Description
Mystery House is a black and white graphics adventure that puts you in a Victorian mansion with seven other people. As you explore the mansion, you discover that there is a killer knocking off each guest one by one. The objective of the game is to figure out who is the murderer before the murderer finds you. Search an old house for a precious treasure while learning who's killing off the house's members. You explore and manipulate objects by typing in one- or two-word phrases such as NORTH or GET KNIFE.
Alternate Titles
- "Hi-Res Adventure #1 - Mystery House " -- Full original name
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Trivia
To commemorate Sierra's seventh year in operation (1987), the game was donated as freeware in the public domain. See below for transcript of the 'official notice' which appeared in this re-released game:
"FROM A GREAT MOMENT IN HISTORY: MYSTERY HOUSE THE FIRST GRAPHIC ADVENTURE, WAS CREATED IN 1980 BY SIERRA ON-LINE FOUNDERS KEN AND ROBERTA WILLIAMS AND RELEASED INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN 1987 TO CELEBRATE SIERRA'S 7TH ANNIVERSARY.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COPY THIS GAME FOR YOURSELF OR TO SHARE. IF YOU HAVE ENJOYED IT YOU MAY SEND A $5 DONATION TO KEN AND ROBERTA'S FAVORITE CHARITY, SIERRA HISTORIC SITES ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOX 451, OAKHURST, CA 93644.
NOTE: BECAUSE IT IS NOW FREE SIERRA'S GIFT TO YOU WE CAN NO LONGER TAKE CALLS ON THIS GAME. IF YOU NEED HELP, WE SUGGEST YOU CONTACT YOUR LOCAL APPLE USERS GROUP TO TALK WITH OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE PLAYED IT."
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
POMAH (14039) on Jun 02, 2003.
