Hollywood Hijinx

Hollywood Hijinx (English for Hollywood extravaganzas ) is a text adventure from Infocom from the year 1986.

Action

Years after the death of her husband, the Hollywood director Buddy Burbank, dies, his widow Hildegarde. As a favorite nephew of a childless married couple, the player gets the chance to inherit the Burbank property. For this he must, however, within one night in Burbank Villa ten props from the films of the director find.

Gameplay and technology

Hollywood Hijinx is a text adventure, that is, there is no graphic elements. Environment and events are made and the actions of the player entered as on-screen text also as text using the keyboard.

As side dishes ( " Feelies " ) contained Hollywood Hijinx the will of Aunt Hildegarde, a signed photo of Uncle Buddy, an output of the fictitious gossip magazine " Tinsel World" as well as a plastic swizzle stick in the shape of a palm tree. These supplements are referenced in the game and make thus represents a copy

Reception

Contemporary reviews highlighted the successful adaptation of the subject as well as the professional parser. Were noted negative of the low replay value as well as several distributed in the game dead ends.