 $49.95 $4.95 IS5-CO4 IA3-CO4 IC1-CO4 IA4-CO4 IC2-CO4 IS6-CO4 IH1-CO4 IC3-CO4 IR1-CO4 IZ8-CO4 Commodore Amiga $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $34.95 $39.95 $39.95 $34.95 $39.95 $44.95 CP/M (8" disk, 48K, Version 2.0 and above) DEC Rainbow (CP/M Option) DEC Rainbow IA3-IB2 IC1-IB2 IA4-IB2 IS6-IB2 IH1-IB2 IR1-IB2 IT3-IB2 ID3-IB2

(MS-DOS Option) $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $59.95 $4.95 IA3-EP1 Epson QX-10 $14.95 IBM Series and 100% IS5-IB2 IA3-IB2 IC1-IB2 IA4-IB2 IC2-IB1 IS6-IB2 IH1-IB2 IC3-IB1 IR1-IB2 IZ8-IB1* IE3-IB1 IT3-IB2 IT4-IB1 ID3-IB2 compatibles only $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $49.95 $39.95 $59.95 $59.95 $4.95 IBM Series and MS- IA3-IB2 IC1-IB2 IA4-IB2 IS6-IB2 IH1-IB2 IR1-IB2 IT3-IB2 ID3-IB2

DOS compatibles $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $59.95 $4.95 Kaypro II IA3-KA1 ID3-KA1 1 CP/M $14.95 $4.95 Osborne IA3-OS1 ID3-OS1 1 (CP/M) $14.95 $4.95 TI 99/4A (48K expan- IA3-TI2 ID3-TI2 1 sion, disk, one of the $14.95 $4.95 following: Extended Basic, Mini-Memory, Editor/Assembler) IA3-IB2 IC1-IB2 IA4-IB2 IS6-IB2 IH1-IB2 IR1-IB2 IT3-IB2 ID3-IB2 TI Professional $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $39.95 $59.95 $4.95 TRS-80 Model I (48K and disk) TRS-80 Model III ID3-TA3 1 (48K and disk) $4.95

ID2-TA4 1 TRS-(48K and disk) $4.95

IS5-INV IA3-INV IC1-INV IA4- INV IS6- INV IR1- INV 3 InvisiClues $7.95 $7.95 $7.95 $7. 95 $7. 95 $9. 95

Infocom interactive fiction titles for the Hewlett Packard 110/150, Tandy 1000, 1200 and 2000, and Royal Alphatronic personal computers are available through their respective manufacturers.

These games require 128K.

3 Available 1/88.

4 Requires 196K. Order Form BB-9

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