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Re: Lost Treasures on iDevices
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Andrew Plotkin
Dec 19, 2012, 8:27:21 PM12/19/12
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Here, ade...@inbox.com wrote:
> For the one or two lost souls who still monitor this newsgroup and hasn't
> migrated to the web forum, the Lost Treasures of Infocom has been released
> as a universal build for iOS.
I don't see it. Although if it was *just* released, it may not have
propagated through the App Store distribution and search servers yet.
I will be curious what interpreter they're using.
> Games can be unlock in a bundle or in bundles via in app purchases.
> Invisiclues are a separate bundle.
It is worth noting, also, that if you already own the games on CD you
can transfer them to iOS Frotz (with only a moderate amount of
hassle).
--Z
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"And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these were the borogoves..."
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> For the one or two lost souls who still monitor this newsgroup and hasn't
> migrated to the web forum, the Lost Treasures of Infocom has been released
> as a universal build for iOS.
I don't see it. Although if it was *just* released, it may not have
propagated through the App Store distribution and search servers yet.
I will be curious what interpreter they're using.
> Games can be unlock in a bundle or in bundles via in app purchases.
> Invisiclues are a separate bundle.
It is worth noting, also, that if you already own the games on CD you
can transfer them to iOS Frotz (with only a moderate amount of
hassle).
--Z
--
"And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these were the borogoves..."
*
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John W Kennedy
Dec 20, 2012, 6:53:58 AM12/20/12
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On 2012-12-20 02:36:32 +0000, <ade...@inbox.com> said:
> Andrew Plotkin <erky...@eblong.com> wrote:
>> Here, ade...@inbox.com wrote:
>>> For the one or two lost souls who still monitor this newsgroup and hasn't
>>> migrated to the web forum, the Lost Treasures of Infocom has been released
>>> as a universal build for iOS.
>>
>> I don't see it. Although if it was *just* released, it may not have
>> propagated through the App Store distribution and search servers yet.
>>
>> I will be curious what interpreter they're using.
>>
>>> Games can be unlock in a bundle or in bundles via in app purchases.
>>> Invisiclues are a separate bundle.
>>
>> It is worth noting, also, that if you already own the games on CD you
>> can transfer them to iOS Frotz (with only a moderate amount of
>> hassle).
>>
>> --Z
>
> What I like is that the manuals, maps, feelies, and Invisiclues are easily
> accessible in the app. The app is free to download with Zork I and all its
> manuals etc unlocked. So you don't pay if you just want to check out the
> interpreter.
>
> One thing I liked about the interpreter, it allows me to save words as
> buttons to reduce typing. :)
It has appeared this morning, and is labeled as by "Activision
Publishing, Inc." I haven't looked at it yet, but it apparently has
some iOS-oriented goodies like a touchscreen compass rose. It does not
include the V6 games or "Hitchhiker's".
--
John W Kennedy
"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich
have always objected to being governed at all."
-- G. K. Chesterton. "The Man Who Was Thursday"
> Andrew Plotkin <erky...@eblong.com> wrote:
>> Here, ade...@inbox.com wrote:
>>> For the one or two lost souls who still monitor this newsgroup and hasn't
>>> migrated to the web forum, the Lost Treasures of Infocom has been released
>>> as a universal build for iOS.
>>
>> I don't see it. Although if it was *just* released, it may not have
>> propagated through the App Store distribution and search servers yet.
>>
>> I will be curious what interpreter they're using.
>>
>>> Games can be unlock in a bundle or in bundles via in app purchases.
>>> Invisiclues are a separate bundle.
>>
>> It is worth noting, also, that if you already own the games on CD you
>> can transfer them to iOS Frotz (with only a moderate amount of
>> hassle).
>>
>> --Z
>
> accessible in the app. The app is free to download with Zork I and all its
> manuals etc unlocked. So you don't pay if you just want to check out the
> interpreter.
>
> One thing I liked about the interpreter, it allows me to save words as
> buttons to reduce typing. :)
It has appeared this morning, and is labeled as by "Activision
Publishing, Inc." I haven't looked at it yet, but it apparently has
some iOS-oriented goodies like a touchscreen compass rose. It does not
include the V6 games or "Hitchhiker's".
--
John W Kennedy
"The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich
have always objected to being governed at all."
-- G. K. Chesterton. "The Man Who Was Thursday"
madhupat...@gmail.com
Jan 2, 2013, 10:08:46 AM1/2/13
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David.Requena
Sep 23, 2013, 7:11:21 PM9/23/13
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<ade...@inbox.com> escribió en el mensaje de noticias
news:407298974377657484.66...@news.aioe.org...
And what forum would that be?
As a matter of fact I'm just coming back to rgif after a long time and I've
been being surprised by the low activity here..
Has all the traffic that used to be here moved elsewhere? Where?
Pity, usenet always felt like a perect fit to if. I expect to be faced with
flashy avatars and signature logos..
news:407298974377657484.66...@news.aioe.org...
> For the one or two lost souls who still monitor this newsgroup and hasn't
> migrated to the web forum, the ...
And what forum would that be?
As a matter of fact I'm just coming back to rgif after a long time and I've
been being surprised by the low activity here..
Has all the traffic that used to be here moved elsewhere? Where?
Pity, usenet always felt like a perect fit to if. I expect to be faced with
flashy avatars and signature logos..
David Griffith
Sep 23, 2013, 8:04:42 PM9/23/13
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David Griffith
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