Infocom

**Infocom** was a software company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that produced numerous works of interactive fiction. They also produced one notable business application, a relational database called _Cornerstone_. It is also credited for creating the DOS game series Zork. The company bought by Activision in 1986.

### Interactive fiction

- The _Zork_ series:
    - The original Zork Trilogy (Marc Blank & Dave Lebling):
        - _Zork I: The Great Underground Empire_ (1980)
        - _Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz_ (1981)
        - _Zork III: The Dungeon Master_ (1982)
    - The _Enchanter_ Trilogy:
        - _Enchanter_ (1983, Marc Blank and Dave Lebling)
        - _Sorcerer_ (1984, Steve Meretzky)
        - _Spellbreaker_ (1985, Dave Lebling)
    - _Mini Zork I: The Great Underground Empire_ (1987, Marc Blank & Dave Lebling, free cut-down, single load tape version of game, covermounted on UK's _ZZAP!64_ magazine)
    - _Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor_ (1987, Brian Moriarty)
    - _Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz_ (1988, Steve Meretzky)
    - _Zork: The Undiscovered Underground_ (1997, Michael Berlyn and Marc Blank)
- The _Planetfall_ series:
    - _Planetfall_ (1983, Steve Meretzky)
    - _Stationfall_ (1987, Steve Meretzky)
- _Deadline_ (1982, Marc Blank)
- _Starcross_ (1982, Dave Lebling)
- _Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare_ (1983, Michael Berlyn)
- _Infidel_ (1983, Michael Berlyn)
- _The Witness_ (1983, Stu Galley)
- _Cutthroats_ (1984, Michael Berlyn & Jerry Wolper)
- _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_ (1984, Steve Meretzky & Douglas Adams)
- _Seastalker_ (1984, Stu Galley & Jim Lawrence)
- _Suspect_ (1984, Dave Lebling)
- _A Mind Forever Voyaging_ (1985, Steve Meretzky)
- _Wishbringer: The Magick Stone of Dreams_ (1985, Brian Moriarty)
- _Ballyhoo_ (1986, Jeff O'Neill)
- _Hollywood Hijinx_ (1986, "Hollywood" Dave Anderson)
- _Leather Goddesses of Phobos_ (1986, Steve Meretzky)
- _Moonmist_ (1986, Stu Galley & Jim Lawrence)
- _Trinity_ (1986, Brian Moriarty)
- _Border Zone_ (1987, Marc Blank)
- _Bureaucracy_ (1987, Infocom & Douglas Adams)
- _The Lurking Horror_ (1987, Dave Lebling)
- _Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It_ (1987, Jeff O'Neill)
- _Plundered Hearts_ (1987, Amy Briggs)
- _Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels_ (1988, Bob Bates)
- _Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur_ (1989, Bob Bates)
- _James Clavell's Shogun_ (1989, Dave Lebling)
- _Journey_ (1989, Marc Blank)

### Other titles

- Graphic Adventures
    - _Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X!_ (1992, Steve Meretzky)
    - _Return to Zork_ (1993, Doug Barnett)
    - _Zork: Nemesis_ (1996)
    - _Zork Grand Inquisitor_ (1997)
- BattleTech Games
    - _BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception_ (1988, developed by Westwood Studios)
    - _BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge_ (1991, developed by Westwood Studios)
- Other Games
    - _Fooblitzky_ (1985, Marc Blank, Mike Berlyn, Poh Lim & Paula Maxwell)
    - _Quarterstaff: The Tomb of Setmoth_ (1988, Scott Schmitz, Ken Updike & Amy Briggs)
    - _Mines of Titan_ (1988, Louis Castle & Brett Sperry)
    - _Tombs & Treasure_ (1989, developed by Nihon Falcom)
    - _Circuit's Edge_ (1989, developed by Westwood Studios)
- Infocomics
    - _Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen_ (1988, Steve Meretzky)
    - _Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams_ (1988, Amy Briggs)
    - _ZorkQuest: Assault on Egreth Castle_ (1988, Elizabeth Langosy)
    - _ZorkQuest II: The Crystal of Doom_ (1988, Elizabeth Langosy)

### Collections

- _The Zork Trilogy_ (1986; contained _Zork I_, _Zork II_ & _Zork III_)
- _The Enchanter Trilogy_ (1986; contained _Enchanter_, _Sorcerer_ & _Spellbreaker_)
- _The Lost Treasures of Infocom_ (1991; contained 20 of Infocom's interactive fiction games)
- _The Lost Treasures of Infocom II_ (1992; contained 11 interactive fiction games)
- _The Zork Anthology_ (1994; contained _Zork I_, _Zork II_, _Zork III_, _Beyond Zork_ & _Zork Zero_)
- _The Mystery Collection _ (1995; contained _Deadline_, _Lurking Horror_, _Moonmist_, _Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels_, _Suspect_ and _The Witness_. _Zork Zero_ and _Planetfall_ were a bonus in some packages)
- _The Adventure Collection_ (1995; contained _Border Zone_, _Plundered Hearts_, _Cutthroats_, _Trinity_ and _Infidel_)
- _The Comedy Collection_ (1995; contained _Bureaucracy_, _Hollywood Hijinx_ and _Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It_)
- _The Fantasy Collection_ (1995; contained _Spellbreaker_, _Enchanter_, _Sorcerer_, _Seastalker_ and _Wishbringer_)
- _The Science Fiction Collection_ (1995; contained _Suspended_, _A Mind Forever Voyaging_, _Starcross_, _Stationfall_ and _Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy_)
- _Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces of Infocom_ (1996; contained 33 Infocom games plus six winners of the SPAG Interactive Fiction Contest not affiliated with Infocom)
- _Zork Special Edition_ (1997; contained _Zork I_, _Zork II_, _Zork III_, _Beyond Zork_, _Zork Zero_, _Return to Zork_, _Zork: Nemesis_, and _Planetfall_)
- _Zork Classics: Interactive Fiction_ (2000)
- _The Zork Legacy Collection_ (2002; contained _The Zork Anthology_, _Return to Zork_, and _Zork Nemesis_)