Malinche Entertainment

Malinche Entertainment
Type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	2002[1]
Defunct	2015
Headquarters	Matawan, New Jersey, U.S.
Key people	Howard Sherman, founder
Products	Interactive fiction including Pentari: First Light and The First Mile

Malinche Entertainment is an interactive fiction development and publishing venture founded by Howard Sherman in 1998.

History

Howard Sherman representing Malinche Entertainment at Gen Con Indy 2008.

Prior to starting his own software consulting business and Malinche, Sherman was a senior vice president at national Internet service provider RMI.net overseeing two divisions while keeping close ties to the regional ISP he founded, Excaliber Internet Corp.[2] Malinche's mission statement since day one was to continue interactive fiction in the Infocom tradition.

Reception and criticism

Sherman's published games under the Malinche label include Pentari: First Light (March 2003,[2] fantasy), Greystone (2003, murder mystery set in an asylum), Endgame (2004, suspense), The First Mile (2005, horror), and Pentari: The Apprentice (2007, fantasy). All of Malinche Entertainment's games are written by Sherman. They are written using Inform targeting the virtual Z-machine. Versions of some games were also available for iPods,[3] using a hypertext interface. The games have also been ported to the Nintendo DS, personal digital assistants, and iOS and Android platforms.[1][4]

Back in the day, Implemetor Sherman stated that he markets his products to adventure gamers, the general fiction book market, and blind gamers.[5] Present day, Malinche caters to anyone who loves a good story and no longer makes any money on its growing library of interactive fiction titles. Instead, Malinche founder Howard Sherman only asks for voluntary donations to the World Literacy Foundation. Through his actions, Mr. Sherman has informally transformed Malinche into a non-profit organization for all intents and purposes.

References

Douglass, Jeremy (2007). Command lines: Aesthetics and technique in interactive fiction and new media (Ph.D. thesis). University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
Willis, David P. (2006-06-20). "You Make the Call". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park Press. (Abstract)
Ogles, Jacob (2005-07-06). "Playing on Your IPod: Text Games". Wired News. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
Arendt, Susan (2007-10-10). "Play Old-School Text Adventures on Your DS". Game|Life, Wired. CondéNet, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
Barton, Matt (2008-04-27). "An Interview with Howard Sherman of Malinche Entertainment". Armchair Arcade. Armchair Arcade, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-08-31.

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[douglass2007-1] Douglass, Jeremy (2007). Command lines: Aesthetics and technique in interactive fiction and new media (Ph.D. thesis). University of California Santa Barbara. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

[app-2] Willis, David P. (2006-06-20). "You Make the Call". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park Press. (Abstract)

[wiredipod-3] Ogles, Jacob (2005-07-06). "Playing on Your IPod: Text Games". Wired News. Retrieved 2006-12-30.

[4] Arendt, Susan (2007-10-10). "Play Old-School Text Adventures on Your DS". Game|Life, Wired. CondéNet, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-08-31.

[5] Barton, Matt (2008-04-27). "An Interview with Howard Sherman of Malinche Entertainment". Armchair Arcade. Armchair Arcade, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-08-31.