Ballyhoo

Ballyhoo is a mystery text adventure released in 1985. You play a disillusioned circus goer who decides to help locate the owner's kidnapped daughter.

Investigation takes place throughout the circus arena, tents, and backstage areas as you search for clues. The game includes a Standard difficulty level.

Original Grey Box Contents

• 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

Release Information

Release date: December 31, 1985
Developer and publisher: Infocom

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, MS-DOS, Texas Instruments TI-99, and TRS-80.