Steve Meretzky

Steve Meretzky, 2006. From GET LAMP.

After earning a degree in construction management, Steve Meretzky promptly became involved in designing entertainment software. He was one of Infocom's most prolific and popular authors.

Meretzky has traditionally been the most talkative of the Infocom Implementors, providing interviews, presenting at classrooms and game industry events, and contributing to projects related to Infocom history.

Author Credits

• Planetfall (publisher: Infocom; 1983; Z-code).
• Sorcerer (publisher: Infocom; 1984; Z-code).
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (with Douglas Adams, publisher: Infocom; 1985; Z-code).
• A Mind Forever Voyaging (publisher: Infocom; 1985; Z-code).
• Leather Goddesses of Phobos (publisher: Infocom; 1986; Z-code).
• Stationfall (publisher: Infocom; 1987; Z-code).
• Zork Zero (publisher: Infocom; 1988; Z-code).
• Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls (publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1990; MS-DOS).
• Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance (publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1991; MS-DOS).
• Spellcasting 301: Spring Break (publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1992; MS-DOS).

Other Credits

• The Forces of Krill, The Malifestro Quest, The Cavern of Doom, Conquest at Quendor (publisher: Tor Books; 1983-1984) "What-Do-I-Do-Now Books" written in the Zork Universe in the style of the Choose Your Own Adventure series.
• Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen (publisher: Infocom; 1988; MS-DOS, Commodore 64) CYOA video game.
• Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2 (publisher: Activision; 1992; MS-DOS) graphic adventure game.
• Superhero League of Hoboken (publisher: Legend Entertainment; 1994; MS-DOS) CRPG/adventure game hybrid.
• Founded Boffo Games in February 1994 with Mike Dornbrook and Leo DaCosta.
• The Space Bar (with Ron Cobb, publishers: SegaSoft Inc, Boffo Games; 1997) graphic adventure game.

Links

• Baf's Guide listing for Steve Meretzky.
• Steve Meretzky at Wikipedia.

Interviews

• Inside View: Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky. COMPUTE!'s Gazette April 1985.
• More Interviews With the Infocommies (Marc Blank, Dave Lebling and Steve Meretzky) - XYZZYnews #10, July/August 1996.
• XYZZYnews Talks to the Bearded Oracle of Yonkers - XYZZYnews #11, September/October 1996.
• Adventure Classic Gaming interview - by Philip Jong, May 2001.
• From the dining room to the galaxy - Interview by L'avventura è L'avventura, May 2001. (Also in Italian.)
  • Design notes for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• BBC - Radio 4 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Steve Meretzky, July 2004. Steve Meretzky talks about working with Douglas Adams on Hitchhiker's Guide. Warning: The interview contains spoilers about the game.
• Q & A with Steve Meretzky - About The Space Bar.
• History of Zork Now Available on Gamasutra: Read Full Interviews Here! - Interviews with Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Steve Meretzky, Howard Sherman, David Cornelson, and Nick Montfort. Interviewed by Matt Barton, June 2007.