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{{Infobox_Software | | |||
software_name = Mystery House| | |||
software_image = [[File:Mystery House cover.png|300px]]| | |||
developer = [[Sierra|On-Line Systems]]| | |||
publisher = [[Sierra|On-Line Systems]]| | |||
systems = [[Apple II]]| | |||
release = United States: 1980| | |||
added_to_museum = Apple II (from [[ScummVM|ScummVM.org]]): March 22, 2018| | |||
}} | |||
'''''Mystery House''''' ('''''ミステリーハウス''''') was the first [[adventure game]] with graphics. | |||
It was released in [[1980]], and was the first game by [[Sierra|On-Line Systems]] (later known as Sierra On-Line, Sierra Entertainment, then just Sierra). | |||
''Mystery House'' was marketed as the first [[video game]] in the [[Sierra On-Line]] [[Hi-Res Adventures|''Hi-Res Adventures'' series]]. | |||
==Plot== | |||
A person searches for treasure and uncovers a murderer or before becoming the next victim. | |||
==Development== | |||
The story and graphics were made by [[Roberta Williams]]. The game was programmed by, and the black and white line graphics were scanned in line by line by, her husband [[Ken Williams]]. | |||
==Versions== | |||
''Mystery House'' was first sold with just a disk and a one-sided card-stock paper that served as a manual in a plastic zip-lock baggie out of Ken and Roberta Williams' home. | |||
The game was released as freeware in 1987. | |||
[[Category:ADL]] | |||
[[Category:Adventure games]] | |||
[[Category:Digital items owned by WEC Museum]] | |||
[[Category:Freeware]] | |||
[[Category:Hi-Res Adventure]] | |||
[[Category:Interactive fiction]] | |||
[[Category:Previously commercial software re-released for free]] | |||
[[Category:ScummVM]] | |||
[[Category:Video games]] | |||
[[Category:video games developed by On-Line Systems]] | |||
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States of America]] | |||
[[Category:video games published by On-Line Systems]] | |||
[[Category:video games released in 1980]] | |||
[[Category:video games released in 1987]] | |||
[[Category:video games released on Apple II worldwide]] | |||
Revision as of 11:57, 3 July 2024
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| Mystery House | |
| Developer | On-Line Systems |
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| Publisher | On-Line Systems |
| Platforms | Apple II |
| Released | United States: 1980 |
| Added to Museum |
Apple II (from ScummVM.org): March 22, 2018 |
Mystery House (ミステリーハウス) was the first adventure game with graphics.
It was released in 1980, and was the first game by On-Line Systems (later known as Sierra On-Line, Sierra Entertainment, then just Sierra).
Mystery House was marketed as the first video game in the Sierra On-Line Hi-Res Adventures series.
Plot
A person searches for treasure and uncovers a murderer or before becoming the next victim.
Development
The story and graphics were made by Roberta Williams. The game was programmed by, and the black and white line graphics were scanned in line by line by, her husband Ken Williams.
Versions
Mystery House was first sold with just a disk and a one-sided card-stock paper that served as a manual in a plastic zip-lock baggie out of Ken and Roberta Williams' home.
The game was released as freeware in 1987.
