Meretzky's gift for prose and his sly wit are his claims to fame, and feature heavily in almost all of his works. He intentionally courted political controversy with A Mind Forever Voyaging to boost sales, but the plan didn't pay off. He then decided to use sexual content as a marketing hook instead, in Leather Goddesses of Phobos and The Spellcasting Series, to greater effect. This has given him something of a ribald reputation, but his current output is entirely family-friendly.
He can be seen harrassing MC Frontalot in his video for "It Is Pitch Dark," as the song references many of Meretzky's games.
Games designed by Meretzky:
For Infocom:
- Planetfall
- Sorcerer
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984) (with Douglas Adams)
- A Mind Forever Voyaging
- Leather Goddesses of Phobos
- Stationfall
- Zork Zero
For Legend Entertainment:
- Eric the Unready
- The Spellcasting Series
- Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All The Girls
- Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance
- Spellcasting 301: Spring Break
- Superhero League of Hoboken
For Boffo Games, which he co-founded: