Steve Meretzky
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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.
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.)
- 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.