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Quote of the day

The cyclops says "Mmm Mmm. I love hot peppers! But oh, could I use a drink. Perhaps I could drink the blood of that thing." From the gleam in his eye, it could be surmised that you are "that thing".

-- Zork I

Factoid of the day

In 1992, former implementers Marc Blank and Michael Berlyn teamed up to found video game company Blank, Berlyn & Co., eventually renamed to Eidetic and then to Bend Studio after being acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment. The company initially produced games for the Apple Newton, but later pivoted to computer and console games such as Busby 3D and Syphon Filter.

Micro Adventurer, #15

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Jan 1985

Infocom Plus 4

COMMODORE UK will be distributing Infocom's entire range of games for the Plus 4, and probably for the Commodore 64 as well, according to Chris West, Commodore UK's software development manager. This follows an agreement between Commodore UK's American parent company and Infocom, allowing Commodore to repackage the games, cutting down slightly on the amount of support material.

For the British customer, with Commodore 64 or Plus 4 and disc drives, this deal means that all the Infocom range will eventually be available at £11.99. The Zork trilogy, Starcross, Suspended and Deadline are already out.

Commodore UK has also been given the rights to the Scott Adams' Questprobe series, based on the Marvel comic universe, on disc. Adventure International UK will still be publishing cassette versions of the games.

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Micro Adventurer
Jan 1985

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