Game Classification

Ballyhoo Infocom (Jeff O'Neill) (U.S.A.), Infocom (U.S.A.), 1985  

Informations Analyses Serious Gaming
 

Classification

VIDEO TOY

Keywords

Adventure - Detective - Interactive fiction - Mystery - Puzzle-solving

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 DESTROY : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick WRITE : explanation of this brick
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Ballyhoo Ballyhoo is an interactive fiction computer game designed by Jeff O'Neill and published by Infocom in 1985. It utilizes the portable Z-machine, which allowed for the game to be released for many popular platforms simultaneously, such as the IBM PC, Apple II, Atari ST and Commodore 64. It is Infocom's nineteenth game. [source:wikipedia]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Amiga - Apple II - Atari ST - Commodore 64 - TI-99/4A - Macintosh - PC (Dos) - Amstrad CPC - Atari 800

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