Challenge, Inc. – “The Abyss” – reference and movie stills, 1988 and n.d.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries houses game development papers and materials related to three games created by Challenge, Inc. Papers include notes, sketches, scripts, printed source code, manual drafts, publicity information, reference, and more.
Produced games represented here are Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels (Infocom, 1987) and Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur (Infocom, 1989). These materials are arranged in chronological order.
Also within this subseries are 5¼” and 3½” floppy disks retained by Bates. Original labels are denoted in quotation marks. These disks will be imaged and made accessible on-site only.
Dates
- Creation: 1986-1989
Creator
- From the Collection: Bates, Robert A. ("Bob") (Person)
- From the Collection: Bates, Bob (Person)
Language
The majority of materials in this collection are in English, with a few instances of German and Italian.
Conditions Governing Access
Source code and digital files migrated from 5¼” and 3½” floppy disks in this collection are available to on-site researchers only. Please see The Strong’s
Extent
From the Collection: 8 Linear Feet (13 archival document boxes, 3 media boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at The Strong Repository
The Strong
One Manhattan Square
Rochester NY 14607 USA
585.263.2700
585.423.1886 (Fax)
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