 | Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short
3 votes
"One of my favorite short games" [+]"One of my favorite short games" ( ) --Captain Mikee... "Great game!..." [+]"Great game! Actually was the first game I ever solved with or without hints" ( - Full review) --Aintelligence... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Felix Pleșoianu...
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 | Zork III, by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank
3 votes
"When Young" [+]"When Young: And I think I solved a couple of puzzles without understanding them completely (as I did in Zork II, but I did use hints for that one.)" --joncgoodwin... "Zork III was one of my most memorable IF experiences. Solving it became a personal mission. I can still remember how fast I woul type in different sequences of operations in desperate attempts to solve puzzles I had been stuck on for weeks :->" [+]"Zork III was one of my most memorable IF experiences. Solving it became a personal mission. I can still remember how fast I woul type in different sequences of operations in desperate attempts to solve puzzles I had been stuck on for weeks :->: I solved it without hints / clues! I remember my graph paper maps had parts of the paper erased so much that holes were worn right though :->" () --EatenByAGrue... "Solved this as a..." [+]"Solved this as a teenager; did the Royal Puzzle using little paper squares on graph paper." () --JasonMel...
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 | The Count, by Scott Adams
2 votes
"This one actually took me a several years of on-and-off play during the first half of the 1980s." [+]"This one actually took me a several years of on-and-off play during the first half of the 1980s." ( - Full review) --Xervosh... "If this is the game I remember, I solved it in a couple of hours." [+]"If this is the game I remember, I solved it in a couple of hours." --Captain Mikee...
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 | Infidel, by Michael Berlyn
2 votes
""Wasn't Hard"" [+]""Wasn't Hard": For me, for some reason, though I've read that some folks found it difficult." --joncgoodwin... "The first game I ever completed without hints" [+]"The first game I ever completed without hints" () --Captain Mikee...
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 | Leadlight, by Wade Clarke
2 votes
"A great slasher/horror game. " [+]"A great slasher/horror game. : I solved this one without hints or a walk-through. I missed a few of the secrets though, but was satisfied with the game-play and the very logical puzzles. Some of the puzzles took a little while for me, but with some careful thinking got past all hurdles." () --Anthony Mueller... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer...
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| Hunter, in Darkness, by Andrew Plotkin
2 votes
"Solved the second time around - I think I just wasn't persistent enough the first time." [+]"Solved the second time around - I think I just wasn't persistent enough the first time." () --Captain Mikee... "Short and sweet" [+]"Short and sweet: Solved this after dying a couple of times. Really immersive yet short." () --Carlo...
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 | Planetfall, by Steve Meretzky
2 votes
"I remember this game very fondly" [+]"I remember this game very fondly: The first Infocom game I finished on my own. And I loved Floyd." --Sophronisba... "99% sure no hints were available when I played this" [+]"99% sure no hints were available when I played this" () --Captain Mikee...
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 | Pirate Adventure, by Scott Adams and Alexis Adams
2 votes
"Very easy, but then, it was supposed to be. Solved it the first day I played it. I was glad I didn't pay for it!" [+]"Very easy, but then, it was supposed to be. Solved it the first day I played it. I was glad I didn't pay for it!" () --Xervosh... "One of the first adventure games I played." [+]"One of the first adventure games I played.: It took me a long time to solve this over a summer, but I was just a small kid on a VIC20 using a game cartridge." () --Anthony Mueller...
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 | Leather Goddesses of Phobos, by Steve Meretzky
1 vote
"The Riddle Took Me A While, But ..." [+]"The Riddle Took Me A While, But ...: This was the second game Infocom game I completed during my better-late-than-never dive into the form in the 1990s. I had no access to hints or walkthroughs, so it took awhile, and I recall two specific sticking points: the Sultan's Riddle (the solution to which tickled me to no end when it dawned on me) and the swordfight in space (again, while i hit my head against it for days, I found it very satisfying when I finally nailed it). When virtually every long-form game I'm ever likely to write has a sidekick NPC in it, this game (and not the usual suspect) is why." () --Ghalev...
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| All Things Devours, by half sick of shadows
1 vote
"Very logical, very satisfying" [+]"Very logical, very satisfying: It took me several attempts to solve this, but it was really worth it: at its core is one of the most satisfying, because logical, puzzles." () --Carlo...
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 | Witness, by Stu Galley
1 vote
"In under 72 hours, back in 1984." [+]"In under 72 hours, back in 1984." ( - Full review) --Xervosh...
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 | The Plant, by Michael J. Roberts
1 vote
"Stuck Twice" [+]"Stuck Twice: But I worked it out both times. The two or three things you have to do to get into the plant (outside of the scenery searching) were satisfying puzzles to solve." --joncgoodwin...
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| Dutch Dapper IV: The Final Voyage, by Harry Hol
1 vote
"Hilarious and mind-bending... a worthy successor of Douglas Adams." [+]"Hilarious and mind-bending... a worthy successor of Douglas Adams.: I'm a terrible puzzle solver, yet I was able to play this puzzlefest to the end with no help at all -- must be exceptionally well-clued." () --Felix Pleșoianu...
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 | Voodoo Castle, by Alexis Adams
1 vote
"Took me about a year of semi-frequent play during the mid-1980s." [+]"Took me about a year of semi-frequent play during the mid-1980s." ( - Full review) --Xervosh...
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 | Plundered Hearts, by Amy Briggs
1 vote
"Dangerous Dining." [+]"Dangerous Dining.: When I finally got access to my own copies of some text adventures in the 1990s (I knew of them in the 80s but had no computer), I began with a stack of Infocom titles handed down from a friend of mine. The first game I completed on my own was probably an odd choice for anyone's "first timer" game, but well worth the effort. I was stuck the longest on the sequence near the end when LaFond is trying to get his clammy mitts on the protagonist." () --Ghalev...
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 | Adventureland, by Scott Adams
1 vote
"Very easy; took me just half a dozen tries, at most, during the early 1980s." [+]"Very easy; took me just half a dozen tries, at most, during the early 1980s." () --Xervosh...
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 | Ka, by Dan Efran
1 vote
(No comment) [+](No comment) () --Artran...
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| The Golden Wombat of Destiny, by Huw Collingbourne
1 vote
"Finished this game, but because of the ending, I wasn't sure if I'd missed something." [+]"Finished this game, but because of the ending, I wasn't sure if I'd missed something." --Captain Mikee...
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 | Softporn Adventure, by Chuck Benton
1 vote
"Quite simple. Took me about 2-3 days of determined effort in 1985 to solve my pirated copy." [+]"Quite simple. Took me about 2-3 days of determined effort in 1985 to solve my pirated copy." () --Xervosh...
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 | Lock & Key, by Adam Cadre
1 vote
"Fun game to..." [+]"Fun game to solve!" --JasonMel...
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| Delightful Wallpaper, by Andrew Plotkin ('Edgar O. Weyrd')
1 vote
"Some Pride" [+]"Some Pride: The first part of this is one of the trickier environmental mechanical puzzles I've seen represented in IF. I was pleased to solve it. I finished the second half as well, though I'm not sure that I fully grasped the different possibilities. " --joncgoodwin...
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| Valley of the Minotaur, by Nicolas van Dyk
1 vote
"Solved it once, but was never able to achieve the maximum score." [+]"Solved it once, but was never able to achieve the maximum score." () --Xervosh...
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 | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky
1 vote
"Getting the Babel fish was well worth the effort" [+]"Getting the Babel fish was well worth the effort: This game is so much fun that even afrustrarting puzzle like the babel fish is enjoyable." () --Puddin Tame...
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 | Mindwheel, by Robert Pinsky, William Mataga, Steve Hales
1 vote
"This was a lot of fun, and took me probably about two weeks, in 1985." [+]"This was a lot of fun, and took me probably about two weeks, in 1985." () --Xervosh...
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 | Dual Transform, by Andrew Plotkin
1 vote
"Easy but satisfying game." [+]"Easy but satisfying game.: I solved this in a couple of hours. A very creative and well crafted game. Too bad about the To Be Continued message. I was hoping for more." () --Anthony Mueller...
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 | Zork II, by Dave Lebling, Marc Blank
1 vote
"Solved this as a..." [+]"Solved this as a teenager; upon solving the oddly-angled room at long last, I remember thinking, 'You've got to be kidding.' But that's not to say that it wasn't fun to get the right answer." () --JasonMel...
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