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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included on ''[[The Lost Treasures of Infocom]]''. | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included on ''[[The Lost Treasures of Infocom]]''. | ||
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==Digital Infocom games owned by WEC Museum== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | |||
!| Title | |||
!| Release | |||
!| System | |||
!| Added to museum | |||
!| Notes | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork I]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | December 29, 2012 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included in ''[[The Zork Anthology]]''. | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork II]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | December 29, 2012 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included in ''[[The Zork Anthology]]''. | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork III]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | December 29, 2012 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included in ''[[The Zork Anthology]]''. | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Planetfall]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | December 29, 2012 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included in ''[[The Zork Anthology]]''. | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Beyond Zork]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | December 29, 2012 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included in ''[[The Zork Anthology]]''. | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork Zero]]'' | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Windows]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | December 29, 2012 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Included in ''[[The Zork Anthology]]''. | |||
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Revision as of 00:12, 11 August 2023
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| Infocom | |
| Type | Subsidiary of Activision |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 22, 1979 (closed on May 5, 1989) |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Key people | Tim Anderson, founder Joel Berez, founder Marc Blank, founder Mike Broos, founder Scott Cutler, founder Stu Galley, founder Dave Lebling, founder J. C. R. Licklider, founder Chris Reeve, founder Al Vezza, founder |
| Industry | Video games |
| Products | |
| Number of people | not diclosed |
| Website | N/A |
Infocom is an American video game developer and publisher.
Foundation
Infocom was founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology students and.staff including Tim Anderson, Joel Berez, Marc Blank, Mike Broos, Scott Cutler, Stu Galley, Dave Lebling, J. C. R. Licklider, Chris Reeve, and Al Vezza.
It was founded to commercially produce ports of Zork for home computers of the time. Because of its size, Zork was split into three parts.
It created a scripting language known as ZIL to quickly port the games to multiple systems. This language was extended and used for their other text adventure games until the company's closure.
Acquisition by Activision and closure
Activision acquired Infocom on June 13, 1986. Infocom was closed on June 22, 1979.
Retail Infocom games owned by WEC Museum
Digital Infocom games owned by WEC Museum
| Title | Release | System | Added to museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zork I | 1980 | Windows | December 29, 2012 | Included in The Zork Anthology. |
| Zork II | 1981 | Windows | December 29, 2012 | Included in The Zork Anthology. |
| Zork III | 1982 | Windows | December 29, 2012 | Included in The Zork Anthology. |
| Planetfall | 1983 | Windows | December 29, 2012 | Included in The Zork Anthology. |
| Beyond Zork | 1987 | Windows | December 29, 2012 | Included in The Zork Anthology. |
| Zork Zero | 1988 | Windows | December 29, 2012 | Included in The Zork Anthology. |
