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Infocom 4-in-1 sampler
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:05 am
by Andre
Hi,
was this sampler released with box and manual(s) or was it just the disk?
Thanks for your help,
André
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:50 am
by deathtrappomegranate
I've seen two Infocom 4-in-1 samplers.
Both were packaged on a piece of card with a plastic blister glued on top. IIRC part of the card was a voucher that could be redeemed against the purchase of an Infocom product.
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:38 pm
by Atari Frog
Hi,
That's the one I have.
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:35 pm
by deathtrappomegranate
One had playable demos of Zork I, Planetfall, and Infidel with a preview of The Witness; the other one (I think) had extracts from Zork I, Wishbringer, Trinity and Leather Goddesses of Phobos.
You certainly don't see them very often.
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 1:50 pm
by Atari Frog
Did the second one make it to the Atari?
Trinity was never released on the A8.
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:19 pm
by deathtrappomegranate
Actually, I think you're right. The one I saw was probably an Apple II release.
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:07 pm
by atarimax
Which sampler had the little mini adventure where you had to capture a butterfly?
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 3:53 pm
by Atari Frog
Could it be the
Catch-a-Butterfly disk tutorial? I don't think that one's available on the Atari.
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 4:58 pm
by deathtrappomegranate
Are you sure?
I think that it's on the first 4-in-1 (1984), with Zork I, Planetfall and Infidel, along with some text from Witness.
The second ('87) sampler was the one with Trinity (and I'm pretty sure it wasn't available for A8 now).
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:11 pm
by Atari Frog
deathtrappomegranate wrote:Are you sure?
Not at all
I think that it's on the first 4-in-1 (1984), with Zork I, Planetfall and Infidel, along with some text from Witness.
Should be just before you begin playing the
Zork I sampler then.
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Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:47 am
by Andre
Currently someone is auctioning a 4-in-1 sampler disk and the auction's description says:
"Contains playable demos of Zork I, Infidel, and Planetfall. And a non-playable transcript from The Witness. Also includes the introductory "Catch a Butterfly" I-F tutorial by Marc Blank."