Infocom made (almost) nothing but adventure games. From 1980-1989 they made no less than thirty-nine text adventures. And a database. Which lead directly to the

Infocom made (almost) nothing but adventure games. From 1980-1989 they made no less than thirty-nine text adventures. And a database. Which lead directly to their downfall. They never made a point-and-click adventure game, but they were the kings of the adventure game when you could make a pretty compelling argument that the images the home computers of the time could produce were much cruder than what words could evoke in the mind of the player.