Your Sinclair: Operation Berlin
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "All in all, an excellent follow-up to a promising start, and at a more reasonable price too."
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Leaves
wurb.com
Casule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Persistence of Memory
wurb.com
Capsule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
Stephan's Retrocomputing Site: The Hobbit
retrosite.de
Preserves the Apple // and Commodore 64 binaries of the classic graphic adventure.
Crash Review
crashonline.org.uk
Spectrum ZX version rated 9/10. "Its friendly vocabulary and its options on character play add to the standing of an already monumental work."
Tolkien Computer Games: The Tolkien Software Adventure Series
lysator.liu.se
Game information, box art, screen shots, and web resources related to Tolkien illustrated text adventures by Beam Software.
Your Sinclair Review
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 83% by Linda Barker. "Really nice adventure game. Easy to understand, plenty of action, and good for beginners."
Rematch
umbar.com
Game author Andrew Pontious's web page with downloads.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Rematch
wurb.com
Capsule review, information, and downloads.
Your Sinclair: Deadly Mission
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 7/10 by Mike Gerrard. "I must have seen at least 200 adventures exactly like this one. Not bad, not stunning, just another everyday story of adventuring folk."
Review by Matthew Murray
matthewmurray.net
Capsule review. "While not one of Infocom's harder adventures, the new innovations the game employs make it definitely worth playing, especially if you enjoy spy stories."
Infocom Homepage: Border Zone
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, release information, game statistics, and packaging details.
Your Sinclair: A Fistful of Blood Capsules
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "Andy Lowe and Dave Dutton have produced another winner with A Fistful of Blood Capsules."
The Hobbit Data Format
icemark.com
This page contains the prelimary findings of the data format for the classic Spectrum game by Melbourne House - The Hobbit, written by Philip Mitchell, decoded by Sean Irvine and Chris Wild.
MobyGames: Journey
mobygames.com
Credits, box image, screenshots, trivia, and other information.
Level 9 Memorial: Scapeghost
if-legends.org
Short information, clue sheet and walkthrough.
A Tourist's Guide to Wilderland
nonowt.com
A guide to playing The Hobbit.
World of Spectrum: Red Hawk
worldofspectrum.org
Information and downloads of Red Hawk 1 and 2.
Your Sinclair: The Balrog and the Cat
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "The Balrog's back, on top form once again with this new release that really tickled my funny bone, not to mention my fancy."
Infocom Documentation Project
infodoc.plover.net
PDF file of scanned original game manual.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
Review of 1997 competition release with spoilers by Paul O'Brian.
IF-Review: Care For Another?
ministryofpeace.com
Review by Emily Short. "The puzzle goes to war with the story aspect and wins. As a puzzle, though, it's an entertaining and rewarding one."
Tolkien Computer Games: Crack of Doom Software Adventure
lysator.liu.se
Game information, box art, and screenshot.
Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe: Crack of Doom
if-legends.org
Scan of the box top.
The Infocom Gallery: Journey
infocom.elsewhere.org
High-quality scans of box art and map.
The Infocom Gallery: Border Zone
infocom.elsewhere.org
High-quality scans of box, matchbook, and covers of phrasebook.
Your Sinclair: Invaders From Planet X
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 9/10 by Tim Kemp. "At £1.99 (£1.49 if you use the Compass discount coupon) it's excellent value for money. Miss it at your peril."
Infocom Homepage: Hollywood Hijinx
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, release information, game statistics, and packaging details.
Your Sinclair: The Axe of Kolt
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 9/10 by Mike Gerrard. "I did try to find something to moan about - a bad spelling, silly solution to a problem - but in the end I gave up looking."
MobyGames: Border Zone
mobygames.com
Reviews, credits, box image, screenshot, trivia, and other information.
Crash Review
crashonline.org.uk
Spectrum ZX version rated 93%. "The test of any game is how easily it entertains and I've got to say I really enjoyed reviewing this Melbourne House classic."
Barsak the Dwarf - review
crashonline.org.uk
Review of Barsak the Dwarf from CRASH magazine.
Your Sinclair: Inspector Flukeit
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 7/10 by Mike Gerrard. "Other than that, the problems kept me playing, there's much to enjoy, and I've a feeling this'll keep you occupied for a couple of evenings or so and you'll feel you've got your two quid's worth at the end of it."
Your Sinclair: Microfair Madness
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Tim Kemp. "It's a challenging game for the inexperienced adventurer, and should even give the hardened pros a bit of a run for their money."
Criticism
doggysoft.co.uk
Review by Gareth Rees.
Infocom Documentation Project
infodoc.plover.net
PDF file of scanned original game manual.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"This is Infocom's only spy story, and is quite a good game." By Graeme Cree.
In a Most Curious Mantle
ministryofpeace.com
Review of Andy Phillips's interactive fiction novel by Dan Shiovitz. Includes game files.
Your Sinclair: Into The Mystic
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "Into The Mystic is, of course, immaculately presented, like all of River's games. The author's an old hand now at writing adventures, and comes up with some new, intriguing problems."
Your Sinclair: One Dark Night
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "For all its little faults, the game does have a lot going for it. It's sizeable, with wide range of problems, a fast response and some good ideas too."
Your Sinclair: Scapeghost
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "Not quite up there with the Level 9 classics, but you'll still be missing a lot if you don't buy it."
Tolkien Computer Games: Shadows of Mordor
lysator.liu.se
Game information, box art, screen shots of versions for different platforms.
Andy's Adventure Archive: The Wizard of Akryz
waddington.fslife.co.uk
Article about hacking the Scott Adams game from Classix Fanzine.
Infocom Homepage: Shogun
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, release information, game statistics, and packaging details.
MobyGames: The Lost Treasures of Infocom 2
mobygames.com
Description, box art, user reviews, and other information.
IF-Criticism: The One That Got Away
doggysoft.co.uk
"The puzzles aren't up to much, but who cares? The writing is superb, atmospheric, and very funny." Review by Gareth Rees.
Status Line: Soon To Be A Major Interactive Story...
csd.uwo.ca
Text of game announcement from Infocom's newsletter.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive
wurb.com
Game information and downloads.
Your Sinclair: Mindfighter
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 9/10 by Mike Gerrard. "It's a serious thought-provoking game, which draws you into the reality of the world it tries to create so that you do feel like you're down there on the ground living it, not merely playing a game."
New cassette can be Hobbit-forming
sincuser.f9.co.uk
Tolkien's tale has captured the imagination. Quentin Heath attempts to get to the ring but finds he wastes too much time. [Sinclair User]
The Infocom Gallery: Shogun
infocom.elsewhere.org
High quality scans of box, sword legend, and map.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: The One That Got Away
wurb.com
Capsule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
Infocom Documentation Project
infodoc.plover.net
PDF file of scanned original game manual.
Your Sinclair Review
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "The inclusion of a few tougher problems would have improved it, but it still rates very highly for entertainment value and professionalism."
Your Sinclair: The Forgotten Past
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 6/10 by Mike Gerrard. "It's quite a well put-together game. The text is the best part of it, and while it's hardly purple prose it could be described as at least a pale shade of mauve."
Crash Review
crashonline.org.uk
Rated 91%. "Apart from the innovative stuff, Redhawk is replete with all the features that are needed in a competent but more traditional adventure game."
Tolkien Computer Games: Lord of the Rings: Game One
lysator.liu.se
Game information, screen shots of versions of the game on several platforms, resources.
Your Sinclair: The Dark Tower
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 10/10 by Tim Kemp. "Overall though it's a rip roaring fantasy romp that should find its way into your collection as soon as possible!"
Your Sinclair: Savage Island
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 6/10 by Mike Gerrard. "The graphics are variable, some good and some pretty dire, but again it should keep you playing for quite a while and in that sense, it offers you value for money."
Sinclair User: Fantasia Diamond
sincuser.f9.co.uk
"If you are a player who values such brain-numbing programs and do not mind plenty of hard work then Fantasia Diamond is ideal." Review from Sinclair User, issue 27, June 1984.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Mindfighter
wurb.com
Game information and downloads.
Your Sinclair: Castle Thade Revisited
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "Plenty of extra little responses have been built-in should you try doing things that aren't going to get you anywhere, and all-in-all, it's well worth sticking your hand in your pocket for."
The Hobbit Info Page
lysator.liu.se
Information about the game.
MobyGames: Shogun
mobygames.com
Credits, box image, screenshots, trivia, and other information.
MobyGames: Hollywood Hijinx
mobygames.com
User reviews, credits, box photo, screenshot, trivia, and other information.
Status Line: Nord and Bert: Pick a Peck of Pickled Puzzles
csd.uwo.ca
Text of game announcement from Infocom's newsletter.
Crash: Fantasia Diamond
crashonline.org.uk
"Fantasia Diamond is a long adventure with many interesting and logical problems to solve. Highly recommended." Review of Fantasia Diamond from Crash magazine, June 1984.
Review by Matthew Murray
matthewmurray.net
Capsule review. "Infocom's last and one of their most epic games, I firmly believe that Journey: The Quest Begins was also one of their best."
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: The Zuni Doll
wurb.com
Capsule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
Review by Matthew Murray
matthewmurray.net
Capsule review. "Though it could be viewed as simply another treasure hunt game from Infocom, Hollywood Hijinx stood out from the others, such as the Zork series in very distinct ways."
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"It recaptures the feel of horror movies only in fits and starts." By Duncan Stevens.
MobyGames: Nord and Bert
mobygames.com
User reviews, credits, box image, screenshot, trivia, and other information.
City of Secrets
emshort.home.mindspring.com
Author's page with background, downloads, interactive and movie trailers.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"If Mr. Vuorinen can refrain from severe lapses of judgment, he might help make ALAN a presence in the IF community; this effort, though, gets a 3 from me." By Duncan Stevens.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"An interesting effort, perhaps best suited for those experienced in IF and willing to question its conventions." By Duncan Stevens.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: And the Waves Choke the Wind
wurb.com
Capsule review, information, and downloads.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive
wurb.com
Capsule review by Emily Short, game information, and downloads.
And the Waves Choke the Wind
fourcoffees.com
Story background and download.
Infocom Documentation Project
infodoc.plover.net
PDF file of scanned original game manual.
Brass Lantern Craxton Heroine's Mantle Review
brasslantern.org
Craxton's review of Heroine's Mantle, by Andy Phillips.
Trotting Krips Review
joltcountry.com
Rated 3.5. "For one of the very few times I can remember in my IF experiences, I didn't want it to end so soon."
iFiction - Pintown
ifiction.org
Playable adventure on the browser.
feelies.org
feelies.org
Order a subset of printed feelies for the game: tourist guide, direct-mail add, train ticket, and reference card.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"Heroine's Mantle is huge, challenging, exciting and ambitious." Review by Jimmy Maher.
The Infocom Gallery: Hollywood Hijinx
infocom.elsewhere.org
High-quality scans of box art, Tinsel World magazine, autographed photo, and letter.
Infocom Homepage: Journey
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, release information, game statistics, and packaging details.
Infocom Games: Shogun
infocom-if.org
A game based on James Clavell's novel "Shogun". Description and specifications.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Symetry
wurb.com
Capsule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
IF-Review: Life In The Big City
ministryofpeace.com
"More than any other IF game I can think of, City Of Secrets offered me ideas that feel like they apply directly to my life -- that's the mark not just of a great game, but of a great work of art." By Paul O'Brian.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Aisle
wurb.com
Capsule review by R. Serena Wakefield, game information, and downloads.
iFiction: Little Blue Men
ifiction.org
Play the game on-line.
Criticism
doggysoft.co.uk
Review by Gareth Rees. "I didn't feel as though I was in a world with logical laws that I could deduce; I felt instead that I was in a world where an ad-hoc rationalisation could be produced for any event, however meaningless."
Review by Matthew Murray
matthewmurray.net
Capsule review. "For being a puzzle game, Nord and Bert succeeds beautifully, as quite a few of the word games you must play are difficult and not at all obvious."
MobyGames: The Lost Treasures of Infocom
mobygames.com
Description, box art, user reviews, and other information.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"Another in the burgeoning genre of one-move games, though this one requires that you solve an extremely complex puzzle. Features an enhanced parser." By Duncan Stevens.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"As a game this seems a little uneven, but as a preview it really whets the appetite." By Alfredo Garcia.
IF-Criticism: A Night at the Museum Forever
doggysoft.co.uk
"Ninety percent of the game seemed to consist of tramping back and forth along the corridor in the different time zones, and the remaining ten percent was somewhat dull." Review by Gareth Rees.
Review by Matthew Murray
matthewmurray.net
Capsule review. "Certainly not one of Infocom's finer works, Shogun can only be recommended for people who want to see what another adaptation of one of James Clavell's finest works is like."
CRASH Magazine: Spider-Man
crashonline.org.uk
Detailed review with screen shots.
Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe: Shadows of Mordor
if-legends.org
Scans of UK and US boxes.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive
wurb.com
Capsule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
Infocom Homepage: Nord and Bert
csd.uwo.ca
Description, box art, release information, game statistics, and packaging details.
iFiction: For a Change
ifiction.org
Play the game on-line.
The Infocom Gallery: Nord and Bert
infocom.elsewhere.org
High-quality scans of box and cartoon booklet.
iFiction: Aisle
ifiction.org
Play the original competition release on-line.
SPAG Reviews
sparkynet.com
Reviews by Duncan Stevens and Paul O'Brian.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: For a Change
wurb.com
Capsule review by Duncan Stevens, game information, and downloads.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Delusions
wurb.com
Capsule review by Carl Muckenhoupt, game information, and downloads.
SPAG Reviews
sparkynet.com
Reviews by Duncan Stevens and Matthew Garrett.
Criticism
doggysoft.co.uk
Review by Gareth Rees.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"Aisle is an interesting idea that has its moments, and it's worth a look for anyone interested in the theory of IF." By Duncan Stevens.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Little Blue Men
wurb.com
Capsule review by Duncan Stevens, game information, and downloads.
SPAG Reviews
sparkynet.com
Three reviews by Magnus Olsson, Palmer Davis, and Gareth Rees.
IF Review
ministryofpeace.com
Review of Jason Clayton White's interactive fiction by Jonathan Blask.
Your Sinclair: Karyssia, Queen of Diamonds
ysrnry.co.uk
Rated 8/10 by Mike Gerrard. "I'm glad I persevered though, as apart from a few careless screen layouts this is one of the best GAC games I've yet seen."
SPAG Reviews: For a Change
sparkynet.com
Reviews by Duncan Stevens and Nick Patavalis.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Sunset Over Savannah
wurb.com
Capsule review by Duncan Stevens, game information, and downloads.
SPAG Review
sparkynet.com
"There is no denying the skill that Mr. Cockrum brings to bear on this game, nor how well it achieves its objectives, and given that and the novelty of the concept, I feel comfortable rating Sunset as my only 10 in the 1997 competition." By Duncan Stevens.
SPAG Reviews
sparkynet.com
Reviews by Francesco Bova and Duncan Stevens.
Baf's Guide to the IF Archive: Sylenius Mysterium
wurb.com
Capsule review by Duncan Stevens, game information, and downloads.