~1 minute readFirst Computer Mystery Announced
Imagine: instead of passively reading your favorite detective stories, having full control over the investigation, Infocom, creator of the unexcelled Zork adventures, has made another major advance in the development of the electronic novel:
first in the Interlogic mystery series.
As Chief Inspector, you have been asked to conduct an investigation into the death of the great industrialist and philanthropist, Marshall Robner, an apparent victim of suicide. For one day you may visit the estate: examining evidence and observing and interrogating his family, servants and close business associates, in an effort to determine what actually happened.
This mystery includes a number of major advances over previous computer games: the passage of time is quite realistic; the characters are very lifelike in their mobility and dialogue, and the ability of the program to understand English commands has been improved over that of Zork (which until now had the best language handling on the market).
In addition to the game disk and manual, the mystery includes a preliminary police report with interviews of the possible suspects, reports by the police crime labs and medical examiner, as well as physical pieces of evidence.
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