Up for sale is a rare INTERLOGIC game, Deadline, in very good condition, from my personal collection. Purchased in 1985, I opened it once and don't think I ever played it.


DEADLINE
First of the INTERLOGIC mystery series from Infocom
"A locked door. A dead man. And 12 hours to solve the murder"
For you IBM Peronal Computer 18K


This has been stored in our closet for 30+ years. We purchased it on July 22, 1985 from The Basic Computer Shop (original sales receipt included).
Condition: we opened it once, slicing the plastic on the right hand side. The "documentary evidence" folder has been opened. All pieces/parts are included, to the best of my knowledge. Please see the photos for everything included. All papers are in very good condition. Note that there is some light creasing on a few papers.



Included (all shown in photos):

"Deadline was Infocom's first mystery game, their first non-Zork game, and the game that started their tradition of "feelies". The number of NPCs, the independence of their behavior from the player's actions, and the parser's complexity were considered revolutionary at the time of the game's release.  Also innovative was its use of "feelies"; physical documents that came with the game to help the player solve the mystery, resulting in its more expensive cost relative to other text adventures of the time.



Awards/praise received:
"BYTE called the game "fascinating" and "great fun", calling the multiple endings "a radical departure from the prototypical mystery". PC Magazine called Deadline "of the highest quality. It is thoroughly researched and tested, and it is virtually flawless". The New York Times Book Review also mentioned the narrative and participatory character of the game. K-Power rated Deadline 8 points out of 10, stating that the game "is very exciting, is as good, or better, than Zork, and will bring long hours of enjoyment and, best of all, intrigue".
 
The game received an award for "Best Computer Adventure" at the 4th annual Arkie Awards, where judges attributed the "richness and realism" of the game's dialogue to the advanced text parser that allows natural language input rather than the "telegraphic verb-noun phrases that other such disks generally employ".  In 1996, Computer Gaming World listed Deadline at #104 among the top 150 best games of all time, calling it "a tough text adventure that placed you in the midst of an intricate police procedural and let you wander around a mansion."
Please note, this game requires the correct type of computer to run / play. From the reference card:
Required
IBM Personal Computer
48K bytes of RAM
One 5 1/4 inch disk drive
Any IBM-compatible display ( 80 or 40 column)

About the Story

Twelve hours to solve the mystery. One false move, and the killer strikes again.It's been called "part of the latest craze in home computing (TIME magazine), an "amazing feat of programming" (THE NEW YORK TIMES) and the "Best Adventure of 1983" (ELECTRONIC GAMES).It's Deadline, and it puts you, the keen-eyed sleuth, against a 12-hour time limit to solve a classic locked-door mystery. Armed only with the clues inside this package and your own wits, you must sift through myriads of evidence and motives to track down the killer. No easy feat, for all six of your suspects exercise free will - coming and going, scheming and maneuvering independently of your actions. And some of these personalities are so treacherous that, should you make the wrong move, one of them may do you in.

Please review all photos for exact condition, you will receive the exact item in the pictures. I am not a professional grader, just wanted to give you as much detail as possible -- the pictures show you the exact condition. 
As both a buyer and a seller on eBay, I hate surprises just as much as you do. Please message me with any questions before your purchase, always happy to take as many additional photos as you need to be comfortable with your purchase. 

I am a collector myself and will ship this item packaged in the way I would like to receive my collector's item. 
Item has been kept in a closet and is in very good condition
Item comes from a smoke-free environment
Photos listed are of actual item (not stock photos)
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