<s>
Moonmist	B-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
computer	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Stu	O
Galley	O
and	O
Jim	O
Lawrence	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Infocom	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
TRS-80	B-Device
,	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moonmist	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Infocom	O
's	O
1995	O
compilation	O
The	O
Mystery	O
Collection	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
1996	O
compilation	O
Classic	O
Text	O
Adventure	O
Masterpieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Lawrence	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
co-authors	O
of	O
Moonmist	B-Application
,	O
ghostwrote	O
books	O
in	O
the	O
Nancy	O
Drew	O
and	O
Hardy	O
Boys	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galley	O
and	O
Lawrence	O
previously	O
co-wrote	O
Seastalker	B-Application
for	O
Infocom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moonmist	B-Application
is	O
the	O
earliest	O
known	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
gay	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moonmist	B-Application
package	O
includes	O
the	O
following	O
physical	O
items	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
has	O
a	O
stamp	O
indicating	O
it	O
was	O
checked	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
Festeron	O
Town	O
Library	O
,	O
the	O
town	O
where	O
Wishbringer	B-Application
was	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
hint	O
book	O
for	O
Moonmist	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
purchasable	O
by	O
mail	O
order	O
and	O
not	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
printed	O
in	O
invisible	O
ink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
wrote	O
that	O
Moonmist	B-Application
was	O
a	O
good	O
introduction	O
to	O
Infocom	O
adventures	O
for	O
newcomers	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
example	O
for	O
veterans	O
of	O
how	O
their	O
storytelling	O
had	O
improved	O
from	O
older	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
Moonmist	B-Application
had	O
"	O
deliberately	O
been	O
made	O
simpler	O
than	O
the	O
usual	O
run	O
of	O
Infocom	O
products	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
noted	O
that	O
their	O
earlier	O
Wishbringer	B-Application
"	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
beginner	O
's	O
adventure	O
but	O
 [ .. ] 	O
offered	O
yards	O
more	O
variety	O
,	O
entertainment	O
,	O
humour	O
and	O
challenge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Moonmist	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
 [ example ] 	O
of	O
text-only	O
interactive	O
fiction.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
praises	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Moonmist	B-Application
succeeds	O
in	O
emulating	O
the	O
classic	O
youth	O
mystery	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
variations	O
of	O
Moonmist	B-Application
,	O
each	O
different	O
enough	O
so	O
that	O
repeated	O
plays	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
enjoyable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
also	O
praises	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Moonmist	B-Application
features	O
excellent	O
pen-and-ink	O
drawings	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
an	O
old-fashioned	O
illustrated	O
novel.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
expresses	O
that	O
the	O
feelies	O
included	O
with	O
Moonmist	B-Application
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gothic	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
about	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Moonmist	B-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Japanese	O
software	O
development	O
company	O
SystemSoft	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Operating_System
PC-9801	I-Operating_System
,	O
entitled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
remake	O
contains	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
;	O
every	O
location	O
has	O
a	O
unique	O
background	O
picture	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
text	O
is	O
super-imposed	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Enchanter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
