Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Ballyhoo

Title	Ballyhoo
First release	1985
Developer	Infocom
Publisher	Infocom
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS
Genre	interactive fiction
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	Commodore 64: 1985-12-01
Wikidata ID	Q805415

Navigating through text-based descriptions, players investigate a circus to locate a kidnapped daughter. Searching the tents, arena, and various back areas allows for the collection of clues to solve the central mystery. This Infocom interactive fiction title relies on command-driven exploration to uncover secrets hidden within the traveling show's spectacle.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q805415) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (amiga/ballyhoo) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/ballyhoo-2) · last updated 2026-10-13 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (41477) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Infocom · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Infocom · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Infocom · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Infocom · internal use only.