Your Sinclair: Ingrid's Back!
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 9/10 by Mike Gerrard. "All in all, though, I've had more fun with Ingrid's Back! than with any adventure for ages, and it even pips the excellent Lancelot as being in my opinion... wait for it... the best Level 9 release ever."
SPAG Reviews
sparkynet.com
Reviews by Duncan Stevens and Adam Thornton.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: Asylum
retrosite.de
Commodore 64 binaries and a solution.
MobyGames: Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces
mobygames.com
Description and user reviews.
eZine X: Gnome Ranger
nonowt.com
Review, screenshot and download.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: Blade of Blackpoole
retrosite.de
Apple II binaries and a solution.
Savoir-Faire by Emily Short
nickm.com
Play game on-line using Java.
Game Revolution Review
gamerevolution.com
Rated B+ by Dr. Moo.
Your Sinclair: Zogan's Revenge
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 9/10 by Tim Kemp. "Highly recommended." With screen shot.
Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe: Blade of Blackpoole
if-legends.org
Description and box images.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive
wurb.com
Capsule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
Reviews by Daphne Brinkerhoff and Francesco Bova.
Infocom Games: Arthur
infocom-if.org
Box art and description, specifications, and sample transcript.
Infocom Homepage: Arthur
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, game statistics, release information, packaging details.
XYZZYnews: On Jigsaw and "I"
xyzzynews.com
Article by author Graham Nelson on the ambiguous gender of both the protagonist and the love interest in Jigsaw.
IF-Review: A Game Untangled
ministryofpeace.com
"Despite the linearity of the game, its ultimate meaning is entirely in your hands." By Emily Short.
Magnetic Scrolls Memorial: Myth
if-legends.org
Description, cover art, manual, and walkthrough.
IF-Review: Eyeing the LASH
ministryofpeace.com
"LASH is a must-play game. In the future, if IF is studied in colleges then LASH is the kind of historically significant work that I hope will be on their required playing lists." Review by James Mitchelhill.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Anchorhead
wurb.com
Rated 5/5 by Carl Muckenhoupt. "Lovecraft-inspired gothic horror at its best."
Gamer's Hell
gamershell.com
Review of the game.
IF-Review: Getting a Grip on LYG
ministryofpeace.com
Review with spoilers. "The game is extremely well-written, the scenery pulling you right in." By Gunther Schmidl.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Jigsaw
wurb.com
Rated 5/5 by Carl Muckenhoupt. "Huge, difficult, exceptionally well-crafted."
Brass Lantern: Goodbye Losing Your Grip
brasslantern.org
Article by author Stephen Granade. "I first began work on Losing Your Grip years ago. Now I find myself done with it, most likely for good, and that's more than a little sad to me."
Matthew Murray's Review
matthewmurray.net
"With a great time-travelish ending and a good cosmic question to give the player some thought, there is no one that wouldn't enjoy this game."
Infocom Documentation Project
infodoc.plover.net
PDF file of scanned original game manual.
The Infocom Gallery: Arthur
infocom.elsewhere.org
High-quality scans of packaging, manual, and Book of Hours.
Infocom Homepage: The Witness
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, release information, statistics, and packaging details.
SPAG Reviews
sparkynet.com
Review by John Wood, C. E. Forman, Magnus Olsson, and a lengthy analysis by Duncan Stevens.
Unofficial Legend: Timequest
waitingforgo.com
Box image, credits and two walkthrus.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: Mindshadow
retrosite.de
Screenshots, Apple II binaries and a solution.
Zarfhome: Hunter, in Darkness
eblong.com
Author's website. Play Java version online, or download Z-machine or PC executable. Source code in Inform also available.
MobyGames: Knight Orc
mobygames.com
Game information, including box image and description.
Your Sinclair: Time And Magik
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 9/10 by Mike Gerrard. "Three games worth getting then, definitely, even if you've already got one or two of them in their earlier versions."
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Losing Your Grip
wurb.com
Capsule review, information, and downloads.
Your Sinclair: Witch Hunt
ysrnry.co.uk
Mike Gerrard's review: "Finally another twin-pack and two PAW'd adventures for you to pore over."
Level 9 Memorial: Knight Orc
if-legends.org
Review, description, clue sheet, and walkthrough.
SPAG Reviews
sparkynet.com
Four reviews by Magnus Olsson, Palmer Davis, Gareth Rees, and Duncan Stevens.
Review by Gareth Rees
doggysoft.co.uk
"What I didn't like was the very short time limit and the way it was incredibly easy to get stuck."
Review by Gareth Rees
doggysoft.co.uk
"Jigsaw is extremely good by the standards of existing text adventure games, and certainly good enough to be worth paying the compliment of taking it seriously."
iFiction: Hunter, in Darkness
ifiction.org
Play the game on-line.
IF-Review: Fait Accompli
ministryofpeace.com
"This game does not let you go easily." Review by Sam Kabo Ashwell.
Losing Your Grip
phy.duke.edu
Surreal landscapes and puzzles galore in this text adventure by Stephen Granade.
Knight Orc Home Page
joltcountry.com
Fan-made resource to Level 9's adventure game 'Knight Orc'. Includes detailed description, review, maps, game, and solution.
The Infocom Gallery: Planetfall
infocom.elsewhere.org
High-quality scans of gray box packaging, manual, letters, ID card, and postcards.
SPAG Reviews
sparkynet.com
Reviews from Molley the Mage and Nick Patavalis.
Your Sinclair: The Labours of Hercules
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "A fine loading screen from YS reader Sean Doran, and a very impressive first adventure from Terry Taylor. Worth a few drachmae of anybody's money."
Your Sinclair Review
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 6/10 by Mike Gerrard. "I thought Life-Term was what I'd been sentenced to when I loaded this one up."
IF Bookclub Interview with Stephen Granade
bioc.rice.edu
Transcript of on-line interview with Stephen Granade on ifMUD.
iFiction: The Meteor...
ifiction.org
Play the game on-line.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Hunter, in Darkness
wurb.com
Rated 5/5 by Duncan Stevens. "Hunter... breathes new life into a very tired genre, no small feat." Links to play online, download, and walkthrough.
Zarfhome: A Change in the Weather
eblong.com
Author's website with free downloads and Java executable to play online.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Spider and Web
wurb.com
Rated 5/5. "A real gem. I'm still discovering subtleties just by thinking about it afterwards." Includes links to play online, download, and walkthrough.
XYZZYnews Review
xyzzynews.com
Review by Conrad Wong. "If you liked the Zork trilogy, and you have a fondness for mythology and obscure things, then you will probably enjoy 'Curses'."
Infocom Homepage: Planetfall
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, release information, game statistics, and packaging details.
'Edifice' Reviews
bioc.rice.edu
Compilation of reviews of "The Edifice" from rec.games.int-fiction. Note: Some have spoilers.
New Zork Times: How The Witness Came to Be
csd.uwo.ca
Article by Stu Galley about the game's creation.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Curses!
wurb.com
Rated 5/5 by Carl Muckenhoupt. "A good example of what you get when a whole lot of people sit down and discuss game design for several years while one person listens and takes notes."
Infocom Games - The Witness
infocom-if.org
Game info, box photos and blurb, specifications, release information, and sample transcript from manual.
Adventure Collective Review
adventurecollective.com
Reviewed by John Alston Campbell. "Planetfall is a good playground for beginners to learn some of the basics of adventure gaming."
Your Sinclair Review
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 9/10 by Mike Gerrard. "This is definitely a value for money game, to go back to again and again."
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
Original 1999 competition entry rated 9/10 by Duncan Stevens. "One of the most vividly written pieces of IF in recent memory."
New Zork Times: Witness
csd.uwo.ca
Text of game announcement from Infocom's newsletter.
The Infocom Gallery: The Witness
infocom.elsewhere.org
High-quality scans of the gray box packaging, manual, matchbook, suicide note, and telegram.
Infocom Documentation Project
infodoc.plover.net
PDF file of scanned original game manual.
Matthew Murray's Capsule Review
matthewmurray.net
"Though certain no heavy-duty mental challenge, if you are looking for a somewhat interesting science-fiction game, and have a fair amount of patience, Planetfall might just be worth your time."
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: The Meteor...
wurb.com
Rated 4/5 by Carl Muckenhoupt. "Good design, with nicely cohesive geography."
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"I enjoyed the parts of it that I thought I understood, and it kept me interested enough to play through and think about in order to make sense of the rest, no small feat for a full-length game."
Review by Matthew Murray
matthewmurray.net
"The Witness is not as thrilling to play as Infocom's other mysteries, or most of their other games, but it is still interesting and worth the time of any mystery buff."
MobyGames: Brimstone
mobygames.com
Summary, credit list, screenshots and technical specs of this game.
Infocom Documentation Project
infodoc.plover.net
PDF file of scanned orginal game manual.
MobyGames: Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. (1999)
mobygames.com
Box art, description, game data, review.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: LASH
wurb.com
Capsule review, information, and downloads.
Brass Lantern: Anchorhead Review
brasslantern.org
Gregory W. Kulczycki's review of Anchorhead.
Where to Buy Infocom Games
infocom-if.org
Information on where Infocom games are available, especially the Masterpieces collection.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: A Change in the Weather
wurb.com
Rated 4/5 by Carl Muckenhoupt. "Well-polished prose. Excellent building of tension. Odd and twisty map. Very satisfying." Links to play online, download, and walkthrough.
Zarfhome: Spider and Web
eblong.com
Author's website with free downloads and Java executable to play online.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: The Mask of the Sun
retrosite.de
Contains Apple II and Commodore 64 binaries as well as a solution.
Zarf's Reviews: IF Competition 1996
eblong.com
Andrew Plotkin's review of the original IF Competition entry of The Meteor....
Savoir-Faire
emshort.home.mindspring.com
Author's page, including hints.
Level 9 Memorial: Lancelot
if-legends.org
Description, box image, clue sheet and walkthrough.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: Death in the Caribbean
retrosite.de
Solution and screenshots.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: Critical Mass
retrosite.de
Manual, sollution and binaries for Apple II and Commodore 64.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Theatre
wurb.com
Capsule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
Review by Paul O'Brien
ucsu.colorado.edu
Rated 9.8/10. "Like the best art, it creates an electrifying, unforgettable experience."
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: The Institute
retrosite.de
Apple II binaries and a solution.
MobyGames: Essex
mobygames.com
Game description, box art, and credits.
IF-Criticism: Theatre
doggysoft.co.uk
"Theatre is excellent when considered only as an adventure game, with good puzzles and superb game-play. I felt that it lacked the consistency and prose that would have made it a good piece of fiction too. But then I feel the same way about Zork." Review by Gareth Rees.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: Masquerade
retrosite.de
Apple II binaries and a solution.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Mindshadow
wurb.com
Game information and downloads.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"My experience became more detached appreciation for the author's skill in crafting the technical aspects of the game (which is considerable) than real involvement in what the game was trying to do." By Duncan Stevens.
SPAG Reviews: The Witness
sparkynet.com
Three reviews by Brian Reilly, Stephen Grenade, and "Bozzie".
Matthew Murray's Capsule Review
matthewmurray.net
"It is not much of a quest or an adventure, and is really best played for its novelty value."
ST User Review
infocom.gerf.org
Review by Paul Hellier "It's definitely worth every penny and will give many hours of pleasure to the owner."
Status Line: The Lurking Horror and Stationfall
csd.uwo.ca
Text of game announcement from Infocom's newsletter.
The Infocom Gallery: Stationfall
infocom.elsewhere.org
High-quality scans of packaging and blueprints.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"Stationfall is an outstanding blending of humour and suspense; puzzles and story." By Graeme Cree.
Your Sinclair Review: Gnome Ranger
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 9/10. "Speccy owners are lucky, as Gnome Ranger's a better game than Knight Orc, and gives you a chance to at last sample Level 9's new open-plan adventures."
Infocom Documentation Project
infodoc.plover.net
PDF file of scanned original game manual.
iFiction: Shade
ifiction.org
Play the original competition release on-line.
Status Line: LGoP: "Hitchhiker's Guide with Sex"
csd.uwo.ca
Text of game announcement from Infocom's newsletter.
The Infocom Gallery: Leather Goddesses of Phobos
infocom.elsewhere.org
High-quality scans of manual including 3-D comic, packaging, catacombs map, and scratch-and-sniff card.
MobyGames: Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. (1988)
mobygames.com
Box art, description, game data, review.
Infocom Homepage: Leather Goddesses of Phobos
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, release information, game statistics, and packaging details.
MobyGames: Planetfall
mobygames.com
User reviews, credits, box image, trivia, and other information.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
Rated A+ by Tina Sikorski. "For two days, I was so haunted by this game that it was constantly in my head, teasing me... waiting for me in the darkness."
Matthew Murray's Capsule Review
matthewmurray.net
"For a challenging adventure, or for a much-improved sequel to Planetfall, check out this game."
Zarfhome: Shade
eblong.com
A one room game set in your apartment. Download free or play Java version online.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Shade
wurb.com
Capsule review, information, and downloads.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: The Dallas Quest
retrosite.de
Screenshots, sollution and binaries for Atari 800 and Commodore 64.
Review by J. Robinson Wheeler
interactfiction.about.com
"Please play it, now that it's freeware. You're missing out on a classic if you don't, and you're honoring the author's labors if you do."
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: Fraktured Faebles
retrosite.de
Screenshots, sollution and Apple II binaries.
Infocom Documentation Project
infodoc.plover.net
PDF file of scanned original manual for Leather Goddesses of Phobos.
SPAG Reviews
sparkynet.com
Reviews by Duncan Stevens and Paul O'Brian.
feelies.org: Savoir-Faire
feelies.org
Order feelies for the game: wax sealed letter, fragment of mechanical design, provenance letter, and booklet reprint.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Once and Future
wurb.com
Capsule review by Duncan Stevens, information, and downloads.
Brass Lantern: LASH Reviews
brasslantern.org
Several reviews of Paul O'Brian's game LASH.
LASH
ucsu.colorado.edu
Interactive fiction set in a future where the U.S. has been devastated by nuclear fallout from the Second American Civil War.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: Gruds in Space
retrosite.de
Manual, sollution and the Atari XL binaries.
MobyGames: Breakers
mobygames.com
Game information, cover art, and credits.
Shade - Solution
webhome.idirect.com
A verbose walkthrough for Shade release 3 by David Welbourn.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: The Edifice
wurb.com
Rated 4/5. Includes links to game download, play online, and walkthrough.
Infocom Games: Planetfall
infocom-if.org
Box art and description, specifications, and sample transcript.
iFiction: Anchorhead
ifiction.org
Play Anchorhead on-line.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"Michael Gentry's Anchorhead is very good horror IF; the author has a nice feel for the challenges posed by the genre, and the game is consistently both scary and playable, no small feat." By Duncan Stevens.
Infocom Homepage: Stationfall
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, release information, game statistics, and packaging details.
MobyGames: Stationfall
mobygames.com
User reviews, credits, box image, trivia, and other information.