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- Following message captured from the BOSKUG (Boston Kaypro Users Group)
- RCP/M and BBS, (617)-776-6029.....
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- Area: CP/M
- Msg # 412 11/03/87 14:01 EDT
- Subj: Infocom Games
- From: Bob Freed
- To: All
-
- I don't know how many people are aware of the following information, but
- I haven't seen it posted publicly elsewhere. I just saw an ad for
- Infocom games (Zork I, etc.) for CP/M computers from Central Computer
- Products at so-called "bargain closeout" prices. (E.g. $37.00 for Zork
- I, which 'lists' for $39.95.) That is pure and simple a ripoff.....
-
- If you are an Infocom junkie like me, you may be aware that Infocom
- discontinued production of all CP/M versions of their games over a year
- ago. What you may not know is that existing stock of ALL Infocom games
- for CP/M computers is available directly from Infocom for just $14.95
- plus $2.00 s&h per game "while supplies last." The latest newsletter
- from Infocom lists only a handful of games as being still available in
- Kaypro II CP/M format: Zork I, Enchanter, Suspect, Planetfall,
- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Cutthroats, Deadline, Witness, and
- Seastalker. However, I was able to order EVERY SINGLE game ever
- produced in Kaypro format just a few months ago, despite the fact that
- some of these were listed as no longer available.
-
- Furthermore, if you have the capability to read CP/M disks for other
- computers (e.g. Osborne, DEC Rainbow, or generic 8" CP/M), it is a
- simple matter to patch the .COM files to run on the Kaypro. Some of the
- other titles marked as still available in those formats are: Zork II,
- Zork III, Sorcerer, Starcross, Suspended, and Infidel. (I will be happy
- to provide the patching details to anyone who is interested.)
-
- So, if you love Infocom's interactive fiction, or have played some of
- the earlier Zork stories but always balked at the exorbitant $30-$50
- pricing, here's a chance for a real bargain. (Note that the newer
- Infocom games, e.g. Hitchhiker's, have advanced quite a bit from the
- simple 'adventure' game style of Zork. They really are some of the
- cleverest and most intellectually-stimulating computer recreations
- available for non-graphics, non-color, non-musical [i.e. no-nonsense]
- machines.)
-
- The direct-order no. is 1-800-262-6868 for credit card orders over
- $15.00. Or write to INFOCOM, P.O. Box 478, Cresskill, NJ 07626.
-
- [Disclaimer: I have no connection whatsoever with Infocom, Inc. I just
- love to play the games!]
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