infocom/info/gameinfo.txt

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                       Infocom Game Information

                            Paul D. Smith
                          paul_smith@dg.com




                       Last Update: 13 Jan 1993

The  table  below contains all Infocom games and all known information
about each game and each revision.  All the information below was con-
tributed by Paul David Doherty <d.doherty@bamp.berlinet.in-berlin.de>,
except most of the product codes and difficulty ratings  and  all  the
information  on  LTOI  II  for  the  IBM-PC, which were contributed by
Daniel Sharpe <dpsharpe@eos.ncsu.edu>, and the information on LTOI I &
II for the Macintosh, which was contributed by me :-).

The columns in the table and their meanings are as follows:

Game Title
     Specifies  the title of the game.  Games are listed in alphabeti-
     cal order.

Aut
     (Author) Lists the initials of the author(s) of  the  game.   Au-
     thors are listed below, along with what they were known to be do-
     ing in March, 1992:

     DA   Douglas Adams - Working on the 5th book in the HHGttG series
     DAn  Dave Anderson - ?
     BB   Bob Bates - President of Legend Entertainment
     LCJ  Liz Cyr-Jones - ?
     MBe  Michael Berlyn - Writes SEGA games for Accolade
     MB   Marc Blank - Owns a ComputerLand store in Bend
     AB   Amy Briggs - A PhD candidate in Experimental Psychology
     JC   James Clavell - ?
     SG   Stu Galley - Works at Thinking Machines Corp.
     JL   Jim Lawrence - ?
     DL   David Lebling - Writes a spreadsheet
     SM   Steve Meretzky - Writes adventures for Legend Entertainment
     BM   Brian Moriarty - Works at Lucasfilm Games
     JON  Jeff O'Neill - ?
     JW   Jerry Wolper - ?

DL
     (Difficulty  Level):  Many  of  the Infocom games, especially the
     earlier ones, were rated with a difficulty level.  The levels are
     (in increasing order of difficulty):

     I    Introductory
     S    Standard
     A    Advanced
     E    Expert
     -    None Given

     Note  that there are widely differing opinions as to the accuracy
     of these ratings, especially between E (Expert) and A (Advanced).

Prodct
     (Product  Code):   The  product  codes for the games are given in
     this column.  They denote the type of the game and the number  in
     that type: the types are:

     CS   Immortal Legends (designed by Challenge, Inc.)
     IA   Interactive (Tales of) Adventure
     IC   Interactive Comedy
     IE   Interactive Espionage
     IH   Interactive Horror
     IJ   Interactive Journey (?)
     IK   Interactive Junior-level (Kids?)
     IL   Interactive Living Literature (Legend?)
     IM   Interactive Mystery
     IR   Interactive Romance
     IS   Interactive Science Fiction
     IZ   Interactive Fantasy (Zork Series)

Rel Num
     (Release Number): The release number of the game.  All games with
     the same release number are compatible in that saved  files  from
     one  release  number can be played by other versions of that game
     with the same release number.

Serial Number
     The serial number of the game: note the serial number is actually
     the  date the version was released, in YYMMDD format.  Some games
     have more than one serial number for  the  same  release  number;
     this means that some minor changes were made and the game was re-
     released, but that the two versions are compatible (see above).

Z-Code Version
     Specifies which version of ZIL (Zork  Interpreted  Language)  the
     game is written in.  The versions are as follows:

     3    Standard Series
     4    Plus Series
     5    Solid Gold Interactive Fiction
     6    Graphic Interactive Fiction

     If  the  version is postfixed with (snd) it means that version of
     that game supports sound.

LTOI Num.
     The Lost Treasures of Infocom package in which the game  was  re-
     released  (if  any).  Currently there are two packages: I and II.
     They have both been released for the IBM PC, Macintosh, and Amiga
     computer  systems.  The table contains information for all except
     the Amiga version of LTOI II, since I haven't received info  from
     anyone  who  has  it  yet.  Parenthesized postfixes specify which
     version of a game is included in the package for the machine:

     a    Amiga
     m    Macintosh
     p    IBM PC

     No postfix means the same version is available for all three sys-
     tems.

PI?
     If  the  game  is playable with version 3 of the portable Infocom
     datafile interpreter then this column contains a ``Y''.


+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                        Infocom Game Information List                        |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|      Game Title      | Aut | D | Pro | Rel | Serial | Z-Code  | LTOI  | PI? |
|                      | hor | L | dct | Num | Number | Version | Num.  |     |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|A Mind Forever        | SM  | A | IS5 |  77 | 850814 |    4    |   II  |  -  |
|Voyaging              |     |   |     |  79 | 851122 |    4    |   -   |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Arthur: The Quest For | BB  | - | IL1 |  54 | 890606 |    6    |   -   |  -  |
|Excalibur             |     |   |     |  74 | 890714 |    6    |   -   |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Ballyhoo              | JON | S | IM4 |  97 | 851218 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |  47 | 870915 |    5    |   -   |  -  |
|Beyond Zork           | BM  | - | IZ8 |  49 | 870917 |    5    |   -   |  -  |
|                      |     |   |     |  51 | 870923 |    5    |   -   |  -  |
|                      |     |   |     |  57 | 871221 |    5    |   I   |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Border Zone           | MB  | - | IE1 |   9 | 871008 |    5    |   II  |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Bureaucracy           | DA  | - | IC2 |  86 | 870212 |    4    |   -   |  -  |
|                      |     |   |     | 116 | 870602 |    4    |   II  |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Cutthroats            | MBe | S | IA3 |  23 | 840809 |    3    |   II  |  Y  |
|                      | JW  |   |     |     |        |         |       |     |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Deadline              | MB  | E | IM1 |  26 | 821108 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  27 | 831005 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |  10 | 830810 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Enchanter             | MB  | S | IZ4 |  16 | 831118 |    3    |  I(a) |  Y  |
|                      | DL  |   |     |  24 | 851118 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  29 | 860820 |    3    | I(pm) |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |  47 | 840914 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Hitchhiker's Guide To | DA  |   |     |  56 | 841221 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|The Galaxy            | SM  | S | IS4 |  58 | 851002 |    3    |  I(a) |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  59 | 851108 |    3    |  I(m) |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  31 | 871119 |    5    |  I(p) |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Hollywood Hijinx      | DAn | S | IA4 |  37 | 861215 |    3    |   II  |  Y  |
|                      | LCJ |   |     |     |        |         |       |     |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Infidel               | MBe | A | IA1 |  22 | 830916 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Journey               | MB  | - | IJ1 |  30 | 890322 |    6    |   -   |  -  |
|                      |     |   |     |  83 | 890706 |    6    |   -   |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     | 118 | 860325 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Leather Goddesses of  | SM  | S | IC1 |  50 | 860711 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Phobos                |     |   |     |  59 | 860730 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |   4 | 880405 |    5    |   -   |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     | 203 | 870506 |    3    | I(pm) |  Y  |
|Lurking Horror        | DL  | - | IH1 | 219 | 870912 |  3(snd) |  I(a) |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     | 221 | 870918 |  3(snd) |   -   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Moonmist              | SG  | I | IM5 |   4 | 860918 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      | JL  |   |     |   9 | 861022 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Nord and Bert         | JON | - | IC3 |  19 | 870722 |    4    |   II  |  -  |
|Couldn't Make Head Or |     |   |     |     |        |         |       |     |
|Tail Of It            |     |   |     |     |        |         |       |     |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |  20 | 830708 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Planetfall            | SM  | S | IS3 |  29 | 840118 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  37 | 851003 |    3    | I(pa) |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  10 | 880531 |    5    |  I(m) |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Plundered Hearts      | AB  | - | IR1 |  26 | 870730 |    3    |   II  |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |  15 | 840501 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Seastalker            | SG  | I | IK1 |  15 | 840522 |    3    | II(m) |  Y  |
|                      | JL  |   | IA2 |  16 | 850515 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  16 | 850603 |    3    | II(p) |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Sherlock: The Riddle  | BB  | - | CS1 |  21 | 871214 |    5    | II(p) |  -  |
|Of The Crown Jewels   |     |   |     |  26 | 880127 |  5(snd) | II(m) |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Shogun                | JC  | - | IA5 | 295 | 890321 |    6    |   -   |  -  |
|                      | DL  |   |     | 322 | 890706 |    6    |   -   |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |   4 | 840131 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Sorcerer              | SM  | A | IZ5 |   6 | 840508 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  13 | 851021 |    3    |  I(a) |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  15 | 851108 |    3    | I(pm) |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Spellbreaker          | DL  | E | IZ6 |  63 | 850916 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  87 | 860904 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Starcross             | DL  | E | IS1 |  15 | 820901 |    3    |  I(p) |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  17 | 821021 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Stationfall           | SM  | - | IS6 | 107 | 870430 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Suspect               | DL  | A | IM3 |  14 | 841005 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |   5 | 830222 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Suspended             | MBe | E | IS2 |   7 | 830419 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |   8 | 830521 |    3    |  I(a) |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |   8 | 840521 |    3    | I(pm) |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Trinity               | BM  | S | IZ7 |  11 | 860509 |    4    |   -   |  -  |
|                      |     |   |     |  12 | 860926 |    4    |   II  |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Wishbringer - The     |     |   |     |  68 | 850501 |    3    | II(m) |  Y  |
|Magick Stone of       | BM  | I | IZ0 |  69 | 850920 |    3    | II(p) |  Y  |
|Dreams                |     |   |     |  23 | 880706 |    5    |   -   |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |  13 | 830524 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Witness               | SG  | S | IM2 |  20 | 831119 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  21 | 831208 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  22 | 840924 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |   5 |    ?   |    1    |   -   |  -  |
|                      |     |   |     |  23 | 820428 |  3(old) |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  25 | 820515 |  3(old) |   -   |  Y  |
|Zork I - The Great    | MB  |   |     |  28 | 821013 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Underground Empire    | DL  | S | IZ1 |  30 | 830330 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  75 | 830929 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  76 | 840509 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  88 | 840726 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  52 | 871125 |    5    |   -   |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |   7 | UG3AU5 |    2    |   -   |  -  |
|Zork II - The Wizard  | MB  |   |     |  17 | 820427 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|of Frobozz            | DL  | A | IZ2 |  18 | 820517 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  22 | 830331 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  48 | 840904 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|                      |     |   |     |  10 | 820818 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Zork III - The        | MB  |   |     |  15 | 830331 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|Dungeon Master        | DL  | A | IZ3 |  15 | 840518 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  16 | 823242 |    3    |   -   |  Y  |
|                      |     |   |     |  17 | 840727 |    3    |   I   |  Y  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+
|Zork Zero - The       |     |   |     | 296 | 881019 |    6    |  I(m) |  -  |
|Revenge of Megaboz    | SM  | - | IZ9 | 366 | 890323 |    6    |  I(a) |  -  |
|                      |     |   |     | 393 | 890714 |    6    |  I(p) |  -  |
+----------------------+-----+---+-----+-----+--------+---------+-------+-----+