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Journey: The Quest Begins is an interactive fiction computer game written by Marc Blank and released by Infocom in 1989. Like the majority of Infocom's works, it was released simultaneously for several popular computer platforms of the time, such as the Commodore 64, Apple II, and PC. Journey is unusual among Infocom games in that it could be played entirely via mouse or joystick with no typing required. It was also the last game released by Infocom before parent company Activision closed the Cambridge office, effectively reducing Infocom to a "label" to be applied to later games. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video or computer games. ...
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Zork, an early work of interactive fiction, running on a modern interpreter Interactive fiction, often abbreviated as IF, describes software containing simulated environments in which players use text commands to control characters. ...
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The Commodore 64 (C64, CBM 64) was a popular home computer of the 1980s. ...
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Plot
The game package acknowledges the strong influence of Tolkien on the plot of Journey. A land reminiscent of Middle-earth has been ravaged by a mysterious, evil power. Crops, water, and the inhabitants themselves suffer from unexplainable illnesses and blights. A group of villagers ventured forth to seek the help of the reclusive wizard Astrix, but they have not been heard from in months. It is feared that few will survive the additional hardships of the coming winter, and so a second group is being dispatched. The four chosen are Bergon (a young carpenter), Praxix (a wizard), Esher (a healer), and Tag (a merchant). They leave their village behind to cross unknown lands with two goals: to discover the fate of the earlier party, and to plead Astrix for assistance. J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ...
A map of the Northwestern part of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age, courtesy of the Encyclopedia of Arda. ...
Feelies Infocom game packages traditionally contained feelies, or "extra" items related in some way to the game that sometimes served as copy prevention. The feelies for Journey were: Feelies is the name Infocom gave extra content they included with the boxed versions of their interactive fiction computer games. ...
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- a red fabric pouch containing a "crystal"
- a map of the land
Notes Journey was the only game released under the "Infocom Roleplay Chronicles" genre. It contained illustrations similar to those used in the earlier releases James Clavell's Shogun and Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur. James Clavells ShÅgun is an interactive fiction computer game written by Dave Lebling and released by Infocom in 1989. ...
The game's interface was highly unusual for Infocom. A large window at the top of the screen was divided between a graphic and text describing the current location. The bottom window was subdivided into additional sections: commands that could be performed by the party as a group, such as "Proceed" (continue along the current path), and characters in the party followed by commands available to each member (the wizard Praxix might be able to "Cast" a spell). The player used the keyboard, mouse or joystick to select choices from these menus. This was a stark contrast to the majority of Infocom's other games, in which each command was typed in manually.
After the player reached a non-winning end of the game, he or she was given the option to read "musings" by the narrator. These would typically refer to points in the game where things had gone wrong and give gentle hints on ways to reach a better ending.
Journey was originally intended to be the first game in a trilogy.
External links - Mobygames' entry for Journey
- Journey information and overview
- Scans of Journey packaging, documentation and feelies
- Infocom-if.org's entry for Journey
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