recent additions to the Interactive Fiction Archive
Volker Blasius
Hello again,
David Kinder has been incredibly busy; he moved almost all of the following
files from the 'unprocessed' directory to their proper place in the archive
and wrote the descriptions for the Index files and for this announcement.
I thank everyone who sent me e-mail describing files uploaded to the archive
and ask you to forgive me if I don't answer every letter individually.
Now back to standard procedures:
The following files have arrived at the Interactive Fiction Archive at
ftp.gmd.de:/if-archive (Germany)
and should be available soon at the mirror sites:
wuarchive.wustl.edu:/doc/misc/if-archive (USA)
ftp.achilles.net:/wuarchive/doc/misc/if-archive (Canada)
ftp.io.org:/pub/mirrors/if-archive (Canada)
ftp.funet.fi:/pub/misc/if-archive (Finland)
ftp.dstc.edu.au:/pub/if-archive (Australia)
If you are looking for a particular file in the archive, check
if-archive/Master-Index, it is updated daily.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/betas/frozen.z5
Frozen: A Night at the Lab, by Jeremy Farnham
Release 1 / Serial number 960620
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/download-tools/tc.zip
A utility to convert text files between PC and non-PC format line-endings.
C source, written by Fredrik Ramsberg.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/download-tools/mac/zipit1.35.cpt.hqx
ZipIt V1.3.5, a shareware utility for the Macintosh that can compress and
decompress (deflate, implode, shrink and store) ZIP (.zip) format files.
Also handles MacBinary (.bin) files and automatic linefeed conversion.
This replaces the older version zip-it-12.hqx .
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/emulators/c64/pc64d120.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/emulators/c64/pc64e120.zip
Personal C64, The C64 Emulator for the PC, by Wolfgang Lorenz. English and
German shareware version 1.20. Replaces pc64e118.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/playgame.FAQ
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/info/playgame.FAQ - link to same file
Playing the Interactive Fiction Archive Games version 1.1 (19jul96)
by Stephen Griffiths
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/amiga/Dark_Obsession.lha
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/amiga/Dark_Obsession.Readme
Dark Obsession, a text/graphics adventure by Michael Zerbo.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/infocom/SoFar.z8
So Far, An Interactive Catharsis by Andrew Plotkin
Release 5 / Serial number 960916
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/infocom/Balances.z5
Balances, An Interactive Short Story by Graham Nelson
Release 4 / Serial number 960508
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/infocom/mhpquest.z5
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/inform/mhpquest.inf
Quest for the Magic Healing Plant, by Adam Crutchlow.
Release 2 / Serial number 960613, ported by the author from AGT to Inform.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/infocom/spirit.readme
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/infocom/spirit.z5
SpiritWrak, An Interactive Fantasy Adventure by Daniel S. Yu
Release 3 / Serial number 960606, an update to release 2.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/infocom/vindaloo.z5
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/inform/vindaloo.inf
Vindaloo, An Interactive Recipe by Adam G Crutchlow
Release 1 / Serial number 960613
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/infocom/weather.z5
A Change in the Weather, An Interactive Short Story by Andrew Plotkin.
Release 6, serial number 960613, an update to release 5.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/mac/lostny.sit.hqx
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/lostny.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/tads/lostny.gam
Lost New York version 1.0.4, a time-travel TADS adventure by Neil deMause.
The built-in hint system is disabled in this freeware version; type
REGISTER to see how to get the full version. Mac, PC and machine-
independant .gam file versions. Replaces 1.0.2f
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/mac/zeb2_mac.hqx
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/zeb2_pc.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/tads/zebulon2.zip
Uncle Zebulon's Will, an Interactive Inheritance, Release 2.0 / 960416,
by Magnus Olsson. Winner of the TADS category of the 1995 IF competition.
DOS, Mac and machine-independant .gam file versions. An update to Release 1.0
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/tads/zeb2_src.zip
TADS source code for the above.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/non-english/
this is a new directory for DOS games in languages other than English.
It does not contain any new games, only games that were moved here from
directories games/pc and games/pc/education.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/non-english/eudoxio.zip
"El Poder de la Kinbreton", a spanish text adventure by Daniel Cardenas.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/non-english/jabato.exe
Jabato, an illustrated Spanish text adventure by Manuel Gonzalez,
Paco Zarco, Juan Antonio Darder and Carlos Marques.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/Holly.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/Hollytext.zip
In this text and graphics adventure set in the 1950's, the player takes the
role of private eye Jim Novak. Hired by a pretty dame to find her missing
husband, the player discovers a case involving deception and murder.
Written in Alan by Michael Zerbo. This is a fully playable shareware version
of the game. The version in Holly.zip includes digitized SVGA graphics and
sound effects; the version in Hollytext.zip is text-only.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/adv350kb.zip
DOS executable of the 350 points version of Colossal Cave by Bob Supnik
and Kevin Black (both of whom originally ported Adventure to the PDP-11
at DEC).
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/advbds.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/advbds.zip (linked)
C source code and DOS executable of the BDS C version of Adventure,
ported to DOS by Bob Withers.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/atlant.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/atlant.zip (linked)
Voyage to Atlantis, a TRS-80 adventure by Greg Hassett,
converted to QBasic by Nele Abels. QBasic source code.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/batlstar.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/batlstar.zip (linked)
Battlestar 4.2, fall 1984, written the honorable Admiral D.W. Riggle (!)
and ported to MS-DOS by Brian Douglas Smith. DOS executable and C source
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/eland.zip
Revenge of the Eland, an adventure by Dave Dubin
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/goblet.zip
The Goblet - The Adventures of John Davenshire, by Michael S. Yurchuk
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/lstdm15.zip
Lost Gold v1.55, The Search For The Lost Dutchman Gold Mine
An AGT adventure by Ray Johnson
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/mhpquest.zip
Quest for the Magic Healing Plant, AGT Adventure by Adam Crutchlow
This update now includes AGT source, a map, bug fixes etc.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/newyork.zip
Survival in New York, a game of interactive fiction. Author unknown
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/ooze.zip
Ooze - Creepy Nites. DOS executable of an adventure by
Guy Henkel and H.J. Brandle.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/pp20.zip
Pastoral Pitfalls 2.0, an AGT adventure in which the player takes on the
role of a Lutheran minister. Written by Guy M. Marquardt.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/skiadven.zip
Ski Adventure, written in TADS by John LaBonney.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/thief.zip
Thief's Adventure, by J Soft Co
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/tads/foom.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/tads/foom.tar.gz (linked)
FooM - the shoot-'em up text adventure, by dI software :)
(Piers Johnson). TADS source and .gam file.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/tads/urban1.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/urban1.zip (linked)
Urban Cleanup, a TADS Sci-Fi adventure by Philip Dearmore
machine independent .gam file and DOS executable
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/info/if-page.zip
Paul Gilbert's IF WWW page.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/info/sample.from.MScollection1
Sample transript from The Magnetic Scrolls Collection, Vol. 1.
Typed in by Edan Harel
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/adverts/ad1-description.txt
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/adverts/ad1-thumbnail.gif
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/adverts/ad1-thumbnail.jpeg
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/adverts/ad1-thumbnail.png
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/adverts/ad1.gif
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/adverts/ad1.jpeg
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/adverts/ad1.png
Infocom's "brain" advert, scanned in as a thumbnail image (450x300) and
a full-sized image (1638x1095), in GIF, JPEG and PNG formats.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/articles/Your64.txt
A review of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy",
from Your 64, July 1985. Typed in by David Kinder
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/examples/Museum6.inf
Graham Nelson's Museum of Inform (Museum.inf) modified to work under
Inform v6 by Anson Turner. Functionally identical to Grahams's original,
complete with bugs and all. :-)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/examples/maze.inf
An example of implementing a maze using only a single room, by Steven Howard
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/library/contributions/date.h
An Inform 5.5 library extension to print the date. Recognises 30 and 31
day months and leap years. Written by L. Ross Raszewski.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/library/contributions/ordinal.h
An Inform 5.5 library extension to print an ordinal number ("first",
"second", etc.) Written by L. Ross Raszewski.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/library/contributions/use.h
An Inform 5.5 library extension to add a handy "use" verb.
Written by L. Ross Raszewski.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/library/contributions/waittime.h
An Inform library to provide understanding of English time strings, to
give an enhanced "wait" command. Written by L. Ross Raszewski.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/
this is a new directory for Inform 6. Since Inform 6 is beta, Inform 5.5
is still in infocom/compilers/inform.
The following files form Graham's current Inform 6.03 distribution:
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/inform6_release_note.txt
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/executables/inform603_riscos_port.spk
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/library/inform6_library.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/manuals/inform603_technical_manual.txt
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/manuals/inform6_programmers_manual.txt
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/source/inform603_riscos_source.spk
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/source/inform603_source.tar.gz
The following eight files are executables of Inform 6 for different machines:
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/executables/i603_os2.zip
Inform 6.03 for OS/2, by Gerald Bostock
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/executables/Inform603_mac.cpt.hqx
Inform 6.03 for the Macintosh, by Robert A. Pelak
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/executables/inform-6.03-linuxelf.tar.gz
Inform 6.03 for Linux, by Charles Briscoe-Smith
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/executables/inform602_UnixWare202.tar.gz
Inform 6.02 for UnixWare 2.02 (Novell/SCO Unix), by Mark J Musante
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/executables/inform603_amiga.lha
Inform 6.03 for the Amiga, by Stephen van Egmond
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/executables/inform603_atari.lzh
Inform 6.03 for the Atari under MiNT, by Charles Briscoe-Smith
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/executables/inform603_win32.zip
Inform 6.03 for Win32 (Windows 95 or Windows NT), by Kirk Klobe
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform6_beta/library/german_inform_05.tar.gz
German libraries and parser for the Inform 6 compiler, release 0.5, by Tinic Urou
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/frotz-2.01unixbeta1.tar.gz
Frotz v2.01 for Unix, ported by Galen Hazelwood. Requires ncurses.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/yazi/
this is a new directory for YAZI (Yet Another Z-Interpreter),
a V1-V3 Z-code interpreter for the Apple Newton, written by
George Madrid and Sanjay Vakil.
Please read file Index in this directory for more information.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/zip/ZIP_inf_68k_121.cpt.bin
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/zip/ZIP_inf_PPC_121.cpt.bin
ZIP Infinity version 1.2.1, by Matthew T. Russotto.
Based on Mark Howell's ZIP 2.0, and updated for greater compliance with
Graham Nelson's 0.2 specification, ZIP Infinity can play any V1-V5 or V8
Infocom or Inform game on a Macintosh. Support for sound, multiple fonts,
user-selectable screen size, and the Beyond Zork graphics font is included.
This replaces betas/ZipInfinity.120b2.cpt.bin
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/tools/inf2d64.zip
inftod64 and d64toinf, two utilities to convert between Infocom v3 story
files and .d64 disk images which can be run on either C64 emulators or
real C64s. Version 1.10, 4th March 1996, by Paul David Doherty.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/programming/adms/adms1_1.lha
Amiga Dungeon Mastering System v1.1, by Adam Dawes
A simple adventure writing system for the Amiga
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/programming/agt/agtmtr16.zip
Master's Edition of the Adventure Game Toolkit, Version 1.6 by David R. Malmberg.
This archive is an update; for the complete package the files in agtmastr.zip
are needed.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/programming/editors/ifmap.tar.gz
IF Map Editor v0.1. A map editor for IF games, written in Tk/Tcl by
Matthew Crosby.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/programming/editors/imfb01.zip
IMForm 0.1, an unfinished and now abandoned Windows front-end
for Inform, by Tim Middleton
Windows executable and Delphi 1.0 source code
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/programming/tads/worldclass/paulslib.zip
A selection of miscellaneous modules which may be of
interest to others, by Paul Gilbert.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/scott-adams/ScottFree-Mac-1.0.1.cpt.hqx
ScottFree/Mac 1.0.1 by Scott Lemon, based on ScottFree for Unix/PC by
Alan Cox. Reads and executes TRS-80 format Scott Adams data files on a Mac.
Macintosh (68k) executable and documentation.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/solutions/SoFar.sol
step-by-step solution for So Far, by Paul J. Godfrey
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/solutions/SoFar.step
solution and walkthrough for SoFar, by Stefan Dube
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/solutions/gumshoe.sol
step-by-step solution for Gumshoe, by Paul J. Godfrey
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/solutions/lost.sol
step-by-step solution for Lost, by Paul J. Godfrey
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/solutions/t-zero.sol
solution for t-zero, by Audrey DeLisle
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/solutions/worldsol.zip
solution for J. Doug McDonald's World, by Volker Blasius
long, story-style walkthrough, lists of points and objects,
and a huge map in several formats
Please put uploads into ftp.gmd.de:/incoming/if-archive
and send e-mail to Volker....@gmd.de describing the file(s) you uploaded.
Enjoy!
Volker and David
Volker Blasius
Hello again,
the following files have arrived at the Interactive Fiction Archive at
ftp.gmd.de:/if-archive (Germany)
and should be available soon at the mirror sites:
wuarchive.wustl.edu:/doc/misc/if-archive (USA)
ftp.achilles.net:/wuarchive/doc/misc/if-archive (Canada)
ftp.io.org:/pub/mirrors/if-archive (Canada)
ftp.funet.fi:/pub/misc/if-archive (Finland)
ftp.dstc.edu.au:/pub/if-archive (Australia)
If you are looking for a particular file in the archive, check
if-archive/Master-Index, it is updated daily.
Today's bunch consists mainly of AGT games and utilities uploaded by
Mark Welch himself.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/dyanty.zip
Caves of Dyanty: A Science Fiction Adventure by Nathan Fritz.
An archeological dig on the planet Dyanty uncovers signs of an
incredibly advanced race that vanished long ago. Compiled AGT game.
(Honorable mention, 6th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/oklib.zip
Oklib's Revenge, by Sue Medley.
This is the full, original contest entry; it replaces the demo that was
stored here under the same name. Solution included.
(Honorable mention, 6th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/pearl.zip
Quest for the Black Pearl by Ralph W. Varble. Your old professor tells
you where to find the fabled black pearl; find it before the volcano
erupts. (Indiana-Jones type adventure). Compiled AGT game.
(Honorable mention, 6th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/reruns.zip
Reruns Again by Neil Sorenson. You are trapped in a world made of television
reruns (Isn't that Gilligan, the Bradys, and the crew of the Enterprise?).
Compiled AGT game. (Honorable mention, 6th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/sherwood.zip
Adventures in Sherwood, An Interactive Adventure Simulation
by Charles Williams. A D&D type adventure, complete with melee.
You, Robin Hood, must rescue Marion from the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Compiled AGT game. (Honorable mention, 5th annual AGT game contest).
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/xanth.zip
A Journey into Xanth version 1.2, by Neil Sorenson, based on the works and
characters of Piers Anthony. Walkthrough and maps included.
(Honorable mention, 6th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/pc/zimlab.zip
Zim Greenleaf's Laboratory, by Melody Grandy.
He's sorcerer-botanist, and his laboratory is full of nasty things.
(Honorable mention, 6th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/aliens.zip
Aliens Laughed at my Cardigan by Andre M. Boyle. Humorous (!) game,
a takeoff of Hitchhiker's Guide with some Star Trek thrown in.
AGT source code and a step-by-step walkthrough.
(a DOS executable is in games/pc/cardigan.zip)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/andkara.zip
Andkara: Baby, the Rain Must Fall, by Randy Smith.
Classic fantasy of swords & sorcery.
(Honorable mention, 4th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/easter.zip
Heather's Easter Egg Hunt version 0.97, by Tom & Ginnie Reynolds.
A game for children ages 7-12.
(Honorable mention, 3rd Annual AGT game contest).
(a DOS executable v0.91 is in games/pc/education/easter.arc)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/eli-src.zip
Escape from the ELI, An Interactive Adventure Game for Learners of English,
by Lowell Riethmuller. A simple AGT adventure, based on a foreign student's
first day at the English Language Institute of the University of Delaware;
written to demonstrate utility of text adventures to teach English as a
second language. (Honorable mention, 4th annual AGT game contest.)
(a DOS executable is in games/pc/education/eli.zip)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/fastlane.zip
Fast Lane by Richard Baribault. Find, enter, and win the Classic Car Show
(Honorable mention, 3th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/lady.zip
The Lady in Green by D. F. Stone. Friday night at an 18th century hotel.
(Honorable mention, 6th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/mansion.zip
Magic Mansion by Denise Sawicki. Play the role of a young girl held
captive by an evil wizard. (Honorable mention, 4th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/mold.zip
Mold: Deep Space Awakening version 1.1 by Declan Stanley.
You awaken from deep sleep to discover your crewmates were
killed by orange mold and the ship is damaged beyond repair.
Explore, find help, escape. Walkthrough included.
(Honorable mention, 4th annual AGT game contest).
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/muna.zip
The Pyramid of Muna, An Interactive Fiction Adventure Based On
Elements of the Cosmology of the Builders, version 1.37,
by Alfred W. King II.
Explore an ancient Mexican pyramid and discover metaphysical
secrets. (Honorable mention, 3rd Annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/nmr2.zip
Adventures in NMR II: The Adventure Continues, by Douglas P. Burum.
Stop the morphing invading aliens by using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.
(Honorable mention, 4th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/pyramid.zip
The Pyramid, An Interactive Fantasy version 2.1, by Roland Goulsbra.
Discover the secret of the pharaoh's tomb. An interactive fantasy set in
modern Egypt. Win by doing the right things, not by collecting stuff, and
discover the meaning of liff [sic]. Walkthrough included.
(Honorable mention, 4th annual AGT game contest).
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/rapture.zip
Love's Fiery Rapture, The Torrid Tale of What Could Turn Out to be THE
Perfect Date; a "Choose Your Own Adventure" by Natasha Mirage
converted to AGT by Mike Ryan.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/stcadv.zip
The Spelunker's Tremendous Cave Adventure, a parody of Colossal Cave,
written by public school students and translated to AGT by Douglas Harter.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/storms.zip
Storms I, by Ryan Burrus. Your dead uncle's will leaves $7.4 million to the
person who first discovers his great invention. Explore your uncle's house,
lab, and neighborhood. (Honorable mention, 4th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/twoways.zip
Two Ways by Grant E. Metcalf. Christian text adventure. You are a weary
traveler who must choose between the quick and easy path or one fraught
with dangers. Evangelistic, with biblical quotes. Walkthrough included.
(Honorable mention, 4th annual AGT game contest).
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/water.zip
What? No Low Alcohol Mineral Water! by Andre M. Boyle.
You awake inside the data banks of a computer. Your life depends on
performing the herculean tasks assigned by the computer.
(Honorable mention, 6th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/weeknd-s.zip
Weekend Survival, An Interactive Adventure Game for Learners of English,
by Lowell Riethmuller. Written to demonstrate utility of text adventures to
teach English as a second language. Input is reduced to 1/2/3 choices.
(Honorable mention, 4th annual AGT game contest.)
(a DOS executable is in games/pc/education/weekend.zip
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/agt/wpc.zip
What Personal Computer? by John Minson. You are a computer journalist.
(Honorable mention, 6th annual AGT game contest.)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/gags/drag-src.zip
Dragonslayer, by E. L. (Ev) Cheney.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/source/gags/ghos-src.zip
Ghost Town, an adventure game by E. L. Cheney.
(a DOS executable is in games/pc/ghosttwn.zip)
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/library/contributions/footnote.h
An Inform Library Extention for Inform 5.5 or greater to produce
sequentially numbered footnotes, by L. Ross Raszewski
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/library/contributions/hints.h
Invisiclues-style Help menu "tool kit" for Inform 5.5 or later
by L. Ross Raszewski
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/library/contributions/locktest.h
An inform library to choose default keys to open locks,
by L. Ross Raszewski
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/library/contributions/newlock.h
A replacement for Lock and Unlock to implement multiple keys
and key-side definition, by L. Ross Raszewski
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/compilers/inform/library/contributions/whatis.h
An improvement upon "What is" commands such as the Zork-like
"What is a Grue" and "Who am I", by By L. Ross Raszewski
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/zip/wzip21.zip
MS Windows executable version 2.1, based on Zip 2.0, ported by Ron Murray
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/programming/agt/agtmacro.zip
AGTMACRO 1.0 by David Malmberg. AGTMACRO is a specialized Keyboard Macro
Processor similar to SUPERKEY or PROKEY for IBM or compatible computers.
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/programming/agt/pretty.zip
Pretty creates annotated source files from either AGT source
or compiled AGT games.
Andrew C. Plotkin
ow...@best.com (J. I. Drasner) writes:
> Pardon my extreme ignorance, but I'm lost in a flood of FAQs. Can anyone
> explain whether, and if so how, a Mac user might play an AGT game? (I
> think I remember trying to use the system once to write a game, but it
> kept crashing my machine on a regular basis.)
I believe the concensus was to find a Mac Plus running System 6, or
some approximately equivalent setup.
--Z
"And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these were the borogoves..."
Nulldogma
> > Pardon my extreme ignorance, but I'm lost in a flood of FAQs. Can
anyone
> > explain whether, and if so how, a Mac user might play an AGT game? (I
> > think I remember trying to use the system once to write a game, but it
> > kept crashing my machine on a regular basis.)
>
> I believe the concensus was to find a Mac Plus running System 6, or
> some approximately equivalent setup.
Or to get a copy of SoftPC or SoftWindows, and run it under DOS.
Neil
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http://www.echonyc.com/~wham/neild.html
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Scott Lemon
Nulldogma (null...@aol.com) wrote:
: > > Pardon my extreme ignorance, but I'm lost in a flood of FAQs. Can
: anyone
: > > explain whether, and if so how, a Mac user might play an AGT game? (I
: > > think I remember trying to use the system once to write a game, but it
: > > kept crashing my machine on a regular basis.)
: >
: > I believe the concensus was to find a Mac Plus running System 6, or
: > some approximately equivalent setup.
Is the source code to the Mac version available anywhere? It would be
good to get it updated and running properly....