25:
310:
296:
As the player begins to investigate the abduction, it soon becomes clear that the circus workers don't appreciate the intrusion. Their reactions range from indifference to hostility to attempted murder. In order to unravel the mystery, the player engages in a series of actions straight out of a
94:
683:
273:
and the mystery of the performer's life. After attending a show of Tomas Munrab's "The
Travelling Circus That Time Forgot", the player loiters near the tents instead of rushing through the exit. Maybe some
1250:
384:. This package as shipped lacked some information necessary to complete the game; the final page of the souvenir program was omitted. This page was an ad for a
777:
1240:
285:
Instead, the player overhears a strange conversation. The circus' owner has hired a drunken, inept detective to find his daughter
Chelsea, who has been
826:
1069:
367:"richly evocative, often exasperating, and very clever". The magazine approved of the splendid feelies and "surprisingly flexible" parser.
847:
527:
338:
imprinted with the circus' name and logo (blue was the most common color, although a few orange or black ones were also shipped)
1245:
1230:
1185:
328:
Program" from The
Traveling Circus That Time Forgot describing each of the featured acts and listing common circus slang
1220:
1155:
1133:
928:
68:
46:
39:
735:
1195:
1107:
896:
376:
500:
854:
1200:
676:
520:
1175:
770:
1160:
956:
798:
1165:
756:
749:
385:
220:
33:
1225:
1190:
1180:
812:
763:
1210:
1119:
914:
875:
861:
598:
513:
50:
456:
437:
1235:
605:
359:
190:
1170:
1047:
882:
868:
791:
113:
101:
8:
484:
419:
234:
210:
123:
1215:
1205:
805:
145:
1052:
833:
784:
289:. Munrab is convinced that it was an outside job; surely his loyal employees would
205:
1093:
489:
396:
346:
494:
1100:
1082:
991:
986:
966:
644:
178:
297:
circus fan's dream: dressing up as a clown, walking the high wire, and taming
1149:
1012:
1007:
388:
1126:
981:
612:
254:
170:
1087:
889:
710:
630:
162:
154:
133:
1042:
1022:
976:
971:
921:
840:
703:
650:
342:
286:
261:
was labeled as "Standard" difficulty. It is
Infocom's nineteenth game.
309:
1113:
961:
637:
392:
138:
1076:
1017:
819:
325:
250:
182:
166:
158:
93:
536:
335:
279:
238:
106:
391:; at one point in the game, the player must tune a radio to the
270:
246:
242:
186:
174:
275:
150:
269:
The player's character is bedazzled by the spectacle of the
560:
298:
505:
278:
will practice a new act, or perhaps at least one of the
349:
hailed as a "wondrous curative" containing 19% alcohol
320:
included the following physical items in the package:
245:-themed game was released for ten systems, including
1147:
1251:Video games with gender-selectable protagonists
237:game designed by Jeff O'Neill and published by
1070:Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces of Infocom
827:Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
521:
448:
1241:Video games developed in the United States
528:
514:
345:for "Dr. Nostrum's Extract", a fictitious
92:
69:Learn how and when to remove this message
848:Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
308:
32:This article includes a list of general
454:
414:
412:
380:bundled 20 Infocom releases, including
1148:
430:
509:
778:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
409:
18:
13:
1134:Zork: The Undiscovered Underground
38:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
1262:
929:Quarterstaff: The Tomb of Setmoth
478:
23:
736:Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
1:
1108:The Lost Treasures of Infocom
684:Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2
402:
377:The Lost Treasures of Infocom
501:Interactive Fiction Database
353:
7:
1246:Video games set in circuses
1231:TRS-80 Color Computer games
677:Leather Goddesses of Phobos
535:
455:Rouleau, Jean (June 1986).
399:1170) in order to proceed.
10:
1267:
1186:Atari 8-bit computer games
304:
1221:Single-player video games
1156:1980s interactive fiction
1061:
1035:
1000:
949:
942:
906:
727:
720:
693:
666:
622:
587:
552:
543:
370:
216:
204:
196:
144:
132:
122:
112:
100:
91:
86:
813:A Mind Forever Voyaging
490:Infocom Bugs List entry
264:
53:more precise citations.
1120:Zork: Grand Inquisitor
855:James Clavell's ShÅgun
331:A ticket to the circus
314:
293:betray him like this!
312:
282:artists will trip...
191:TRS-80 Color Computer
1196:Classic Mac OS games
1048:Legend Entertainment
485:Infocom-if.org entry
442:The Infocom Gallery
235:interactive fiction
211:Interactive fiction
1201:Commodore 64 games
806:The Lurking Horror
461:Compute!'s Gazette
395:listed in the ad (
360:Compute!'s Gazette
315:
1176:Amstrad CPC games
1143:
1142:
1031:
1030:
938:
937:
668:Leather Goddesses
662:
661:
463:. pp. 46, 48
226:
225:
200:December 18, 1985
79:
78:
71:
1258:
1161:1985 video games
1062:Related articles
1053:Westwood Studios
947:
946:
834:Plundered Hearts
785:Hollywood Hijinx
725:
724:
553:Original trilogy
550:
549:
530:
523:
516:
507:
506:
472:
471:
469:
468:
452:
446:
445:
434:
428:
427:
416:
96:
84:
83:
74:
67:
63:
60:
54:
49:this article by
40:inline citations
27:
26:
19:
1266:
1265:
1261:
1260:
1259:
1257:
1256:
1255:
1166:Adventure games
1146:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1094:Legends of Zork
1057:
1027:
996:
934:
902:
716:
689:
658:
618:
583:
539:
534:
481:
476:
475:
466:
464:
453:
449:
436:
435:
431:
418:
417:
410:
405:
386:classical music
373:
363:in 1986 called
356:
347:patent medicine
307:
267:
82:
81:1985 video game
75:
64:
58:
55:
45:Please help to
44:
28:
24:
17:
16:1985 video game
12:
11:
5:
1264:
1254:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1226:TI-99/4A games
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1191:Atari ST games
1188:
1183:
1181:Apple II games
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1111:
1104:
1101:Return to Zork
1097:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1073:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1039:
1037:
1033:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1004:
1002:
998:
997:
995:
994:
992:Brian Moriarty
989:
987:Steve Meretzky
984:
979:
974:
969:
967:Michael Berlyn
964:
959:
953:
951:
944:
940:
939:
936:
935:
933:
932:
925:
918:
910:
908:
904:
903:
901:
900:
893:
886:
879:
872:
865:
858:
851:
844:
837:
830:
823:
816:
809:
802:
795:
788:
781:
774:
767:
760:
753:
746:
739:
731:
729:
728:Text adventure
722:
718:
717:
715:
714:
707:
699:
697:
691:
690:
688:
687:
680:
672:
670:
664:
663:
660:
659:
657:
656:
648:
641:
634:
626:
624:
620:
619:
617:
616:
609:
602:
594:
592:
585:
584:
582:
581:
580:
579:
574:
569:
556:
554:
547:
541:
540:
533:
532:
525:
518:
510:
504:
503:
492:
487:
480:
479:External links
477:
474:
473:
447:
429:
424:infocom-if.org
407:
406:
404:
401:
372:
369:
355:
352:
351:
350:
339:
332:
329:
313:Included items
306:
303:
266:
263:
224:
223:
218:
214:
213:
208:
202:
201:
198:
194:
193:
148:
142:
141:
136:
130:
129:
126:
120:
119:
116:
110:
109:
104:
98:
97:
89:
88:
80:
77:
76:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1263:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1211:Infocom games
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1122:
1121:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1098:
1096:
1095:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1013:Bruce Daniels
1011:
1009:
1008:Douglas Adams
1006:
1005:
1003:
999:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
954:
952:
948:
945:
941:
931:
930:
926:
924:
923:
919:
917:
916:
912:
911:
909:
905:
899:
898:
894:
892:
891:
887:
885:
884:
880:
878:
877:
873:
871:
870:
866:
864:
863:
859:
857:
856:
852:
850:
849:
845:
843:
842:
838:
836:
835:
831:
829:
828:
824:
822:
821:
817:
815:
814:
810:
808:
807:
803:
801:
800:
796:
794:
793:
789:
787:
786:
782:
780:
779:
775:
773:
772:
768:
766:
765:
761:
759:
758:
754:
752:
751:
747:
745:
744:
740:
738:
737:
733:
732:
730:
726:
723:
719:
713:
712:
708:
706:
705:
701:
700:
698:
696:
692:
686:
685:
681:
679:
678:
674:
673:
671:
669:
665:
655:
653:
649:
647:
646:
642:
640:
639:
635:
633:
632:
628:
627:
625:
621:
615:
614:
610:
608:
607:
603:
601:
600:
596:
595:
593:
590:
586:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
564:
563:
562:
558:
557:
555:
551:
548:
546:
542:
538:
531:
526:
524:
519:
517:
512:
511:
508:
502:
498:
497:
493:
491:
488:
486:
483:
482:
462:
458:
451:
443:
439:
433:
425:
421:
415:
413:
408:
400:
398:
394:
390:
389:radio station
387:
383:
379:
378:
368:
366:
362:
361:
348:
344:
340:
337:
333:
330:
327:
324:An "Official
323:
322:
321:
319:
311:
302:
300:
294:
292:
288:
283:
281:
277:
272:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
241:in 1985. The
240:
236:
232:
231:
222:
221:Single-player
219:
215:
212:
209:
207:
203:
199:
195:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
149:
147:
143:
140:
137:
135:
131:
127:
125:
121:
117:
115:
111:
108:
105:
103:
99:
95:
90:
85:
73:
70:
62:
59:February 2008
52:
48:
42:
41:
35:
30:
21:
20:
1236:TRS-80 games
1132:
1127:Zork Nemesis
1125:
1118:
1106:
1099:
1092:
1075:
1068:
982:Dave Lebling
957:Tim Anderson
950:Implementers
927:
920:
913:
907:Other titles
895:
888:
881:
874:
867:
860:
853:
846:
839:
832:
825:
818:
811:
804:
797:
790:
783:
776:
769:
762:
755:
748:
742:
741:
734:
709:
702:
694:
682:
675:
667:
651:
643:
636:
629:
613:Spellbreaker
611:
604:
597:
588:
576:
571:
566:
559:
544:
495:
465:. Retrieved
460:
450:
441:
432:
423:
381:
375:
374:
364:
358:
357:
317:
316:
295:
290:
284:
268:
258:
255:Commodore 64
229:
228:
227:
171:Commodore 64
128:Jeff O'Neill
114:Publisher(s)
102:Developer(s)
65:
56:
37:
1171:Amiga games
1088:InvisiClues
915:Cornerstone
897:The Witness
890:Wishbringer
757:Bureaucracy
750:Border Zone
721:Other games
711:Stationfall
631:Beyond Zork
163:Atari 8-bit
155:Amstrad CPC
146:Platform(s)
124:Designer(s)
51:introducing
1150:Categories
1043:Activision
1023:Joe Ybarra
977:Amy Briggs
972:Marc Blank
922:Fooblitzky
841:Seastalker
764:Cutthroats
704:Planetfall
695:Planetfall
467:2019-06-18
457:"Ballyhoo"
438:"Ballyhoo"
420:"Ballyhoo"
403:References
343:trade card
34:references
1216:MSX games
1206:DOS games
1114:Z-machine
1036:Companies
962:Bob Bates
876:Suspended
862:Starcross
645:Anthology
638:Zork Zero
599:Enchanter
589:Enchanter
393:frequency
354:Reception
287:kidnapped
139:Z-machine
1077:Get Lamp
1018:Al Vezza
820:Moonmist
771:Deadline
743:Ballyhoo
606:Sorcerer
577:Zork III
496:Ballyhoo
382:Ballyhoo
365:Ballyhoo
326:Souvenir
318:Ballyhoo
259:Ballyhoo
251:Atari ST
230:Ballyhoo
206:Genre(s)
183:TI-99/4A
167:Atari ST
159:Apple II
87:Ballyhoo
883:Trinity
869:Suspect
799:Journey
792:Infidel
591:trilogy
572:Zork II
537:Infocom
499:in the
336:balloon
305:Release
280:trapeze
239:Infocom
217:Mode(s)
197:Release
118:Infocom
107:Infocom
47:improve
943:People
567:Zork I
371:Legacy
334:A toy
276:clowns
271:circus
253:, and
247:MS-DOS
243:circus
233:is an
187:TRS-80
175:MS-DOS
134:Engine
36:, but
1001:Other
654:books
623:Other
299:lions
291:never
151:Amiga
1083:Grue
652:Zork
561:Zork
545:Zork
265:Plot
179:Mac
1152::
459:.
440:.
422:.
411:^
397:AM
341:A
301:.
257:.
249:,
189:,
185:,
181:,
177:,
173:,
169:,
165:,
161:,
157:,
153:,
529:e
522:t
515:v
470:.
444:.
426:.
72:)
66:(
61:)
57:(
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
