Hollywood Hijinx
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Hollywood Hijinx is an
Atari 8-bit family,[2] Atari ST,[3] Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Commodore 64, Amiga, TI-99/4A, and DOS
. It was Infocom's twenty-third game.
Plot
As the favorite among all of actor-director Buddy Burbank and Hildegarde Montague's nephews and nieces, the player's character stands to inherit the entirety of the Burbank estate, including their palatial home Hildebud, if the player can find the ten treasures (props from Buddy's films) that crafty Aunt Hildegarde has hidden on the grounds, that is. It all has to be done in the space of one night.
Hildebud is filled with props, posters, and other
memorabilia from Buddy's numerous films: a model of Tokyo with Atomic Chihuahua, the Maltese Finch, and a statue of "Buck Palace, the Fighting Mailman
" (star of such films as Postage Due and Special Delivery). There are hidden passages, a convoluted hedge maze, and other bizarre features of the estate. Strange noises sound like someone else is in the house.
Feelies
Physical items included in the game's packaging were:
- A copy of Tinsel World, a fictional Hollywood tabloid
- A palm tree
- An autographed picture of Uncle Buddy with inscription on the back
- Aunt Hildegarde's will
References
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ "Atari 400 800 XL XE Hollywood Hijinx". Atari Mania.
- ^ "Atari ST Hollywood Hijinx". Atari Mania.
External links
- Hollywood Hijinx can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
- Scans of Hollywood Hijinx package, documentation and feelies
- Infocom-if.org's entry for Hollywood Hijinx
- Hollywood Hijinx in the Interactive Fiction Database