Infocom: The Documentary

Any Infocom people who may read this: You are my heroes

I was born in 89, so I didnt have the chance to live the text adventure era. However, I felt in love with 90s graphic adventures and just now found the text based ones. The way this guys talk about it is so passionate, and the nostalgic atmosphere gives it a sad tone that really cativated me. Thanks for the great documentary, and for keeping history alive!

I am 20 years old and have started computer science degree last year. Seeing all those people working together and having fun while putting their hearts and souls into something they love shows exactly why I choose to follow this path. I want to do Things that people love, and I won't give up this path. This documentary was truly inspiring, and I Hope that it can inspire a whole generation of new proggramers. We should never stop seeing what we do as works of art, whatever it is.

I watch this and I think "these are my kind of people". Which makes sense. They wrote software that affected me profoundly. My first major program (written in Basic) was inspired in particular by the Infocom game "Sorcerer". I am still writing code today. You could say I have them to thank for my career. Thank you so much Jason for this and Get Lamp!

When floyd died in planetfall, that was the first time i cried from any media. No books no movies, no nothing has ever hit me as hard as that. Granted i was only like 8 yrs old. Scarred me for life, but it a great way. Thak you, infocom.

I recently purchased a large big box PC game collection. Included in the collection are more than 20 Infocom games(including 3 Infocomics games). When I saw the boxes and started going through the various titles, I knew there was something special and different about them. I fully understand why people would have collected these games, if even just to put them on a shelf and look at them from time to time. The amount of content and the care and detail in everyone of the physical boxes and included paraphernalia is incredible. This documentary has made me melancholy and nostalgic. Which is funny because I really wasn't exposed to these games back then. I guess I just remember....something.

I had the pleasure to work for Marc Blanc and Mike Berlyn , amazing people

My reading and problem solving skills jumped leaps and bounds playing with these games back in the 80s. 🤗

Jason Scott, Thank you so much for making this documentary. I played Cutthroats & Hitchhikers as a teen back in the 80s. Last year I acquired an original copies of Deadline & Cutthroats. I think it's a great time to play them again while waiting out the COVID19 pandemic. Take care.

What an excellent documentary! I was born in '84 and the first time I heard of Infocom was a few hours ago through a brief mention in a GDC video. I know I'd heard of Zork, but I didn't own a PC until 2007, so I missed out on decades of computer games. I love discovering stuff like this. I wouldn't know anything about id, Cyan, Sierra On-Line, Lucasarts, or indeed Infocom if it wasn't for GDC mentions.

My mom bought the lost treasures of info infocom at Costco in like 1995 and it's one of our prized possessions. It has all the maps and feelies for almost every infocom game! I remember reading that it was sold as a bundle in some kind of last ditch effort to make some money before the company went tits up.

The memories of my youth are flooding back watching this. Even getting the latest copy of "The New Zork Times" in the mail would bring me such enjoyment as a kid. The cleverness and wit of everything these guys did was truly something!

Both my grandparents worked at infocom my grandfather did the art for a few of their games. My mom and aunt basically grew up in the room where they had a bunch of consoles which is where they spent basically every day. Zork is one of my favorite games of all time ever since I was a kid because my mom used to play it with me instead of a bedtime story. We even have a few sealed original box Infocom games. Its a really weird fact about my family but its something I have always cherished.

It didn't matter if you solved them... It was always about the journey, not the destination.

this is gold my friend! Thanks for share this!

Zork was my life when I was a kid.

I loved Infocom games on my Commodore 64. I wish it was still making interactive fiction.

There's a lamp hidden in every shot, clever. Love your docs btw, I could watch them over and over. Thank you for helping to preserve computing history.

Zork II on the Commodore 64... Good memories. Thanks for putting this out there, JS.

Great documentary. I remember owning and playing most Infocom games when I was a kid. Loved the packaging and the whole experience while playing. Sharing hints and tips with my friends for all the games was part of the great experience. I remember going to the mall and seeing these games on the shelves of Electronic Boutique and Software Etc. Couldn't wait until a new Infocom game was released. Nice little hidden easter egg in this documentary where the gold lantern is in every shot of all the interviews. Thanks for creating and sharing with all the old time fans of these games. These games created by Infocom will always be classics in my eyes.