Amnesia (the game)
29 Jul 1995 16:03:49 -0400
>Around 1985 there was an interactive fiction game called "Amnesia".
>I believe it was originally published by Electronic Arts. It's plot
>concerned a man waking up in a hotel in New York City with amnesia
>and you would subsequently gather clues to find out who, what where etc.
>Anybody knowing the whereabouts or any leads concerning this program
>please send e-mail to fritz@jax.jaxnet.com. I would appreciate it very
>much. Thank you.
The adventure game "Amnesia" was written in the mid-'80s by Thomas M.
Disch. I'm unsure if the publisher was EA, but the game was being promoted
as part of a line of IF games written by science fiction writers.
About a year ago, I saw a copy of "Amnesia" offered by a local science
fiction dealer. I believe the game was in Apple II format, and included
what appeared to be the original packaging, however, I don't know if the
ten-year-old program was still playable. Also, since this dealer's stock
consists mostly of pricey first editions, I would be surprised if he was
letting the game go cheap.
I don't think the game is currently being published by anybody, but Disch
still lists it (under Interactive Software, 1986) in the bibliography at
the front of his novels, so he probably retains copyright.
I hope this helps.
Bryan Whalen
bwhalen@nyc.pipeline.com