As good as they were, AMFV and Spellbreaker were Infocom's worst-selling games to date. Infocom's financial situation was dire, as it appeared that game sales were not enough to undo the financial damage that Cornerstone had done to the company. Such are the conditions of Ballyhoo's production, 1986's first Infocom release, a strange mix of brilliance and missteps. Let's dive in.

https://golmac.org/ballyhoo-and-the-rest-of-it/

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