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Infocom Sampler I
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Published on 12/12/2006
 
The 1st Infocom promotional attempt, this program contains samples of Infocom games created on August 23rd, 1985.

Interactive Fiction for the Commodore 64
Infocom Sampler 1
Infocom Sampler I (cover) by Infocom
Published: 1985, Infocom
Author:
Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Michael Berlyn,
Steve Meretzky, Stu Galley
Genre:
Adventure
Media:
Disk

Difficulty Level: Standard / Advanced

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The 1st Infocom promotional attempt, this program contains samples of Infocom games created on August 23rd, 1985.

It contains:
1. An analytic tutorial game where you try to trap a butterfly!
2. A small playable part of Zork I.
3. A small playable part of Planetfall.
4. A small playable part of Infidel.
5. A small playable part of The Witness.
6. A lot of information about Infocom games, Infocom principles (why they don't use graphics, etc.), and the like...

Infocom Sampler 1
Infocom Sampler I (game) by Infocom


For more information about the Infocom text adventure game Infocom Sampler I, please view the Infocom category in the C64 games database or visit the external links to other Infocom related content at the end of this article.

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The text excerpt in italics below the credit information is taken from the cover of the game and ©Copyright 1985 Infocom.


Thank you to the following websites, which were used for sourcing some images, that appear in this article:
Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe.