Published on 12/10/2006

A Mind Forever Voyaging was Infocom's 17th game. It was written by Steve Meretzky, author of Planetfall, Sorcerer, and co-author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Interactive Fiction for the Commodore 64

A Mind Forever Voyaging (cover) by Infocom	Published: 1985, Infocom Author: Steve Meretzky Genre: Adventure Media: Disk Difficulty Level: Advanced The story begins in the world of 2031, a world on the brink of chaos. The economy of the United States of America (USNA) has been stagnating for decades. Crackpot religions are springing up all over the place. Crime and urban decay are rampant. Schools have become violent, chaotic places ill-suited for educating children. Today's youth frequently use joybooths to "tune-out" the world, leading in the extreme case to joybooth suicide, where a psychological addict wastes away in his or her private nirvana.
A Mind Forever Voyaging was Infocom's 17th game. It was written by Steve Meretzky, author of Planetfall, Sorcerer, and co-author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. After World War III plunged the world in chaos, the think tanks of the government designed a 10-year plan that would put the world back to the right track. However, before they implement the plan they want to test its effectiveness, and the means to test it is you! You are PRISM, a sentient computer who will enter in a simulation of the future as it is supposed to be when the plan is implemented. You are expected to verify if the plan will be successful or not...	A Mind Forever Voyaging (game) by Infocom
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