I still have a copy of Zork I for PC in the original packaging, 5.25" floppy. I should have grabbed the data back when I still had a working drive.
Down From the Top of Its Game: The Story of Infocom, Inc (2000) [pdf]
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Re: Down From the Top of Its Game: The Story of Infocom, Inc (2000) [pdf]
#32People are still creating new interactive fiction on range of old to modern engines. See "The Interactive Fiction Competition" http://www.ifcomp.org/ and look at past winners for a taste.
Since you mention that, let me give a shout out to Violet, my vote for best short IF game of all time. Playable here:
Takes maybe an hour or two to complete, `hint` if you get stuck.
Re: Down From the Top of Its Game: The Story of Infocom, Inc (2000) [pdf]
#33I remember playing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on an original Palm Pilot. What a great game.
It turned 31 yesterday. You can play a version released last year here (no Flash, no Java): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1g84m0sXpnNCv84GpN2...
Re: Down From the Top of Its Game: The Story of Infocom, Inc (2000) [pdf]
#34If you find this interesting, I recommend the digital antiquarian: http://www.filfre.net/
I look forward to his post each week. They are detailed, conversational, historical, and insightful. His series on Trinity was simply fantastic, a beautiful blend of game and actual history.
He covers more than just infocom games of the era, but one can tell he has a great deal of fondness for their games. He has recently begun detailing the end of infocom.