New Text Adventures
Infocom has released two new text
adventures for most home computers, Suspect
and The Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Galaxy.
In Suspect,
the player takes the role of a newspaper reporter invited to a
masquerade ball who ends up being accused of murder. You must prove
your innocence, and also find out who committed the crime and why.
The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy is an adaptation of the novel of the same
name by Douglas Adams. The player is protagonist Arthur Dent, who goes
off on a journey through the universe with his friend, Ford Prefect.
Suspect retails
for $39.95 for the Atari and Commodore 64 versions, and $44.95 for
versions on most other personal computers. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
has a suggested retail price of $34.95 for the Commodore and Atari
versions, with other versions retailing for $39.95.
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