Abandonware DOS title

Deadline

Deadline is an abandoned adventure game designed by Marc Blank, developed by Infocom and released by Infocom in 1982. Deadline runs on DOS.
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Deadline downloads

Do you have trouble running this game on Windows? Read this guide.

Main executable game file: deadline/deadline.bat.

DOS games can't run on Windows. You need a DOS emulator like DOSbox or D-Fend Reloaded. Follow these instructions to play DOS games on Windows 10 or later systems.

Collector's corner:

The folio original release contained the following feelies:

  • an Inspector's Casebook
  • a plastic bag with 3 white pills
  • 5 pages of interview notes
  • a coroner's note: Corpus Delicti
  • a letter from Coates to Chief of Police
  • an offical memo from the Police Department
  • a lab report
  • a photo of the murder scene

The gray box re-release contained:
  • documentary evidence: file #H657/SJ43.1
  • a plastic bag with 3 white pills
  • a letter from Coates to Chief of Police
  • a coroner's note: Corpus Delicti
  • a photo of the murder scene

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Additional info about Deadline

Status: abandonware
Input: keyboard
Distributed on: 5,25 floppy disk
Abandonware DOS views: 9137
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