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351: Infocom: The Inside Story with Mike Dornbrook - The Retro Hour EP351

2022/11/4
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In the first of our epic 2 part interview, we go deep inside the world of Infocom with Mike Dornbrook.  Infocom were one of the earliest video games companies, starting on university mainframes, their text adventures like Zork and Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy soon became cult classics on home micros.

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