remake of the game with graphics was developed and published by Japanese software development company SystemSoft for the NEC PC-9801, entitled . Frotz, a modern open-source interpreter for Infocom games (as well as independently written interactive fiction) draws its name from a spell ("cause object to glow with illumination") in Enchanter and its sequels. Another spell, Blorb ("hide an object in a strongbox"), provides the name for a standard wrapper for interactive fiction multimedia resources. Several other IF tools have also been named after spells from the series. Reception Released in September, 1983, Infocom sold about 50,000 copies of Enchanter by the end of 1984, and 75,000 over its lifetime or as part of the Enchanter Trilogy.Computer Gaming Worlds Scorpia praised the game as "typically excellent" and up to the standards expected of Infocom games. Ahoy! wrote that "Enchanter is filled with the usual Infocom doses of wit, red herrings ... twists, turns, and surprises". It stated that while beginners would enjoy it, experienced text adventure gamers "may be disappointed. There didn't seem to be a whole lot to do. I solved the game in record time, for me; it left me wanting more ... The very moniker "Infocom" may be raising my expectations too high". John J. Anderson wrote in Creative Computing, "With Enchanter, they have scored again ... Enchanter is full of the delightful little touches we have come to expect from Infocom." Compute! stated that Enchanter had "nothing strikingly original about it, but you'll appreciate its high level of challenge and meticulously maintained continuity". It stated that "some of the humor lacks, well, subtlety", citing the name Dimwit Flathead as example, and that "the narrative won't win any literary awards, either". The magazine concluded that it "is an excellent game for adventure freaks". Ron Boerger reviewed Enchanter in Space Gamer No. 73. Boerger commented that "Enchanter'' is [...] a lot of fun, and if you're into the all-text, no-picture sort of roleplaying, I heartily recommend it." References Further reading External links Packaging at the Gallery of Zork Walkthrough 1980s interactive fiction 1983 video games Amiga games Amstrad CPC games Amstrad PCW games Apple II games Atari 8-bit family games Atari ST games Classic Mac OS games Commodore 64 games CP/M games DOS games Fantasy video games NEC PC-9801 games Single-player video games SystemSoft Alpha games TI-99/4A games TRS-80 games Video games developed in the United States Zork