Text Adventures - Lost Treasures of Infocom

[@LGR]

Man, it is great to see the PC side of your gaming room! I knew you had some great titles, hehe. Yeah, these Infocom collections are fantastic to own aren't they? What great games, with great feelies. And I love how heavy those compilation boxes are!

[@lordterra1377]

Have you watched the Get Lamp documentary yet? It's all about IF (text adventure games) and Infocom.

[@tyleratomic]

Wow, its LGR lol one of my favorite KZbinrs! Suprising seeing you here 7 years ago

[@Nate-hb8tw]

Playing some of these for the first time on Frotz and wow, the parsers are so good. It amazes me how complex these kind of games can be

[@retrojoe1590]

I was a HUGE Infocom fan back in the early 80s in my high school years. My C64 and I were partners on many adventures.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Infocom crafted some of the best stories and characters in their 80s text adventures. I talk about two compilation sets that hold over 30+ games plus Leather Goddesses of Phobos.

[@wrathfultick]

Really enjoyed this, Infocom games were mainly what got me into PC gaming in the first place, way back in my C64 days. Thanks for the trip to the past - I'm going to have to look into that iOS app!

[@Elround4]

Will Activision make an Android OS version of that Ipad app?

[@doomkarloff]

I know that this is now more than a year ago since this was posted but will give it a shot anyway : does anybody know of a legal way of purchasing the infocom classics for pc, except the zork games, which are on gog.com ?

[@LargoGabriel]

excellent edition, including maps guides etc itunes.apple.com/us/app/lost-treasures-of-infocom/id577626745?mt=8

[@MetalJesusRocks]

You'd have to ask yourself: Do you like to read books? If not, then they probably aren't the games for you. However, because they were so descriptive... they can hold up today if you can get over the difficulty and learning curve.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thanks! As much as I love console games...I was a Commodore 64 kid growing up...and then later working at Sierra in the 90s, I played PC games almost exclusively. So many great memories!

[@DanielGilchristYT]

Can we please talk about how this guy has an almost flawlessly real looking green screen effect, but chooses to simulate the effect OF BEING IN HIS ROOM. ?!

[@lyingcat9022]

Sorry for the 5 year delay… I’ve been kinda busy. But sure let’s talk about it :)

[@theimortal1974]

i never played the old school text adventure games except for zork. the ones i really got into were the text adventure games with graphics like from legend (the spellcasting series). that was my first experience with a game that reminds you that your score went up everytime you did a score rising task. so when i tried out wishbringer from infocom yesterday i was shocked to see that it had that your score as gone up message in it. i didn't know that was in games from infocom series (at least games later than zork 1).

[@iplayedataritoday]

I used to be REALLY into text adventures back in my Commodore 64 days. I've just started going through Wishbringer to get back into it.

[@gamingtonight1526]

Deadline and Suspect were my favourites. They had a great parser. But I love Trillium Graphic Adventures too!

[@michaelbarr6203]

Totally agree on Planetfall. I couldn't believe that a text adventure game could actually evoke such emotion (again, no spoilers). Floyd rocked it as a companion. Very well written game.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Our basement is about 900 sq ft... and half of that is dedicated to video games and playing music. Well...maybe a bit more when you count the storage area too :)

[@Maria-km2pe]

I wish I grew up with games like this, so cool that they came with actual physical maps and stuff

[@SatomiForward]

As soon as I saw the box art for the infocom games like enchanter and wishmaster. I need to get them emulated. I'm too young for infocom but it still psyches me up

[@bojankotur4613]

Today I received the floppy version of The Lost Treasures of Infocom. The box is actually a bit too small for everything as there are five 3.5" floppies inside as well as ten 5.25" floppies!

[@Bmann707]

Just wanted to congratulate you on how much your channel has grown MJR!!! Keep up the great work!

[@d.aardent9382]

Whoa so great to hear that they reissued a bunch of the games for tablets. The text game "Adventure!" I think was the first dungeon crawl game I played, just before Ataris "Adventure" for 2600. It was weird though that in my area there was hardly anyplace that sold rpg books, but I did buy classic DnD at a kaybee toys around '83 ,but none of my friends wanted to get into it, so I just returned it.lol I wished I had just kept it for using for helping me develop my own games as I had several boardgame ideas I wanted to do back in mid 80s but never got time, but as time went on into the 90s and 2000s others implemented the same ideas I had and were able to create and market actual games in the style I wanted to be able to way back. As it made me mad at myself for not taking time to work on developing my game ideas as I had card mechanics and a miniatures utilization and a multiple level terrain board idea, but then later I found others did it before I could. Lol So I just gave up on it. I still want to create a working prototype though, even if it is just for my own satisfaction.

[@KaroKoenich]

Great video. I love old text adventures, and still play a shorter one from time to time.

[@klaudijevtrkaciteritorij4301]

All of this boxes was amazing for PC Games,something was i never see

[@mvl71]

The text forces you to use your imagination. Indeed much like reading a book. No PS4 or Xboxwhatever can beat that. They keep on bashing each other with 1080p and a gazillion colors and gigaHerz and so on, and then suddenly Infocom changes the rules. They changed them 34 years ago. And as far as I can judge, they are still winning. Great vid, MJ. One of the best so far.

[@7thangelad586]

I have fond memories of the many text adventures on my old PC. Half the fun for me as a 7 or 8 year old was guessing the commands. I’ve been looking for two of them for years: are you familiar with Mission to Mars? There’s also one based in the Wild West where you’re searching for gold. I know this is an old video but I just stumbled upon it!

[@jmp01a24]

Did you see the Get Lamp & Infocom documentary. Made by Jason Scott over at Archive.org. Great both of them. He also made a great DVD about BBS culture and phenomena.

[@JakeAndKamHaveIssues]

What a great vid MJR! Old school PC adventure games (in general) just don't get covered enough on YT so it's awesome you're filling that gap. More please. : )

[@Tanukitsune2]

I have the CD collection Classic Text Adventures Masterpieces of Infocom which does have Leather Goddesses of Phobos... but lacks the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

[@michaelweigel6230]

thanks GREAT video!!! i use to play zork at my friends house on his computer (way back in the day)... loved it!!!

[@Alman19955]

Is that Darkseed in the background? What a game, I wish H.R. Giger did more art for point and click games.

[@alternatereality85]

Infocom games were great, their packaging was out of this world too.

[@dpw81]

I love these games, there's a brilliant documentary called "Get Lamp" about these games, but I'm sure you know that!

[@MarshalTennerWinter]

I was a kid in the 80s, played all of these. Infocom ALWAYS put out a quality product.

[@iplayedataritoday]

I have so many fond memories of text adventures on my Commodore 64.

[@JanusCycle]

Infocom made words on your computer heaps fun to play

[@janet.snakehole]

thanks for everything. You do more for us than you realize :) cheers from Spain

[@losalfajoresok]

great stuff, as I was a kid who didn't speak english I never played text adventures, but I think I will give them a try some time in the future, also these boxes are pretty sweet, with all that stuff inside. They really dedicate a lot to make text adventures more than that!

[@lordevyl8317]

I loved the Lurking Horror. If you're a fan of text adventures and a fan of H.P. Lovecraft, you would love The Lurking Horror as the game is loosely based on his work

[@SuperDashRendar]

Great episode, thanks for working so hard to make these!

[@electricadventures]

I absolutely love this box set (I have it for the Amiga), even though not all of the disks work anymore (I can get around that with ADF) all of the materials in the box is fantastic. I don't know how many hours I spent playing these games back in the day! I played Zork I on a mainframe terminal originally. Most of these early ones were also available on CPM so I probably played most of them on that. I even made a heavily inspired game based on Planet Fall for the original Spectravideo & MSX.

[@AlidarJarok1]

Never played any of these games but I love the history of old video games. I am a collector my self. One of my dreams is to become a video game historian. Just not sure how to make that happen.

[@Haapmusic]

Planetfall! One of the very first games I ever played. Love it.

[@stashmerkin9576]

I loved these games on my Apple //c. You're correct, the writing was great!

[@fathyzin6470]

MJR, love your video when you show old classic PC games! Need more!

[@Bakfor]

That big box showoff at the end. Great taste, man.

[@GuitarAnthony]

Zork I was my very first Commodore 64 game. My second game was Impossible Mission which is as far from a text adventure you could get.

[@abergethirty]

They released '"Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces of Infocom" in '96, it was a single CD with 33 games and TLGOP included. It was cross Platform, with all the documentation and game paraphernalia in PDF format.

[@theimortal1974]

one of my favorite classic games this guy should know a little bit about for multiple reasons......shivers 2

[@RussLyman]

Pretty neat MetalJesus. I never heard of these games before and look pretty neat. Using your imagination really plays into them. If I get a ipad or tablet I will def check the app out. Thanks again

[@MatthewGamerInAsia]

Those games definitely bring back memories! I was a huge fan of the Zork series. I would have to say my all time favorite Infocom game was Ballyhoo. I will definitely have to look into getting that app.

[@cheekybirdierichard]

spot on regarding Planetfall That one moment in particular was very emotional

[@Zeldaschampion]

I always regretted not having a PC back then. So many awesome games came out that I never got to play.

[@Adamchevy]

Infocom! Takes me back to my 486 basic programming days. Thanks for this video, I really enjoyed these games back in the day.

[@largolagrande]

very interessting! I've never played a pure text adventure and I never knew about this company and how much effort they put put in their games in the past. would love to see more!

[@jamescboyd]

It's not on Netflix, but I found it on KZbin! I'll be watching it using my KZbin app on my 360. Thanks for the tip!

[@LGR]

More like "do people on TV Tropes know of Infocom games", since the company called them Feelies years before the site even existed :)

[@Heffy_Boi]

The music at the end of he video reminded me of Spyro, such a blast of nostagia.

[@metalfacemark]

Fantastic - I love when you do these old big box PC games.

[@kenkobra]

Floyd....cry

[@Severius33]

Planetfall is probably my favorite game of all time. There are great games, but Planetfall was so special.

[@jmarcguy]

I only played a few text games back then. Couldn't afford them. Used to see the ads for Zork and want that so bad. The only game I remember beating was called Xenos. It was about aliens crashing near a small town. Great stuff!

[@doalwa]

Awesome video! Would love to see more of your PC games collection!

[@jamesmaynard3615]

the only one I have seen mention the second volume. Good luck finding it these days

[@6000pounds]

Great video. I wish I had a pristine 486 running to play these great games and have fun with.

[@PaulKostrzewa]

The Lost Treasures sets are a great way to get introduced to Infocom but there is no replacement for the grey box series I collected with the feelies like the glow in the dark Wish Stone, the Lucky Swizzle stick from Hollywood Hijinx, etc. They really knew how to package a game as well as writing amazing interactive fiction.

[@ScottsGameAsylum]

thanks for sharing this jason. im not into text adventures, but props to you for showing your collection.

[@paulmuaddib451]

Show more Infocom games! Love this shit!

[@samvicchrilli3012]

Fun and informative vid, thanks for sharing. Love those old PC boxes. Cool that the games are on iPad as well.

[@DenverGamer]

Super cool!

[@YourNewBuddy]

Awesome video! I had most of these as well, then bought the iPad version. Nowadays, the dang thing hasn’t been updated to 64-bit, so it won’t run on iOS 11.

[@Gerenocidiac]

Get Lamp is awesome, I'm sure you'll love it!

[@VectrexRoli]

Really cool stuff they included in the game boxes back then. Miss those days... ;-)

[@AlidarJarok1]

Looks fantastic. Keep up the good work.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Watch the end of the video. I show the iPad versions

[@Kiatrasi]

Just recently discovered your channel, Metal Jesus. Excellent stuff! Great to check out Commodore 64 videos (best computer, you know it) and it's always a pleasure to meet a fellow gamer who has the right taste. Infocom, System Shock, Ultimas ...I spot even Dark Seed in your shelf in this video. Hell yea! You got a new subscriber, rock on :)

[@mymainmanskins]

super cool stuff! my mind immediately went to what one of those scratch and sniff's might/should smell like. insert bevis laugh here. also i said insert! i played a few of these games back in those days but was unaware of most of what the company was making. i wish more of the the special editions of modern games had the same aesthetic's that these old pc games did.

[@maximpact24]

Excellent episode once again MJ. I think you should do more older PC game reviews/compilations videos. They're just great. Cheers! ^>^

[@than0zZ]

Such a Legendary room full of Great PC Boxes of the old... Oh the memories! edit: 7:08 LOL

[@C64Queeg500]

Great vid MJ. Great memories of Zork back in the 80s. :-)

[@1971Corwin]

I love these games. Interactive fiction games are alive and well, by the way. The annual competition (the main one) has been around for nearly 20 years.

[@barefootfriend]

I want to grow old with Metal Jesus

[@Farmeryeti]

I'm not sure if I like text adventures necessarily, but I definitely find them real interesting.

[@NostalgiaKing]

I wish more KZbinrs covered these kinds of games :| Great video!

[@TexasRable]

Man, seriously, thanks for showing me these games. I would never find them on my own. Cheers

[@PCGamer77]

BEST. METALJESUS. EVER.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I don't know what phone you use, but iOS lets you control all of that under: Settings > Privacy and then just adjust the settings for each app. The more ya know!

[@smashbrawl170]

Interesting video.... But I want more hidden gems! haha! Love your channel! Keep on Gaming and Rock N' Roll!

[@chrishodgson3584]

I used to love text adventures on C64, I think my favourite was Labyrinth based on the movie. If you havent played it definitely check it out!

[@057wolf]

I bet that there were CD and floppy releases for both volumes, probably also multiple different versions of each volume for various platforms as well.

[@Moondog954]

i've always loved text adventures, but i only played a couple back in the day on my Commodore 64, which were: Jack The Ripper Extricator (this one was my favourite) Bored of the Rings (a hilarious spoof of Lord of the Rings) Bram Stoker's Dracula

[@dejavuman22]

Nice Baldur's gate collection! Any plans to cover those games?

[@viraticwars]

Zork, Beyond Zork, and Hitchhikers Guide were my favorites of the dark ages.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Would you believe I used the current iPad to shoot some of that footage? Looks great, right?

[@TheStereo3000]

Looks interesting going to download that app & give it ago

[@thorbahn3]

You should of mentioned that Zork is in Call of Duty Black Ops. Yes, one of the best selling games of all time, has Zork as an easter egg.

[@SuperSuicidalpanda]

Thanks for the info MetalJesusRocks! I've always wanted to play some of text based adventures. What do you recommend for someone who has never played a text based game?

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Impossible Mission...so good! "Stay a while.... Stay FOREVER!"

[@theimortal1974]

it's amazing that was from a c64 game. that voice sounded better than most nintendo games voices.

[@azalin19751975]

With your eclectic collection of games...from consoles to PC....How many rooms at you house are filled with games??? Another Great Vid M.J.!!! -SWFLGamers

[@DeathByEMP]

Hey, Metal Jesus. Let's say one was looking to get his hands on the Zork games plus all the goodies they came with. Where would be the best place to start searching?

[@16BitBrothers]

Who said education wasn't fun ? That's was great to hear about Jason cheers pal ! :-)

[@Ben_306]

what do you use to run those big 5 1/4 inch floppies, is there like a usb drive, just like those for 1,44Mb 3 1/2 " floppies? Wish I had funds or at least a steady thrift shop supply like most americans.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I didn't know about that documentary! **runs off to Netflix**

[@DarkShroom]

the "grue" lol...i was eaten many times by grues but funnily enough I can't remember what it looked like

[@azalin19751975]

Thanks for Responding!! When I see your vids, I assume your Man Cave has the gist of your games....but as you/like me collect for many systems, I knew you had to have a Retro Bunker somewhere! Man, I miss basements! No basements in Florida...After 4-6ft...Just water and Alligators! Thanks Again M.J.!