Game Classification

The Lurking Horror Infocom (Dave Lebling) (U.S.A.), Infocom (U.S.A.), 1987  

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Classification

VIDEO TOY

Keywords

Adventure - Horror - Interactive fiction

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Storytelling

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Play-based
(designed without stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick WRITE : explanation of this brick
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The Lurking Horror The Lurking Horror is an interactive fiction computer game released by Infocom in 1987. The game was written by Dave Lebling and inspired by the horror writings of H. P. Lovecraft (including his Cthulhu Mythos). Like most of Infocom's games, it was released for several platforms simultaneously due to the portable Z-machine. [source:wikipedia]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Amiga - Apple II - Atari ST - Commodore 64 - Macintosh - PC (Dos) - Amstrad CPC - Atari 800

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