WISHBRINGER (1987)

Infocom

This would have to be one of the first games I remember playing and its a shame that I don't remember exactly where I got it. My dad may have gotten it from someone at work which is where I got a lot of my games then. Anyhow, This game hooked me into the computer gaming world. Sure it was only a text adventure, but the idea of moving around a town and typing in anything you want and get a response. Wow! "Punch the old lady" - "I don't think that would be appropriate at this time." Sheer genius!

The plot of the game is that your charcter is a mail carrier and you are off to deliever a letter to a magic shop on the far side of town before it closes. When you finally get there, the world seems to change for some reason and the town becomes an evil place. The people change and the post office is now this large castle. In delivering this letter, you discover the wishbringer stone which has special powers. Unfortuantly I never figured out how to get into the castle so I never finished the game. Im sure there are walkthroughs and such on the internet for it, but maybe one day I will get around to figuring it out for myself. A worthwhile introduction into computer gaming back in the day.