Also For
Amiga, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo
Released
1986
Published by
Infocom, Inc.
Developed by
Infocom, Inc.

Genre
Adventure
Narrative
Detective / Mystery
Gameplay
Interactive Fiction / Text Adventure, Puzzle elements

Description

Ballyhoo is a mystery text adventure in which you play a disillusioned circus goer who decides to help find the owner's kidnapped daughter.

Gameplay involves searching for clues in the circus arena, the tents and other back areas trying to locate the girl. The game features a "Standard" difficulty level.

The original Commodore 64 Grey Box Contents included:

• The Traveling Circus That Time Forgot Inc. Official Souvenir Program
• Circus Ticket (Sec.24 Row AA Seat 4)
• Purple Circus Balloon
• Advertising Card for Dr. Nostrum's Wondrous Curative

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry