Index: if-archive/infocom/shipped-documentation

Excerpts of documentation originally shipped with some versions of Infocom games. (Some of this was omitted from collections such as the Lost Treasures of Infocom, and was vital for play.)

sample.from.<name> files contain the sample game transcripts from the original Infocom game manuals.


44 Files

ballyhoo.lost.stuff [04-Apr-1995]
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IFWiki: Ballyhoo

information about a radio station, missing from the Lost Treasures of Infocom I package. Taken from a review by Graeme Cree in SPAG # 4.

bureaucracy.lost.stuff [09-May-1994]
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IFWiki: Bureaucracy

the background documentation from Bureaucracy, which was left out of the Lost Treasures of Infocom II package, typed in by Eric Cote

enchanter.txt [19-Apr-1994]
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IFWiki: Enchanter

the background documentation from Enchanter, typed in by Mike Threepoint

enchanter_folio_calligraphy.txt [10-Sep-2021]
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IFWiki: Enchanter

The calligraphic text from the front and back covers of the manual of the original "folio" edition of Enchanter, transcribed by Arthur DiBianca.

Lane_Mastodon_Alternates.pdf [25-Nov-2020]
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IFWiki: Leather Goddesses of Phobos

Two alternate versions (red-cyan 3D and printer-friendly black-and-white 2D) of the "Lane Mastodon" comic book shipped with Leather Goddesses of Phobos. PDF created by S. John Ross.

moonmist.letters [15-Apr-1993]
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IFWiki: Moonmist

the two Moonmist letters missing from the Lost Treasures of Infocom I package; supplied by Mark Howell

sample.from.amfv [04-Aug-1994]
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IFWiki: A Mind Forever Voyaging

A Mind Forever Voyaging, typed in by Ville Lavonius

sample.from.arthur [30-Nov-1994]
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IFWiki: Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur

Arthur, typed in by Thomas Schaefer

sample.from.ballyhoo [30-Nov-1994]
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IFWiki: Ballyhoo

Ballyhoo, typed in by Thomas Schaefer and Liza Daly

sample.from.beyond [03-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Beyond Zork

Beyond Zork, scanned and corrected by Dave Newkirk

sample.from.border [14-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Border Zone

Border Zone, typed in by Volker Blasius

sample.from.bureaucracy [19-Apr-1994]
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IFWiki: Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy, typed in by Eric Cote

sample.from.cutthroats [19-Jun-1994]
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IFWiki: Cutthroats

Cutthroats, typed in by Gary Driggs

sample.from.deadline [06-Dec-1994]
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IFWiki: Deadline

Deadline, typed in by Volker Blasius

sample.from.enchanter [09-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Enchanter

Enchanter (same as Sorcerer), typed in by David Rees

sample.from.hitchhiker [10-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, scanned and corrected by Dave Newkirk

sample.from.hollywood [05-Dec-1994]
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IFWiki: Hollywood Hijinx

Hollywood Hijinx, typed in by Stefan Jokisch

sample.from.infidel [01-Sep-1994]
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IFWiki: Infidel

Infidel

sample.from.lgop [18-Apr-1994]
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IFWiki: Leather Goddesses of Phobos

Leather Goddesses of Phobos, typed in by Mike Threepoint

sample.from.lurking [03-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: The Lurking Horror

The Lurking Horror, scanned and corrected by Dave Newkirk

sample.from.moonmist [27-Sep-1995]
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IFWiki: Moonmist

Moonmist, typed in by Graeme Cree

sample.from.nordandbert [27-Sep-1995]
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Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It, typed in by Graeme Cree

sample.from.planetfall [05-Dec-1994]
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IFWiki: Planetfall

Planetfall, typed in by Stefan Jokisch

sample.from.plundered [01-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Plundered Hearts

Plundered Hearts, typed in by Ville Lavonius

sample.from.seastalker [27-Sep-1995]
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IFWiki: Seastalker

Seastalker, typed in by Graeme Cree

sample.from.sherlock [14-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels

Sherlock - The Riddle of the Crown Jewels, typed in by Volker Blasius

sample.from.shogun [23-Feb-1994]
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Shogun, typed in by David Rees

sample.from.sorcerer [09-Mar-1994] [link to if-archive/infocom/shipped-documentation/sample.from.enchanter]
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IFWiki: Sorcerer

Sorcerer; same text as Enchanter, so this is just a link

sample.from.spellbreaker [23-Feb-1994]
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IFWiki: Spellbreaker

Spellbreaker, typed in by David Rees

sample.from.starcross [27-Sep-1995]
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IFWiki: Starcross

Starcross, typed in by Graeme Cree

sample.from.stationfall [09-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Stationfall

Stationfall, scanned and corrected by Dave Newkirk

sample.from.suspect [01-Sep-1994]
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IFWiki: Suspect

Suspect, typed in by Ville Lavonius

sample.from.suspended [27-Sep-1995]
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IFWiki: Suspended

Suspended, typed in by Graeme Cree

sample.from.trinity [01-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Trinity

Trinity, typed in by Ville Lavonius

sample.from.wishbringer [21-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Wishbringer

Wishbringer, typed in by Volker Blasius

sample.from.witness [05-Dec-1994]
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IFWiki: The Witness

The Witness, typed in by Stefan Jokisch

sample.from.zork [21-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Zork I, Zork II, Zork III

Zork I, II, and III, typed in by Volker Blasius

sample.from.zorkzero [14-Mar-1994]
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IFWiki: Zork Zero

Zork Zero, typed in by Volker Blasius

wishbringer.legend [20-Feb-1998]
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IFWiki: Wishbringer

the text of The Legend of Wishbringer, missing from the Lost Treasures of Infocom II package, extracted from the Solid Gold Release of Wishbringer. Supplied by Torbjorn Andersson

zork1.txt [19-Apr-1994]
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IFWiki: Zork I

the background documentation from Zork I, typed in by Mike Threepoint

zork2.txt [19-Apr-1994]
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IFWiki: Zork II

the background documentation from Zork II, typed in by Mike Threepoint

zork3.txt [19-Apr-1994]
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IFWiki: Zork III

the background documentation from Zork III, typed in by Mike Threepoint

Zork_PDP_11.pdf [17-Dec-2008]
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IFWiki: Zork I

PDF scan of the Zork manual for the PDP-11 version, signed by Marc Blank, Dave Lebling, and Joel Berez.

zorkzero.lost.stuff [16-Aug-1995]
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IFWiki: Zork Zero

text from the scrap of parchment that is missing from some Lost Treasures of Infocom I packages