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Hollywood Hijinx is an interactive fiction computer game written by "Hollywood" Dave Anderson and published by Infocom in 1986. Implemented using Infocom's Z-Machine, the game was released over a wide variety of platforms, including the Apple II and Commodore 64.
Plot
Buddy Burbank was a genuine Hollywood success story. Not content to be a B-movie actor, he fought his way to the top, started his own studio and became one of Tinseltown's most acclaimed and prolific directors! Well, at least that's how Uncle Buddy would have told it. Actually, he married wealthy former debutante Hildegarde Montague, whose trust fund enabled Buddy to open a studio. His movies earned a lot of money but very little critical regard... but he did manage to crank out more than 600 "masterpieces" before dying of a heart attack several years ago. Who can forget such classics as Attack of the Killer Rutabagas, It Came from the Neighbor's House, or Meltdown on Elm Street? Now dear Aunt Hildy has passed on as well, and the player's character learns the terms of their rather unusual will.
As the favorite among all of Buddy and Hildy's nephews and nieces, the player's character stands to inherit the entirety of the Burbank estate, including their palatial home Hildebud. But only if the player can find the ten treasures (props from Buddy's films) that crafty Aunt Hildegarde has hidden on the grounds, that is. Oh, and it all has to be done in the space of one night.
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Infocom Documentation Project - PDF file of scanned original game manual.
Infocom Homepage: Hollywood Hijinx - Description, box art, release information, game statistics, and packaging details.
MobyGames: Hollywood Hijinx - User reviews, credits, box photo, screenshot, trivia, and other information.
Meta Description: [ Hollywood Hijinx for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh by Infocom. (From The Infocom Homepage Entry) As a child, you spent most of your summers with your Aunt Hildegarde and Un... ]
Review by Matthew Murray - Capsule review. Though it could be viewed as simply another treasure hunt game from Infocom, Hollywood Hijinx stood out from the others, such as the Zork series in very distinct ways.
Status Line: Soon To Be A Major Interactive Story... - Text of game announcement from Infocom's newsletter.
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The Infocom Gallery: Hollywood Hijinx - High-quality scans of box art, Tinsel World magazine, autographed photo, and letter.
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