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[[Category:IFWiki|Community portal]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Jon_Ripley&diff=12038Jon Ripley2005-12-19T00:59:16Z<p>Ravenswolf: added to authoring system creators</p>
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<div>Lives in Sheffield, England. Known as Ravenswolf on [[ifMUD]] and IFWiki.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom'' (2004; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Winner of the [[1st Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]]. See [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdom.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom''].<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom BFe'' (2005; Brainfuck). Enhanced verion of ''The Lost Kingdom'' and the first released work of interactive fiction written in an esoteric programming language. See: [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdomBF.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom BFe''].<br />
* ''23:15'' (10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Winner of the [[2nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]].<br />
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== Porting Credits ==<br />
* ''Time Switch'' (1992; MS-Windows, MS-DOS, RISC OS, BBC Micro) Multi-platform port of the 1982 ZX Spectrum text adventure by Colin Carruthers. See: [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/TimeSwitch.html Time Switch]<br />
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== Tech Credits ==<br />
* Maintainer of the RISC OS port of [[Inform]] since version 6.21/10.<br />
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== Other Credits ==<br />
* [[Mini-Adventure]] Authoring System (unreleased), a simple adventure game authoring system used by some primary schools in the author's home town.<br />
** Mini-Adventure Demos (1995) - Demo games from the [[Mini-Adventure]] [[authoring system]] released in 2005 for historical interest. Available in both [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvR.html RISC OS version] and [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvI.html Inform version].<br />
*** ''Enchanted Castle'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Graveyard Escape'' (1995).<br />
*** ''House'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Prison'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Quest for the Holy Grail'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Secret Maze'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Secret Maze II'' (1996).<br />
*** ''Shack'' (1995).<br />
* Compiled [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/ JJRPD-09] containing three free adventure game disks for the BBC Micro range of computers containing games from a variety of authors.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://jonripley.com/ http://jonripley.com/] - Jon Ripley's Web Site<br />
[[Category:People|Ripley, Jon]] [[Category:Authoring system creators|Ripley, Jon]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=T.A.G&diff=12037T.A.G2005-12-19T00:56:24Z<p>Ravenswolf: Redirects to T.A.G.</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[T.A.G.]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=T.A.G.&diff=12036T.A.G.2005-12-19T00:56:07Z<p>Ravenswolf: Made this the official page</p>
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<div>T.A.G. (Text-Adventure-Generator) by [[Martin Oehm]] is a development system designed to create games in [[German]]. Currently, there are interpreters for MS-DOS, Windows and Linux available.<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.martin-oehm.de/tag/index.html Official T.A.G. page]<br />
[[Category:Authoring system]] [[Category:German]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Vince_Hudd&diff=12035Vince Hudd2005-12-18T22:52:28Z<p>Ravenswolf: Stylised game entries</p>
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<div>Vince Hudd, known as VinceH, is the proprieter of [http://www.softrock.co.uk Soft Rock Software].<br />
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==Author Credits==<br />
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*''The Purple Crystal of the Heavens'' (1994; [[Trellis]])<br />
*''The Sacred Pyramid'' (1994; [[Trellis]])<br />
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==Other Credits==<br />
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*Author of the [[Trellis]] [[Interactive_fiction|interactive fiction]] [[authoring system]] for [[RISC OS]]<br />
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==Links==<br />
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[http://www.softrock.co.uk Soft Rock Software] Homepage<br />
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[[Category:People|Hudd, Vince]] [[Category:Authoring system creators|Hudd, Vince]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Works_released_in_1994&diff=12034Works released in 19942005-12-18T22:52:21Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added games by Vince Hudd</p>
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==[[TADS 2]]==<br />
* ''The Underoos That Ate New York'' ([[G. Kevin Wilson]]).<br />
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* ''Balances'' ([[Graham Nelson]]). <br />
* ''Curses'' ([[Graham Nelson]]).<br />
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==[[:Category:Authoring system|Other Authoring Systems]]==<br />
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* ''The Pyramids of Mars'' ([[Patrick Wigfull]]).<br />
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===Spectrum===<br />
* ''Brian The Novice Barbarian'' ([[George E. Hoyle]], publisher: [[Zenobi Software]]).<br />
* ''Flameout'' ([[Laurence Creighton]], publisher: [[Zenobi Software]]).<br />
* ''The Well of Zol '' ([[Laurence Creighton]], publisher: [[Zenobi Software]]).<br />
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===[[Trellis]]===<br />
* ''The Purple Crystal of the Heavens'' ([[Vince Hudd]]).<br />
* ''The Sacred Pyramid'' ([[Vince Hudd]]).<br />
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[[Category:Game lists]] [[Category:1994]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Vince_Hudd&diff=12033Vince Hudd2005-12-18T22:46:16Z<p>Ravenswolf: </p>
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<div>Vince Hudd, known as VinceH, is the proprieter of [http://www.softrock.co.uk Soft Rock Software].<br />
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==Author Credits==<br />
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*Purple Crystal of the Heavens, The (1994; [[Trellis]])<br />
*Sacred Pyramid, The (1994; [[Trellis]])<br />
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==Other Credits==<br />
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*Author of the [[Trellis]] [[Interactive_fiction|interactive fiction]] [[authoring system]] for [[RISC OS]]<br />
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==Links==<br />
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[http://www.softrock.co.uk Soft Rock Software] Homepage<br />
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[[Category:People|Hudd, Vince]] [[Category:Authoring system creators|Hudd, Vince]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Vince_Hudd&diff=12032Vince Hudd2005-12-18T22:45:52Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added Trellis author</p>
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<div>Vince Hudd, known as VinceH, is the proprieter of [http://www.softrock.co.uk Soft Rock Software].<br />
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==Author Credits==<br />
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*Purple Crystal of the Heavens, The (1994; [[Trellis]])<br />
*Sacred Pyramid (1994; [[Trellis]])<br />
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==Other Credits==<br />
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*Author of the [[Trellis]] [[Interactive_fiction|interactive fiction]] [[authoring system]] for [[RISC OS]]<br />
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==Links==<br />
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[http://www.softrock.co.uk Soft Rock Software] Homepage<br />
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[[Category:People|Hudd, Vince]] [[Category:Authoring system creators|Hudd, Vince]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Trellis&diff=12031Trellis2005-12-18T22:33:09Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added Trellis authoring system</p>
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<div>Trellis is an [[Interactive_fiction|interactive fiction]] [[authoring system]] for [[RISC OS]] computers written by [[Vince Hudd]] of [http://www.softrock.co.uk/ Soft Rock Software].<br />
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Trellis provides a simple framework into which the key components of the game are added. User editable files define objects, rooms, words and other game text. The main code for the adventure game is written in a BASIC like language customised for interactive fiction authoring; this is interpreted by the Trellis framework.<br />
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Trellis is written in BBC BASIC and is supplied with full source code and two example games.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
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*[http://www.softrock.co.uk/products/trellis.html Trellis Home Page]<br />
*[http://www.apdl.co.uk/games.htm#softrock The Soft Rock collection] (To buy Trellis)<br />
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[[Category:Authoring system]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Alan_3&diff=12030Alan 32005-12-18T21:21:04Z<p>Ravenswolf: House cleaning operation</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Alan]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=IFWiki:Protected_page&diff=12029IFWiki:Protected page2005-12-18T21:12:26Z<p>Ravenswolf: House cleaning operation</p>
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<div></div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Talk:Jon_Ripley&diff=11203Talk:Jon Ripley2005-11-19T20:37:37Z<p>Ravenswolf: Comment on Prolific Author categorisation and demo games</p>
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<div>I do not believe the tag for being a prolific author is warranted as the author has only publicly released a small number of games and that this status may have a negative effect.<br />
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Several purported games which have been moved to 'Other Credits' were demonstrations of an authoring system and IMHO should not qualify as being full game releases. Personally I am slightly concerned that these demos have been assumed to be full game releases and added to review sites as I believe this may damage the reputation of the author.<br />
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Of course this is a Wiki and everybody is free to change whatever they desire, these are just my own personal opinions. Comments are appreciated.<br />
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--[[User:Ravenswolf|Ravenswolf]] 14:37, 19 Nov 2005 (Central Standard Time)</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Jon_Ripley&diff=10109Jon Ripley2005-11-19T20:29:57Z<p>Ravenswolf: Moved MiniAdv demos to other credits, removed prolific author tag (see talk)</p>
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<div>Lives in Sheffield, England. Known as Ravenswolf on [[ifMUD]] and IFWiki.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom'' (2004; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Winner of the [[1st Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]]. See [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdom.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom''].<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom BFe'' (2005; Brainfuck). Enhanced verion of ''The Lost Kingdom'' and the first released work of interactive fiction written in an esoteric programming language. See: [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdomBF.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom BFe''].<br />
* ''23:15'' (10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Winner of the [[2nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]].<br />
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== Porting Credits ==<br />
* ''Time Switch'' (1992; MS-Windows, MS-DOS, RISC OS, BBC Micro) Multi-platform port of the 1982 ZX Spectrum text adventure by Colin Carruthers. See: [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/TimeSwitch.html Time Switch]<br />
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== Tech Credits ==<br />
* Maintainer of the RISC OS port of [[Inform]] since version 6.21/10.<br />
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== Other Credits ==<br />
* [[Mini-Adventure]] Authoring System (unreleased), a simple adventure game authoring system used by some primary schools in the author's home town.<br />
** Mini-Adventure Demos (1995) - Demo games from the [[Mini-Adventure]] [[authoring system]] released in 2005 for historical interest. Available in both [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvR.html RISC OS version] and [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvI.html Inform version].<br />
*** ''Enchanted Castle'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Graveyard Escape'' (1995).<br />
*** ''House'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Prison'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Quest for the Holy Grail'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Secret Maze'' (1995).<br />
*** ''Secret Maze II'' (1996).<br />
*** ''Shack'' (1995).<br />
* Compiled [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/ JJRPD-09] containing three free adventure game disks for the BBC Micro range of computers containing games from a variety of authors.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://jonripley.com/ http://jonripley.com/] - Jon Ripley's Web Site<br />
[[Category:People|Ripley, Jon]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=2nd_Annual_1_to_2K_Classic_Text_Adventure_Competition&diff=61602nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition2005-09-25T12:14:12Z<p>Ravenswolf: Comp is over</p>
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<div>This [[minicomp]], a.k.a. [[2K Comp 2005]], was created and organized by [[Paul Allen Panks]], and officially ran between June 13th and September 20th, 2005. Authors were asked to submit games with the following restrictions:<br />
* The source code file cannot be more then 2899 bytes in length.<br />
* An optional data file cannot be more than 8192 bytes in length.<br />
* If the game file is a self contained MS-Windows executable it must be compressed.<br />
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There were only two entries. The organizer assigned rankings for every game. User reviews were requested but none have been posted.<br />
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==Entries==<br />
''Note: Yes, it is unusual for a comp to release games before the submission deadline.''<br />
* ''23:15'' ([[Jon Ripley]]; 10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Ranked 10/10. Winner.<br />
* ''Smile'' ([[Chris Molloy Wischer]]; 06-Sep-2005; MS-Windows). Ranked 9/10.<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.geocities.com/dunric/advcomp.html The 2nd Annual (2005) 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition] - the official site<br />
[[Category:2K Comp]] [[Category:2005]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Chris_Molloy_Wischer&diff=10334Chris Molloy Wischer2005-09-25T11:50:50Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added 2k comp rank</p>
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<div>==Author Credits==<br />
* ''Baluthar'' (2003; [[Z-code]]). [[IF Comp 2003]]: 8th place.<br />
* ''Smile'' (06-Sep-2005; MS-Windows). [[2K Comp 2005]]: 2nd place.<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/1365 Baf's Guide listing for Chris Molloy Wischer]<br />
[[Category: People|Molloy Wischer, Chris]] [[Category:Inform authors|Molloy Wischer, Chris]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Works_released_in_2005&diff=6152Works released in 20052005-09-25T11:49:52Z<p>Ravenswolf: Edited 23:15</p>
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==[[Adrift]]==<br />
* ''Abduction'': see ''Of Masters and Mistresses: Abduction''.<br />
* ''The Adventure of Space Boy!'' ([[David Parish]]; 30-Jun-2005).<br />
* ''The Amazing Uncle Griswold'' ([[David Whyld]]; 24-Jul-2005). [[IntroComp 2005]].<br />
* ''The Annihilation of Think.com 3'' ([[Adam Dundas]]; 26-May-2005).<br />
* ''The Cabin - Inspiration Does Not Come Standard'' ([[Blue Roses]]; v1.5: 19-Jan-2005).<br />
* ''Can It Be All So Simple?'' ([[The Dominant Species]]; 21-Aug-2005). [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Choices'' ([[David Whyld]]; 14-Feb-2005).<br />
* ''Crawler's Delight'' ([[A.Troll]]; 14-Jul-2005).<br />
* ''Crazy Old Bag Lady'' ([[Sprite]]; 16-Jul-2005).<br />
* ''Crossworlds Part 3: The Final Far Far Away Frontier'' ([[BBBen]]; Jan-2005).<br />
* ''A Day At The Seaside'' ([[Matthew Hunter]]; 17-Apr-2005). [[InsideADRIFT Spring Comp 2005]]. [http://insideadrift.org.uk/e107/request.php?40 InsideADRIFT Download].<br />
* ''Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Sex'' ([[captain_cranky_pants2000]]; 16-Jan-2005).<br />
* ''Decisions'' ([[David Whyld]]; 05-Jun-2005).<br />
* ''Escape to Freedom'' (porter: [[Richard Otter]]; 16-Jun-2005). Port of: ''Escape to Freedom'' ([[Mario Moeller]]; 1989; [[Commodore 64]]). [http://www.delron.org.uk/games/freedom.zip Download from Delron].<br />
* ''The Final Far Far Away Frontier'': see ''Crossworlds Part 3: The Final Far Far Away Frontier''.<br />
* ''The Final Question'' ([[David Whyld]]; 21-May-2005). [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Fire in the Blood'' ([[Richard Otter]]; 17-Apr-2005). [[InsideADRIFT Spring Comp 2005]]. [http://www.delron.org.uk/games/fireintheblood.zip Delron Download]. <br />
* ''Frustrated Interviewee'' ([[Robert Rafgon]]; 17-Apr-2005). [[InsideADRIFT Spring Comp 2005]]. [http://www.insideadrift.org.uk/e107/request.php?39 InsideADRIFT Download].<br />
* ''Graduation Night at the Brothel'' ([[strgzr02002]]; 18-Jan-2005).<br />
* ''In The Claws Of Clueless Bob'' (([[David Whyld]]; 18-May-2005). Download from [http://www.adrift.org.uk/cgi/new/download.cgi?824 Adrift website]<br />
* ''The House Husband'' ([[Christy Henshaw]]; 17-Apr-2005). [[InsideADRIFT Spring Comp 2005]]. [http://www.insideadrift.org.uk/e107/request.php?38 InsideADRIFT Download].<br />
* ''Laboratory R.A.T.S.'' ([[Christy Henshaw]]; 10-Aug-2005). <br />
* ''Lauren's Awakening'' ([[TotalDirt2000]]; Jun-2005). [[CCAB Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Lights, Camera, Action!'' ([[David Whyld]]; 21-Aug-2005). [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Marmalade Skies'' ([[evil flagpole]]; 07-Jun-2005).<br />
* ''Murder Mansion'' ([[Roy Lee]] as "Reelyor"; 21-May-2005). [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Must Escape!'' ([[Robert Rafgon]]; intro: 21-May-2005, summer: 21-Aug-2005). [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]]. [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Oakwood School'' ([[rav_p89]]; 07-Feb-2005).<br />
* ''Of Masters and Mistresses: Abduction'' ([[Grimm Sharlak]]; 23-Jan-2005).<br />
* ''Options'' ([[David Whyld]]; 06-Aug-2005). <br />
* ''Outline'' ([[Robert Rafgon]]; 21-May-2005). [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Point 2 Point'' ([[Christy Henshaw]]; 21-May-2005). [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Private Eye'' ([[David Whyld]]; 17-Apr-2005). [[InsideADRIFT Spring Comp 2005]]. [http://www.insideadrift.org.uk/e107/request.php?36 InsideADRIFT Download].<br />
* ''Rachel's Bad Day'' ([[Sly Dog]]; 08-Mar-2005).<br />
* ''Regrets'' ([[David Whyld]]; 21-Aug-2005). [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Rift'' ([[Red-Sith]]; 21-May-2005). [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Second Chance'' ([[David Whyld]]; 31-Mar-2005). [[Spring Thing 2005]].<br />
* ''Silk Road Secrets: Samarkand to Lop Nor'' ([[Christy Henshaw]]; 21-May-2005). [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Space Boy's First Adventure'' ([[thatguy]]; v2.0: 11-Aug-2005).<br />
* ''Target'' ([[Richard Otter]]; 21-Aug-2005). [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Train'' ([[Sly Dog]]; 21-Jun-2005).<br />
* ''Veteran Knowledge'' ([[Robert Rafgon]]; 11-Feb-2005). [http://www.adrift.org.uk/cgi/new/download.cgi?795 Download].<br />
* ''A Walk At Dusk'' ([[Eric Mayer]]; 19-Jan-2005). [http://www.adrift.org.uk/cgi/new/download.cgi?797 Download].<br />
* ''The White Singularity'' ([[Irene Villanueva]]; 26-Jul-2005).<br />
* ''Wizards Playground'' ([[evil_flagpole]]; Feb-2005). [http://www.adrift.org.uk/cgi/new/download.cgi?794 Download].<br />
* ''X-Men: First Day at the Institute'' ([[Captain Cranky Pants]]; 02-Aug-2005).<br />
* ''Zack Smackfoot'' ([[Ken Franklin]]; 21-May-2005). [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
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==[[Glulx]]==<br />
* ''Los alegres hombres de Sherwood'' ([[Vingthor]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]). [[Spanish]]. [[MedievoComp]].<br />
* ''Las Aventuras de Rudolphine Rur'' ([[David Carbonell]]; 7-Mar-2005). [[Spanish]].<br />
* ''Bananenrepublik'' ([[Christof Menear]]; 1-Apr-2005). [[German]]. [[Grand Prix 2005]].<br />
* ''La Caja de Sarimek'' ([[Jarel]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]). [[Spanish]]. [[MedievoComp]].<br />
* ''Casa Tomada'' ([[Daniel Garrido]]; 15-Mar-2005). [[Spanish]]. [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
* ''Glass Boxes'' ([[Yune Kyung Lee]] and [[Yoon Ha Lee]]; 15-Mar-2005). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
* ''Little Falls'' ([[Alessandro Schillaci]], [[Roberto Grassi]], [[Simonato Enrico]], publisher: [[Mondi Confinanti]]; 27-May-2005; [[Glulx]]). [[Italian]]. [http://www.terradif.net/mondiconfinanti/?Progetti:Little_Falls Gamepage].<br />
* ''Mystery House Kracked by the Flippy Disk'' ([[Nick Montfort]]; 15-Mar-2005). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
* ''Mystery House Makeover'' ([[Adam Cadre]]; 15-Mar-2005). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
* ''Mystery House Nightmared'' ([[Art Destroyer]]; 15-Mar-2005). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
* ''Mystery House: Occluded Vengeance'' ([[Guy Minor]]; 26-Mar-2005). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
* ''Mystery House Remixedup'' ([[Scott Rettberg]]; 15-Mar-2005). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
* ''[You wake up itching.]'' ([[Michael Gentry]]; 15-Mar-2005). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
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==[[TADS|TADS 2]]==<br />
* ''Bolivia By Night'' ([[Aidan Doyle]]; 31-Mar-2005). [[Spring Thing 2005]].<br />
* ''British Fox and the Celebrity Abductions (TADS port)'' ([[Lucilla Frost]]; 28-Feb-2005; [[TADS 2]]). Original version was released in [[Games Released in 2004|2004]].<br />
* ''Finding Martin'' ([[Gayla Wennstrom]]; [[TADS 2]]).<br />
* ''Meine Dalix'' ([[Alice Merridew]]; 27-Feb-2005).<br />
* ''PTBAD5'' ([[Jonathan Berman]] as "Xorax"; Feb-2005). [http://www.buyhonest.com/files/uploads/ptbad5release1.gam Download].<br />
* ''Sex Artist'' ([[A. Ninny]]; Jun-2005; [[TADS 2]]). [[CCAB Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Snowman Sextet Part I: But For A Single Flake'' a.k.a. ''Segment 1'' ([[Roger Carbol]]; 26-May-2005; [[TADS 2]]). [[Segment Mini-Comp]].<br />
* ''Threnody'' ([[John Schiff|John "Doppler" Schiff]]; 31-Mar-2005). [[Spring Thing 2005]].<br />
* ''Tomorrow Never Comes'' ([[A. Bomire]]; 04-Feb-2005; [[TADS 2]]).<br />
* ''Weekend'' ([[Pierre]]; 26-May-2005 ; [[TADS 2]]).<br />
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==[[TADS 3]]==<br />
* ''All Hope Abandon'' ([[Eric Eve]]; 07-May-2005; [[TADS 3]]). [http://users.ox.ac.uk/~manc0049/files/AllHope.zip Temporary download link].<br />
* ''Ideal Pacific Coast University'' ([[NewKid]]; 22-Apr-2005; [[TADS 3]]).<br />
* ''Negotis: Book 1'' ([[Robert DeFord]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[TADS 3]]). [[IntroComp 2005]].<br />
* ''Those Annoying Aliens'' ([[EvilBob]]; Jun-2005; [[TADS 3]]). [[CCAB Comp 2005]].<br />
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==[[Z-code]]==<br />
* ''l'Armando'' ([[Andrea Rezzonico]]; Apr-2005). [[Italian]]. [[One Room Game Competition 2005]]: sole entry and winner.<br />
* ''Authority'' ([[Eva Vikstr&ouml;m]]; 31-Mar-2005). [[Spring Thing 2005]].<br />
* ''Building'' ([[Mike Tulloch]]; 30-Jul-2005). [http://www.intaligo.com/building Homepage].<br />
* ''The Corn Identity'' ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]], [[Serhei Makarov]], [[Tama Wise]], [[J. Robinson Wheeler]], [[Alexandre Owen Muñiz]], [[Admiral Jota]], [[Andrew Schepler]], [[Jacqueline A. Lott]], [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], [[John Cater]], [[Duchess]], [[Mark Musante]]; 05-Sep-2005; [[Z-code]]). [[IF Whispers]]. See [http://www.wurb.com/~carl/ifw1/ ''The Corn Identity'' directory].<br />
* ''Conan Kill Everything'' ([[Ian Haberkorn]]; 13-Apr-2005). Title from [[StupidTitleComp]].<br />
* ''Dastardly'' ([[Andy Chase]]; Jan-2005). [[Third 24 Hours of Inform]].<br />
* ''Dawn of the Demon'' ([[Paul Drallos]]; 23-May-2005). [http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pdrallos131681/IF/dotd.htm Gamepage]. <br />
* ''Deadsville'' ([[William McDuff]]; 24-Jul-2005). [[IntroComp 2005]].<br />
* ''Dog Show'' ([[Mrs. Drallos' Fourth Grade PACE class]]; 10-Jul-2005). Developed with [[Adventure Book]]. [[LOTECH Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''The First Mile'' ([[Howard A. Sherman]], publisher: [[Malinche Entertainment]]; 15-Jul-2005). Commercial.<br />
* ''Flat Feet'' ([[Joel Ray Holveck]]; 31-Mar-2005). [[Spring Thing 2005]].<br />
* ''The Fluid of Life'' ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]]; 28-Aug-2005). [[Speed-IF Jacket 3]].<br />
* ''The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread'' ([[David Welbourn]]; 24-Jul-2005). [[IntroComp 2005]].<br />
* ''Fran and Bart Want a Snowman! Part V: Halfway Back Again'' a.k.a. ''Segment 5'' ([[Tommy Herbert]]; 26-May-2005). [[Segment Mini-Comp]].<br />
* ''The Great Machine: A Fragment'' ([[Jonas Kyratzes]]; 31-Mar-2005). Developed with [[Adventure Book]].<br />
* ''The Hentai Adventures of Captain Cumshot'' ([[Jake Wildstrom]]; 28-Aug-2005). [[Speed-IF Jacket 3]].<br />
* ''The Hobbit'' ([[Serhei Makarov]]; 24-Jul-2005). [[IntroComp 2005]].<br />
* ''Kaboot's Story'' a.k.a. ''Segment 4'' ([[Josh Giesbrecht]]; 26-May-2005). [[Segment Mini-Comp]].<br />
* ''Das Kopialbuch'' ([[Maximilian Kalus]]; 1-Apr-2005). [[German]]. [[Grand Prix 2005]].<br />
* ''Mystery House Possessed'' ([[Emily Short]]; 15-Mar-2005). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
* ''Praser 5'' a.k.a. ''Fifth Praser Maze'' ([[Andrew Plotkin]]; 29-Apr-2005). [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/if.html#praser5 Zarfhome link].<br />
* ''Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots'' ([[Benjamin Mullins]]; 9-Feb-2005).<br />
* ''Snowman Sextet - Part II'' a.k.a. ''Segment 2'' ([[Jessica Knoch]]; 26-May-2005; [[Z-code]]). [[Segment Mini-Comp]].<br />
* ''Somewhen'' ([[Bryce J. Rhaiz]]; 24-Jul-2005). [[IntroComp 2005]].<br />
* ''speedif zombie'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; 23-Aug-2005). [[Speed-IF Zombie]].<br />
* ''Things that Don't Exist'' ([[Nicholas Matteo]]; 30-Apr-2005). [http://www.qwantz.com/remix/ Things That Don't Exist Excellent Remix Contest].<br />
* ''Upwards'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; 29-Aug-2005). [[Speed-IF Jacket 3]].<br />
* ''Weishaupt Scholars: Prologue'' ([[Michael Martin]]; 24-Jul-2005). [[IntroComp 2005]].<br />
* ''Where There's a Will'' ([[Dan Shiovitz]]; 15-Mar-2005). [[Mystery House Taken Over]].<br />
* ''Whom The Telling Changed'' ([[Aaron A. Reed]]; 31-Mar-2005). [[Spring Thing 2005]].<br />
* ''Within a Wreath of Dewdrops, or, A Poisoned Zenith'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]], [[Jacqueline A. Lott]], both as "Alphonse de l'Entaille"; Jan-2005). [[Third 24 Hours of Inform]].<br />
* ''Wumpus 2000'' ([[Muffy St. Bernard]]; Feb-2005). [http://www.dangermuff.com/n_wumpus2k.html Gamepage].<br />
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==[[:Category:Authoring system|Other Authoring Systems]]==<br />
===Commodore===<br />
* ''DRAX'' ([[Paul Allen Panks]]; Commodore).<br />
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===[[Quest (Language)|Quest]]===<br />
''Except as noted, the following Quest games are available at the [http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/games.cgi Quest Archive].''<br />
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* ''Attempted Assassination'' ([[Matt Slotnick]]; 16-Apr-2005). [http://baf.wurb.com/if/game/2755 Baf's Guide]<br />
* ''ESPER: The Secret of Drom Bennacht'' ([[Ian McDermott]]; 16-Jan-2005).<br />
* ''The Former'' ([[DirkW]]; 4-Sep-2005).<br />
* ''Haunted Horror'' ([[Matt Slotnick]]; 4-Sep-2005).<br />
* ''King's Quest V - The Text Adventure (Part 1 of 2)'' ([[Steve Lingle]]; 7-Jan-2005).<br />
* ''The Last Detective'' ([[Catalin]]; 14-Aug-2005).<br />
* ''The Lazy Gun Cult'' ([[Felic Roman]]; 4-Sep-2005).<br />
* ''Operation: Sleepover'' ([[Justin Bailey]]; 4-Sep-2005).<br />
* ''Star Wars: Escape from Dagobah'' ([[David Leavitt]]; 4-Sep-2005).<br />
* ''Three Worlds'' ([[Zach Kelly]]; 4-Sep-2005).<br />
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===MS-DOS===<br />
* ''Space War!...and the PDP-1'' ([[Paul Allen Panks]]; 15-Jun-2005; MS-DOS).<br />
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===MS-Windows===<br />
* ''23:15'' ([[Jon Ripley]]; 10-Sep-2005). Winner or [[2K Comp 2005]]. Includes a RISC OS version.<br />
* ''Creepy Mansion'' ([[Kevin Lyons]]; demo release: 03-May-2005). Requires .NET. [http://www.star-reign.com/creepymansion/ Creepy Mansion website].<br />
* ''Fa&ccedil;ade'' ([[Michael Mateas]] and [[Andrew Stern]]; 05-Jul-2005). [http://www.interactivestory.net/ Homepage]. Requires a 1.6 GHz processor or faster. 800MB.<br />
* ''Smile'' ([[Chris Molloy Wischer]]; 06-Sep-2005). [[2K Comp 2005]].<br />
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===[[T.A.G.]]===<br />
* ''Die Queste I'' ([[Jonas Engels]]; 1-Apr-2005). [[German]]. [[Grand Prix 2005]].<br />
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<div>Lives in Sheffield, England. Known as Ravenswolf on [[ifMUD]] and IFWiki.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
* Mini-Adventure Demos (1995) - Demo games from the [[Mini-Adventure]] [[authoring system]] released in 2005 for historical interest. Available in both [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvR.html RISC OS version] and [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvI.html Inform version].<br />
** ''Enchanted Castle'' (1995).<br />
** ''Graveyard Escape'' (1995).<br />
** ''House'' (1995).<br />
** ''Prison'' (1995).<br />
** ''Quest for the Holy Grail'' (1995).<br />
** ''Secret Maze'' (1995).<br />
** ''Secret Maze II'' (1996).<br />
** ''Shack'' (1995).<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom'' (2004; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Winner of the [[1st Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]]. See [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdom.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom''].<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom BFe'' (2005; Brainfuck). Enhanced verion of ''The Lost Kingdom'' and the first released work of interactive fiction written in an esoteric programming language. See: [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdomBF.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom BFe''].<br />
* ''23:15'' (10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Winner of the [[2nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]].<br />
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== Porting Credits ==<br />
* ''Time Switch'' (1992; MS-Windows, MS-DOS, RISC OS, BBC Micro) Multi-platform port of the 1982 ZX Spectrum text adventure by Colin Carruthers. See: [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/TimeSwitch.html Time Switch]<br />
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== Tech Credits ==<br />
* Maintainer of the RISC OS port of [[Inform]] since version 6.21/10.<br />
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== Other Credits ==<br />
* [[Mini-Adventure]] Authoring System (unreleased), a simple adventure game authoring system used by some primary schools in the author's home town.<br />
* Compiled [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/ JJRPD-09] containing three free adventure game disks for the BBC Micro range of computers containing games from a variety of authors.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://jonripley.com/ http://jonripley.com/] - Jon Ripley's Web Site<br />
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<div>==Game Releases==<br />
===September 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* Two [[Spanish]] games from [[MedievoComp]]:<br />
** ''Los alegres hombres de Sherwood'' ([[Vingthor]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]).<br />
** ''La Caja de Sarimek'' ([[Jarel]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]).<br />
* Two games entered at [[2K Comp 2005]]:<br />
** ''23:15'' ([[Jon Ripley]]; 10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS) Winner.<br />
** ''Smile'' ([[Chris Molloy Wischer]]; 06-Sep-2005; MS-Windows).<br />
* The [[IF_Whispers | IF Whispers]] game [http://www.wurb.com/~carl/ifw1/ The Corn Identity]; ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]], [[Serhei Makarov]], [[Tama Wise]], [[J. Robinson Wheeler]], [[Alexandre Owen Muñiz]], [[Admiral Jota]], [[Andrew Schepler]], [[Jacqueline A. Lott]], [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], [[John Cater]], [[Duchess]], [[Mark Musante]]; 05-Sep-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
*Several new games were added to the [http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/games.cgi Quest Archive]:<br />
** ''The Former'' ([[DirkW]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''Haunted Horror'' ([[Matt Slotnick]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''The Lazy Gun Cult'' ([[Felic Roman]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''Operation: Sleepover'' ([[Justin Bailey]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''Star Wars: Escape from Dagobah'' ([[David Leavitt]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''Three Worlds'' ([[Zach Kelly]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]).<br />
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===August 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* From [[Speed-IF Jacket 3]]:<br />
** ''The Fluid of Life'' ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]]; 28-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''The Hentai Adventures of Captain Cumshot'' ([[Jake Wildstrom]]; 28-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''Upwards'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; 29-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* ''This is a test of several forms combat in IF.'' a.k.a. ''BattleSim Demo'' ([[James Mallette]]; 24-Aug-2005; [[TADS 3]]). Demo. [http://home.earthlink.net/~mortral Download page].<br />
* ''speedif zombie'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; 23-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]). [[Speed-IF Zombie]].<br />
* [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]] released five games on 21-Aug-2005:<br />
** ''Can It Be All So Simple?'' ([[The Dominant Species]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Lights, Camera, Action!'' ([[David Whyld]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Must Escape!'' ([[Robert Rafgon]]; [[Adrift]]). New version of his game from [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
** ''Regrets'' ([[David Whyld]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Target'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''The Last Detective'' ([[Catalin]]; 14-Aug-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). See [http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/games.cgi Quest Archive].<br />
* ''Space Boy's First Adventure'' ([[thatguy]]; v2.0: 11-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Laboratory R.A.T.S.'' ([[Christy Henshaw]]; 10-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Options'' ([[David Whyld]]; 06-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]). [http://www.shadowvault.net/options.taf ShadowVault Download].<br />
* ''X-Men: First Day at the Institute'' ([[Captain Cranky Pants]]; 02-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
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===July 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* ''Building'' ([[Mike Tulloch]]; 30-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). [http://www.intaligo.com/building Homepage].<br />
* ''The White Singularity'' ([[Irene Villanueva]]; 26-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Adventures in the Galaxy of Fantabulous Wonderment'' ([[Ben Croshaw]]; 2005). Graphical point-and-click game. [http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/gfw/ Download from authors page] <br />
* [[IntroComp 2005]] released the following seven games:<br />
** ''The Amazing Uncle Griswold'' ([[David Whyld]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Deadsville'' ([[William McDuff]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread'' ([[David Welbourn]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''The Hobbit'' ([[Serhei Makarov]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''Negotis: Book 1'' ([[Robert DeFord]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[TADS 3]]).<br />
** ''Somewhen'' ([[Bryce J. Rhaiz]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''Weishaupt Scholars: Prologue'' ([[Michael Martin]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* ''Crazy Old Bag Lady'' ([[Sprite]]; 16-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''The First Mile'' ([[Howard A. Sherman]], publisher: [[Malinche Entertainment]]; 15-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Commercial; available from [http://www.malinche.net/store-tfm.html Malinche's page for The First Mile].<br />
* ''Crawler's Delight'' ([[A.Troll]]; 14-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Dog Show'' ([[Mrs. Drallos' Fourth Grade PACE class]]; 10-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Written with [[Adventure Book]]. Winner (and only entry) to [[LOTECH Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Fa&ccedil;ade'' ([[Michael Mateas]] and [[Andrew Stern]]; 05-Jul-2005; MS-Windows). [http://www.interactivestory.net/ Homepage]. Currently runs only on Windows XP, 2000 or ME, requires a 1.6 GHz processor or faster, and is 800 MB to download. Also, this "one act interactive drama" is possibly not "IF" as it's usually defined.<br />
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''(See also [[Games Released in 2005]].)''<br />
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==Review & Article News==<br />
===Reviews and News in September 2005===<br />
* [http://www.insideadrift.org.uk/e107/e107_files/downloads/InsideADRIFT25.pdf InsideAdrift25] Articles by [[David Whyld]] and [[Ken Franklin]] and a wish list of what new features would make a new version of ADRIFT great.<br />
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20050916.html Puzzle of Masks, Masked] - [[Victor Gijsbers]] for [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/ IF-Review] reviews ''Pytho's Mask'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2001; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/graphic/facademurray.html Fa&ccedil;ade review at Brass Lantern] - [[Matthew Murray]] reviews ''Façade'' ([[Michael Mateas]] and [[Andrew Stern]]; 05-Jul-2005; MS-Windows).<br />
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===Reviews and News in August 2005===<br />
* [http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=196535 (GAME ON) Interactive Fiction] - An IF thread on the penny-arcade.com forums.<br />
* [http://adrift.sitesled.com/ Reviews Exchange] has moved to a new website; its new editor is [[Robert Street]], beginning with issue 6.<br />
* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/7/12 &gt;READ GAME - Heirs of Infocom, fans of interactive fiction still choose their own adventures] by Allen Varney, Escapist Magazine, issue 7, pgs 12-18.<br />
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20050812.html IF-Review]. [[Charon]] reviews ''Back to Life... Unfortunately'' ([[David Whyld]]; 2004; [[Adrift]]). <br />
* [http://www.getlamp.com/ Get Lamp: The Text Adventure Documentary] is an upcoming project by [[Jason Scott]], and is planned to be filmed in 2006.<br />
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===Reviews and News in July 2005===<br />
* [http://insideadrift.org.uk/e107/e107_files/downloads/insideadrift24.pdf InsideAdrift24] Articles by [[Stefan Donati]] and [[Eric Mayer]] and a review of ''The Lair of the Vampire''.<br />
* [http://sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG41 SPAG 41] released on July 15th. Contains reviews of ''Bolivia By Night'', ''Catseye'', ''Conan Kill Everything'', ''The Dreamhold'', ''Fa&ccedil;ade'', ''The Fire Tower'', ''Heist'', ''Moonglow'', ''Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots'', and ''Wumpus 2000''.<br />
** Note: This is editor [[Paul O'Brian]]'s final issue; the new editor is [[Jimmy Maher]].<br />
* [http://www.shadowvault.net/rex.htm Review Exchange] - Issue 5 (July 2005) is now available from [[David Whyld]]'s Shadow Vault. Contains reviews of ''The Adventure Of Space Boy!'', ''Escape To Freedom'', ''The Final Question'', ''The Fire Tower'', ''Future Boy'', ''Halloween Hijinks'', ''In The Claws Of Clueless Bob'', ''Lauren’s Awakening'', ''Murder Mansion'', ''Must Escape!'',''Normville'', ''Outline'', ''Point 2 Point'', ''Rift'', ''Sex Artist'', ''Silk Road Secrets: Samarkand To Lop Nor'', ''The Will'', ''Zack Smackfoot: Escape The Jungle Terror''.<br />
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''(See also: [[Reviews]] and [[:Category:Publications]].)''<br />
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==Competitions &amp; Contest News==<br />
===What's Hot=== <!-- No competitions are currently in their voting/judging stage. --><br />
* [[MedievoComp]] is a comp for [[Spanish]] IF with a medieval theme. Two games have been entered. Submission deadline: September 11th. Organizers: [[Baltasar]] and [[Urbatain]].<br />
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===Results of Recent Competitions===<br />
* The [[2nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]] a.k.a. [[2K Comp 2005]] had two entries. The winning game was ''23:15'' by [[Jon Ripley]] (who also won the 2004 competition). Organiser: [[Paul Panks]].<br />
* [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]] results were announced on August 28th. From five games, first place was taken by ''Target'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[Adrift]]). <br />
* [[IntroComp 2005]] results were announced in a ceremony on August 7th. The winning entry was ''Deadsville'' ([[William McDuff]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Winning authors have until July 23rd, 2006 to complete their games in order to claim their prizes.<br />
* [[LOTECH Comp 2005]] had one entry, which was declared the winner on July 10th. That game was ''Dog Show'' ([[Mrs. Drallos' Fourth Grade PACE class]]; [[Z-code]]), written with [[Adventure Book]].<br />
* [[CCAB Comp 2005]] a.k.a. Christopher Cole and A. Bomire's AIF Comp had three entries. 15 people voted on June 27th, and the winning game was ''Sex Artist'' ([[A. Ninny]]; [[TADS 2]]).<br />
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===Upcoming Competitions===<br />
Authors should be working on their entries for:<br />
* [[Finish The Game Comp 2005]] for Adrift games. Submission deadline: Saturday, 24th September 2005. Organizer: [[David Whyld]].<br />
* [[French Mini-If-Comp]], announced April 17th. Submission deadline to be determined; originally, June 21st was proposed. Potential authors should visit the [http://ifiction.free.fr/forumBB/viewtopic.php?t=53 submission date voting page] and vote when they want the new deadline to be. The earliest proposed submission deadline is July 20th. Final submission deadline around September 30th. Organizer: [[Otto Grimwald]] (original idea by Stab).<br />
* [[11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition]] is the big competition in October. Intent deadline: September 1st, 11:59pm EST. Submission deadline: September 30th, 11:59pm EST. Donate prizes. Organizer: [[Stephen Granade]].<br />
* [[InsideADRIFT End of Year Comp 2005]], for both new Adrift games and any Adrift game released during the 2005 calendar year. Submission deadline: December 18th. Organizer: [[Ken Franklin]].<br />
* [[Spring Thing 2006]] will run again sometime in the spring of 2006. Dates to be determined; rules will probably be the same as in 2005. Organizer: [[Greg Boettcher]].<br />
* [http://slamdance.com/games/ Slamdance Independent Game Competition] is a competition for many types of electronic games with a focus on game design. Note that Rule 5 specifically welcomes interactive fiction formats. Entrants must pay appropriate fees, fill out an application, and sign a release. Early deadline: midnight September 30, 2006. Late deadline: midnight October 24, 2006. Organizer: Slamdance Games.<br />
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===Competition Rumours===<br />
* Rumours are buzzing about a possible [http://www.joltcountry.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2687&start=20 Hugo Mini-Comp]? Suggested submission date: July 4th.<br />
* There will be no [[IF Art Show]] in 2005. I finally asked [[Marnie Parker]] about it; she'd totally forgotten about it, too busy. We'll try again in 2006.<br />
''(See also: [[:Category:Competitions]], [[:Category:Minicomp]], and the [[Competition Calendar {{CURRENTYEAR}}|Competition Calendar]].)''<br />
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==Website News==<br />
* [[IFCollab]] is the new home of the IF Collaborators List, currently maintained by [[Mike Snyder]].<br />
* [http://week.ramsberg.net Game of the Week] is a site suggesting one game each week to discuss on rec.games.int-fiction. The idea is to get more attention to non-comp games, to the benefit of authors and players alike.<br />
* [http://bluerenga.blogspot.com/ Renga in Blue] is [[Jason Dyer]]'s new IF blog. Check it out!<br />
* IFWiki officially open to the public on Feb. 10, 2005.<br />
* Plover.net gets hacked twice, hampering efforts to move accounts to a new machine. Seebs is working hard on the problem.<br />
* [http://ifgold.mametitles.co.uk/ IF Primogenesis- Mind's Eye Adventures IF Gold] a brand-new IF community site dedicated to preservation of IF public heritage works as a new WIP Database. Similar efforts have preserved games on other platforms, eg. the Classic Amiga Preservation Society is one model community. This one is being developed, so stay posted for go-live updated website soon.<br />
<br />
==Tech News==<br />
* [[Alan]] version 3 went Alpha on September 10th, 2005! Visit the new [http://www.alanif.se/ Alan homepage] for more info.<br />
* [[Filfre]] v. 0.92 released Jul. 14, 2005 by [[Jimmy Maher]].<br />
* [[Windows Frotz 2002]] 1.07 released on May 21, 2005 by [[David Kinder]].<br />
* Rumour: Inform 7 is in the works. No release date is known.<br />
''See also:''<br />
* [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/informary/index.html Informary] by [[Roger Firth]]. Latest news and developments concerning all aspects of Inform.</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Current_events&diff=6137Current events2005-09-25T11:38:58Z<p>Ravenswolf: Edited 2k comp, added winner</p>
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<div>==Game Releases==<br />
===September 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* Two [[Spanish]] games from [[MedievoComp]]:<br />
** ''Los alegres hombres de Sherwood'' ([[Vingthor]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]).<br />
** ''La Caja de Sarimek'' ([[Jarel]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]).<br />
* Two games entered at [[2K Comp 2005]]:<br />
** ''23:15'' ([[Jon Ripley]]; 10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS) Winner.<br />
** ''Smile'' ([[Chris Molloy Wischer]]; 06-Sep-2005; MS-Windows).<br />
* The [[IF_Whispers | IF Whispers]] game [http://www.wurb.com/~carl/ifw1/ The Corn Identity]; ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]], [[Serhei Makarov]], [[Tama Wise]], [[J. Robinson Wheeler]], [[Alexandre Owen Muñiz]], [[Admiral Jota]], [[Andrew Schepler]], [[Jacqueline A. Lott]], [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], [[John Cater]], [[Duchess]], [[Mark Musante]]; 05-Sep-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
*Several new games were added to the [http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/games.cgi Quest Archive]:<br />
** ''The Former'' ([[DirkW]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''Haunted Horror'' ([[Matt Slotnick]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''The Lazy Gun Cult'' ([[Felic Roman]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''Operation: Sleepover'' ([[Justin Bailey]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''Star Wars: Escape from Dagobah'' ([[David Leavitt]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). <br />
** ''Three Worlds'' ([[Zach Kelly]]; 4-Sep-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]).<br />
<br />
===August 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* From [[Speed-IF Jacket 3]]:<br />
** ''The Fluid of Life'' ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]]; 28-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''The Hentai Adventures of Captain Cumshot'' ([[Jake Wildstrom]]; 28-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''Upwards'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; 29-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* ''This is a test of several forms combat in IF.'' a.k.a. ''BattleSim Demo'' ([[James Mallette]]; 24-Aug-2005; [[TADS 3]]). Demo. [http://home.earthlink.net/~mortral Download page].<br />
* ''speedif zombie'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; 23-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]). [[Speed-IF Zombie]].<br />
* [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]] released five games on 21-Aug-2005:<br />
** ''Can It Be All So Simple?'' ([[The Dominant Species]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Lights, Camera, Action!'' ([[David Whyld]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Must Escape!'' ([[Robert Rafgon]]; [[Adrift]]). New version of his game from [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
** ''Regrets'' ([[David Whyld]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Target'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''The Last Detective'' ([[Catalin]]; 14-Aug-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). See [http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/games.cgi Quest Archive].<br />
* ''Space Boy's First Adventure'' ([[thatguy]]; v2.0: 11-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Laboratory R.A.T.S.'' ([[Christy Henshaw]]; 10-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Options'' ([[David Whyld]]; 06-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]). [http://www.shadowvault.net/options.taf ShadowVault Download].<br />
* ''X-Men: First Day at the Institute'' ([[Captain Cranky Pants]]; 02-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
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===July 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* ''Building'' ([[Mike Tulloch]]; 30-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). [http://www.intaligo.com/building Homepage].<br />
* ''The White Singularity'' ([[Irene Villanueva]]; 26-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Adventures in the Galaxy of Fantabulous Wonderment'' ([[Ben Croshaw]]; 2005). Graphical point-and-click game. [http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/gfw/ Download from authors page] <br />
* [[IntroComp 2005]] released the following seven games:<br />
** ''The Amazing Uncle Griswold'' ([[David Whyld]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Deadsville'' ([[William McDuff]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread'' ([[David Welbourn]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''The Hobbit'' ([[Serhei Makarov]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''Negotis: Book 1'' ([[Robert DeFord]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[TADS 3]]).<br />
** ''Somewhen'' ([[Bryce J. Rhaiz]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''Weishaupt Scholars: Prologue'' ([[Michael Martin]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* ''Crazy Old Bag Lady'' ([[Sprite]]; 16-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''The First Mile'' ([[Howard A. Sherman]], publisher: [[Malinche Entertainment]]; 15-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Commercial; available from [http://www.malinche.net/store-tfm.html Malinche's page for The First Mile].<br />
* ''Crawler's Delight'' ([[A.Troll]]; 14-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Dog Show'' ([[Mrs. Drallos' Fourth Grade PACE class]]; 10-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Written with [[Adventure Book]]. Winner (and only entry) to [[LOTECH Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Fa&ccedil;ade'' ([[Michael Mateas]] and [[Andrew Stern]]; 05-Jul-2005; MS-Windows). [http://www.interactivestory.net/ Homepage]. Currently runs only on Windows XP, 2000 or ME, requires a 1.6 GHz processor or faster, and is 800 MB to download. Also, this "one act interactive drama" is possibly not "IF" as it's usually defined.<br />
<br />
''(See also [[Games Released in 2005]].)''<br />
<br />
==Review & Article News==<br />
===Reviews and News in September 2005===<br />
* [http://www.insideadrift.org.uk/e107/e107_files/downloads/InsideADRIFT25.pdf InsideAdrift25] Articles by [[David Whyld]] and [[Ken Franklin]] and a wish list of what new features would make a new version of ADRIFT great.<br />
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20050916.html Puzzle of Masks, Masked] - [[Victor Gijsbers]] for [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/ IF-Review] reviews ''Pytho's Mask'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2001; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/graphic/facademurray.html Fa&ccedil;ade review at Brass Lantern] - [[Matthew Murray]] reviews ''Façade'' ([[Michael Mateas]] and [[Andrew Stern]]; 05-Jul-2005; MS-Windows).<br />
<br />
===Reviews and News in August 2005===<br />
* [http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=196535 (GAME ON) Interactive Fiction] - An IF thread on the penny-arcade.com forums.<br />
* [http://adrift.sitesled.com/ Reviews Exchange] has moved to a new website; its new editor is [[Robert Street]], beginning with issue 6.<br />
* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/7/12 &gt;READ GAME - Heirs of Infocom, fans of interactive fiction still choose their own adventures] by Allen Varney, Escapist Magazine, issue 7, pgs 12-18.<br />
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20050812.html IF-Review]. [[Charon]] reviews ''Back to Life... Unfortunately'' ([[David Whyld]]; 2004; [[Adrift]]). <br />
* [http://www.getlamp.com/ Get Lamp: The Text Adventure Documentary] is an upcoming project by [[Jason Scott]], and is planned to be filmed in 2006.<br />
<br />
===Reviews and News in July 2005===<br />
* [http://insideadrift.org.uk/e107/e107_files/downloads/insideadrift24.pdf InsideAdrift24] Articles by [[Stefan Donati]] and [[Eric Mayer]] and a review of ''The Lair of the Vampire''.<br />
* [http://sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG41 SPAG 41] released on July 15th. Contains reviews of ''Bolivia By Night'', ''Catseye'', ''Conan Kill Everything'', ''The Dreamhold'', ''Fa&ccedil;ade'', ''The Fire Tower'', ''Heist'', ''Moonglow'', ''Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots'', and ''Wumpus 2000''.<br />
** Note: This is editor [[Paul O'Brian]]'s final issue; the new editor is [[Jimmy Maher]].<br />
* [http://www.shadowvault.net/rex.htm Review Exchange] - Issue 5 (July 2005) is now available from [[David Whyld]]'s Shadow Vault. Contains reviews of ''The Adventure Of Space Boy!'', ''Escape To Freedom'', ''The Final Question'', ''The Fire Tower'', ''Future Boy'', ''Halloween Hijinks'', ''In The Claws Of Clueless Bob'', ''Lauren’s Awakening'', ''Murder Mansion'', ''Must Escape!'',''Normville'', ''Outline'', ''Point 2 Point'', ''Rift'', ''Sex Artist'', ''Silk Road Secrets: Samarkand To Lop Nor'', ''The Will'', ''Zack Smackfoot: Escape The Jungle Terror''.<br />
<br />
''(See also: [[Reviews]] and [[:Category:Publications]].)''<br />
<br />
==Competitions &amp; Contest News==<br />
===What's Hot=== <!-- No competitions are currently in their voting/judging stage. --><br />
* The [[2nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]] a.k.a. [[2K Comp 2005]] has two games entered so far. Late entries should get them in soon. Submission deadline: September 15th. Organiser: [[Paul Panks]].<br />
* [[MedievoComp]] is a comp for [[Spanish]] IF with a medieval theme. Two games have been entered. Submission deadline: September 11th. Organizers: [[Baltasar]] and [[Urbatain]].<br />
<br />
===Results of Recent Competitions===<br />
* [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]] results were announced on August 28th. From five games, first place was taken by ''Target'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[Adrift]]). <br />
* [[IntroComp 2005]] results were announced in a ceremony on August 7th. The winning entry was ''Deadsville'' ([[William McDuff]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Winning authors have until July 23rd, 2006 to complete their games in order to claim their prizes.<br />
* [[LOTECH Comp 2005]] had one entry, which was declared the winner on July 10th. That game was ''Dog Show'' ([[Mrs. Drallos' Fourth Grade PACE class]]; [[Z-code]]), written with [[Adventure Book]].<br />
* [[CCAB Comp 2005]] a.k.a. Christopher Cole and A. Bomire's AIF Comp had three entries. 15 people voted on June 27th, and the winning game was ''Sex Artist'' ([[A. Ninny]]; [[TADS 2]]).<br />
<br />
===Upcoming Competitions===<br />
Authors should be working on their entries for:<br />
* [[Finish The Game Comp 2005]] for Adrift games. Submission deadline: Saturday, 24th September 2005. Organizer: [[David Whyld]].<br />
* [[French Mini-If-Comp]], announced April 17th. Submission deadline to be determined; originally, June 21st was proposed. Potential authors should visit the [http://ifiction.free.fr/forumBB/viewtopic.php?t=53 submission date voting page] and vote when they want the new deadline to be. The earliest proposed submission deadline is July 20th. Final submission deadline around September 30th. Organizer: [[Otto Grimwald]] (original idea by Stab).<br />
* [[11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition]] is the big competition in October. Intent deadline: September 1st, 11:59pm EST. Submission deadline: September 30th, 11:59pm EST. Donate prizes. Organizer: [[Stephen Granade]].<br />
* [[InsideADRIFT End of Year Comp 2005]], for both new Adrift games and any Adrift game released during the 2005 calendar year. Submission deadline: December 18th. Organizer: [[Ken Franklin]].<br />
* [[Spring Thing 2006]] will run again sometime in the spring of 2006. Dates to be determined; rules will probably be the same as in 2005. Organizer: [[Greg Boettcher]].<br />
* [http://slamdance.com/games/ Slamdance Independent Game Competition] is a competition for many types of electronic games with a focus on game design. Note that Rule 5 specifically welcomes interactive fiction formats. Entrants must pay appropriate fees, fill out an application, and sign a release. Early deadline: midnight September 30, 2006. Late deadline: midnight October 24, 2006. Organizer: Slamdance Games.<br />
<br />
===Competition Rumours===<br />
* Rumours are buzzing about a possible [http://www.joltcountry.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2687&start=20 Hugo Mini-Comp]? Suggested submission date: July 4th.<br />
* There will be no [[IF Art Show]] in 2005. I finally asked [[Marnie Parker]] about it; she'd totally forgotten about it, too busy. We'll try again in 2006.<br />
''(See also: [[:Category:Competitions]], [[:Category:Minicomp]], and the [[Competition Calendar {{CURRENTYEAR}}|Competition Calendar]].)''<br />
<br />
==Website News==<br />
* [[IFCollab]] is the new home of the IF Collaborators List, currently maintained by [[Mike Snyder]].<br />
* [http://week.ramsberg.net Game of the Week] is a site suggesting one game each week to discuss on rec.games.int-fiction. The idea is to get more attention to non-comp games, to the benefit of authors and players alike.<br />
* [http://bluerenga.blogspot.com/ Renga in Blue] is [[Jason Dyer]]'s new IF blog. Check it out!<br />
* IFWiki officially open to the public on Feb. 10, 2005.<br />
* Plover.net gets hacked twice, hampering efforts to move accounts to a new machine. Seebs is working hard on the problem.<br />
* [http://ifgold.mametitles.co.uk/ IF Primogenesis- Mind's Eye Adventures IF Gold] a brand-new IF community site dedicated to preservation of IF public heritage works as a new WIP Database. Similar efforts have preserved games on other platforms, eg. the Classic Amiga Preservation Society is one model community. This one is being developed, so stay posted for go-live updated website soon.<br />
<br />
==Tech News==<br />
* [[Alan]] version 3 went Alpha on September 10th, 2005! Visit the new [http://www.alanif.se/ Alan homepage] for more info.<br />
* [[Filfre]] v. 0.92 released Jul. 14, 2005 by [[Jimmy Maher]].<br />
* [[Windows Frotz 2002]] 1.07 released on May 21, 2005 by [[David Kinder]].<br />
* Rumour: Inform 7 is in the works. No release date is known.<br />
''See also:''<br />
* [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/informary/index.html Informary] by [[Roger Firth]]. Latest news and developments concerning all aspects of Inform.</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Jon_Ripley&diff=6138Jon Ripley2005-09-13T23:46:34Z<p>Ravenswolf: Minor edits and style changes</p>
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<div>Lives in Sheffield, England. Known as Ravenswolf on [[ifMUD]] and IFWiki.<br />
<br />
== Author Credits ==<br />
* Mini-Adventure Demos (1995) - Demo games from the [[Mini-Adventure]] [[authoring system]] released in 2005 for historical interest. Available in both [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvR.html RISC OS version] and [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvI.html Inform version].<br />
** ''Enchanted Castle'' (1995).<br />
** ''Graveyard Escape'' (1995).<br />
** ''House'' (1995).<br />
** ''Prison'' (1995).<br />
** ''Quest for the Holy Grail'' (1995).<br />
** ''Secret Maze'' (1995).<br />
** ''Secret Maze II'' (1996).<br />
** ''Shack'' (1995).<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom'' (2004; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Winner of the [[1st Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]]. See [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdom.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom''].<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom BFe'' (2005; Brainfuck). Enhanced verion of ''The Lost Kingdom'' and the first released work of interactive fiction written in an esoteric programming language. See: [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdomBF.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom BFe''].<br />
* ''23:15'' (10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS). [[2nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]].<br />
<br />
== Porting Credits ==<br />
* ''Time Switch'' (1992; MS-Windows, MS-DOS, RISC OS, BBC Micro) Multi-platform port of the 1982 ZX Spectrum text adventure by Colin Carruthers. See: [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/TimeSwitch.html Time Switch]<br />
<br />
== Tech Credits ==<br />
* Maintainer of the RISC OS port of [[Inform]] since version 6.21/10.<br />
<br />
== Other Credits ==<br />
* [[Mini-Adventure]] Authoring System (unreleased), a simple adventure game authoring system used by some primary schools in the author's home town.<br />
* Compiled [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/ JJRPD-09] containing three free adventure game disks for the BBC Micro range of computers containing games from a variety of authors.<br />
<br />
== Links ==<br />
* [http://jonripley.com/ http://jonripley.com/] - Jon Ripley's Web Site<br />
[[Category:People|Ripley, Jon]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Stuck&diff=9867Stuck2005-09-13T22:40:56Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added to Category:Glossary</p>
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<div>A player is said to be '''stuck''' when he or she cannot think of a [[solution]] to a [[puzzle]], or in a piece of [[puzzleless]] interactive fiction, he or she cannot think of anything interesting to do that will progress the story.<br />
<br />
This is not the same as being in a [[deadlock]], when there ''is'' no solution. If you're stuck, there is a solution, but you can't find it - at least not without looking harder.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[hint]]<br />
* [[List of things that may get a player stuck]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Glossary]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Gary_Kleppe&diff=5996Gary Kleppe2005-09-13T22:38:30Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added to Category:People</p>
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<div>==Author Credits==<br />
* ''Underground'' (1981; PDP-Basic). Game and source code lost.<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[[Category:People]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Jan_%C3%85berg&diff=5995Jan Åberg2005-09-13T22:35:30Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added to Category:People</p>
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<div>==Author credits==<br />
* ''The Black Ladder'' (1985)<br />
* ''Rance the Dungeonkeeper'' (1985)<br />
* ''Revenge of the Thing-Fish'' (1985)<br />
* ''Unchanter'' (1985)<br />
[[Category:People]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Paul_Allen_Panks&diff=5977Paul Allen Panks2005-09-13T00:00:12Z<p>Ravenswolf: added 2005 2k comp</p>
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<div>Lives in Phoenix, Arizona in the USA. Also known as Dunric.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
<br />
* ''Adventure RD'' (1993; Commodore)<br />
* ''Westfront Vic-20'' (unknown; VIC20)<br />
* ''Drakon River'' (1993; Commodore)<br />
* ''Sea Hunter'' (1994; Commodore)<br />
* ''Enchanter: West Front to Apse'' (1994; MSDOS; Commodore; BASIC)<br />
* ''Westfront II: Eight Trials of a Warrior'' (1994; Commodore)<br />
* ''Esotera: The Stones of Esotera'' (1999; Commodore)<br />
* ''Merlin's Quest'' (2002; Commodore)<br />
* ''Westfront 64'' (2002; Commodore)<br />
* ''Mystic Castle'' (2002; Commodore)<br />
* ''Westfront Omega: The Amulet of Vega'' (27-Apr-2002; MSDOS; BASIC)<br />
* ''Silver Gauntlet'' (22-Apr-2002; MSDOS; BASIC)<br />
* ''Westfront to Apse II'' (13-Sep-2002; MSDOS; Commodore)<br />
* ''Chateu Le Mont'' (10-Oct-2002; MSDOS)<br />
* ''Orathan'' (2003; Commodore)<br />
* ''Mark... of the Vampire!'' (2003; Commodore)<br />
* ''Red Tag Clearance'' (17-Jan-2003; MSDOS; BASIC)<br />
* ''Shinan's Road'' (2003; Commodore)<br />
* ''The Magic Flute'' (10-Jul-2003; MSDOS; BASIC)<br />
* ''Dark Forest 1'' (05-Dec-2003; Windows)<br />
* ''Dark Forest 2'' (05-Dec-2003; Windows; MSDOS)<br />
* ''Halite'' (20-Dec-2003; MSDOS; BASIC)<br />
* ''Alesian Plains'' (2004; Commodore)<br />
* ''Ninja'' (2004; MSDOS; BASIC)<br />
* ''The Golden French Fry'' (2004; MSDOS; BASIC)<br />
* ''HLA Adventure'' (02-Jun-2004; Linux; Windows)<br />
* ''The Quest for Waitomo Cave'' (07-Jun-2004; BASIC; Windows)<br />
* ''Westfront PC: The Trials of Guilder'' (17-Jun-2004; BASIC; Windows)<br />
* ''Dunric's 8k Adventure'' (23-Jun-2004; MSDOS; BASIC; [[TADS]])<br />
* ''The Tiny BASIC 5k Adventure'' (26-Jun-2004; MSDOS)<br />
* ''Fairlight Castle'' (27-Jun-2004; MSDOS; BASIC)<br />
* ''The Melarkian'' (28-Jun-2004; BASIC)<br />
* ''B-Venture'' (3-Jul-2004; BASIC; MS-DOS; Commodore)<br />
* ''Space War!...and the PDP-1'' (15-Jun-2005; MSDOS; BASIC)<br />
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== Other Credits ==<br />
<br />
* Organizer of [[1st_Annual_1_to_2K_Classic_Text_Adventure_Competition]]<br />
* Organizer of [[2nd_Annual_1_to_2K_Classic_Text_Adventure_Competition]]<br />
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== Special Note ==<br />
<br />
On June 8th 2005, Paul Panks promised a Wiki-page on himself and his achievements. This is the closest he has yet come to fulfilling this promise. The original post read as follows:<br />
<br />
<blockquote>"I promose[sic] a Wikipedia.org page on Paul Panks, specifically on his game<br />
authorship, writing, usenet history and perspectives from groups<br />
talk.origins,rec.sport.football.college and rec.arts.int-fiction.<br />
Please also discuss his vision of Cotton Fitzsimmons predicting an NBA<br />
Title for the Phoenix Suns, his many visitations from ghosts and<br />
angels, plus his psychiatric stays and many hallucinations since 1995.<br />
<br><br><br />
The Ghost Writer"</blockquote><br />
<br />
Quoting Paul Panks on June 15, 2005:<br />
<br />
<blockquote>"Here's the deal: Andy Kaufman could never be me. He's a two-bit jokester, whereas I am the real thing. I don't pull punches, I don't eat turkey sandwhiches and I don't smoke. And I don't have cancer. I dream of programming a PDP-1, of walking on the moon, of swimming off the coast of Australia. I have two testicles, a brain and something else: my own genes to play with. I give out advice to those who can hear it, for all who hear my voices heareth the truth. What is truth, asks Pilate? F*ckin' A. What do you want? Reality?"</blockquote><br />
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== Links ==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.geocities.com/dunric/games.html Paul's Adventure Games]<br />
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/544 Baf's Guide listing for Paul Allen Panks]<br />
<br />
[[Category:People|Panks, Paul Allen]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Current_events&diff=5974Current events2005-09-12T23:58:04Z<p>Ravenswolf: new deadline for 2k comp</p>
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<div>==Game Releases==<br />
===September 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* Two [[Spanish]] games from [[MedievoComp]]:<br />
** ''Los alegres hombres de Sherwood'' ([[Vingthor]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]).<br />
** ''La Caja de Sarimek'' ([[Jarel]]; 11-Sep-2005; [[Glulx]]).<br />
* Two games entered at [[2K Comp 2005]], possibly more to come:<br />
** ''23:15'' ([[Jon Ripley]]; 10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows).<br />
** ''Smile'' ([[Chris Wischer]]; 06-Sep-2005; MS-Windows).<br />
* The [[IF_Whispers | IF Whispers]] game [http://www.wurb.com/~carl/ifw1/ The Corn Identity]; ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]], [[Serhei Makarov]], [[Tama Wise]], [[J. Robinson Wheeler]], [[Alexandre Owen Muñiz]], [[Admiral Jota]], [[Andrew Schepler]], [[Jacqueline A. Lott]], [[Sam Kabo Ashwell]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], [[John Cater]], [[Duchess]], [[Mark Musante]]; 05-Sep-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
<br />
===August 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* From [[Speed-IF Jacket 3]]:<br />
** ''The Fluid of Life'' ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]]; 28-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''The Hentai Adventures of Captain Cumshot'' ([[Jake Wildstrom]]; 28-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''Upwards'' ([[Sam Kabo Ashwell]]; 29-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* ''This is a test of several forms combat in IF.'' a.k.a. ''BattleSim Demo'' ([[James Mallette]]; 24-Aug-2005; [[TADS 3]]). Demo. [http://home.earthlink.net/~mortral Download page].<br />
* ''speedif zombie'' ([[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; 23-Aug-2005; [[Z-code]]). [[Speed-IF Zombie]].<br />
* [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]] released five games on 21-Aug-2005:<br />
** ''Can It Be All So Simple?'' ([[The Dominant Species]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Lights, Camera, Action!'' ([[David Whyld]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Must Escape!'' ([[Robert Rafgon]]; [[Adrift]]). New version of his game from [[ADRIFT Intro Comp 2005]].<br />
** ''Regrets'' ([[David Whyld]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Target'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''The Last Detective'' ([[Catalin]]; 14-Aug-2005; [[Quest (Language)|Quest]]). See [http://www.axeuk.com/cgi-bin/games.cgi Quest Archive].<br />
* ''Space Boy's First Adventure'' ([[thatguy]]; v2.0: 11-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Laboratory R.A.T.S.'' ([[Christy Henshaw]]; 10-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Options'' ([[David Whyld]]; 06-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]). [http://www.shadowvault.net/options.taf ShadowVault Download].<br />
* ''X-Men: First Day at the Institute'' ([[Captain Cranky Pants]]; 02-Aug-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
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===July 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* ''Building'' ([[Mike Tulloch]]; 30-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). [http://www.intaligo.com/building Homepage].<br />
* ''The White Singularity'' ([[Irene Villanueva]]; 26-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Adventures in the Galaxy of Fantabulous Wonderment'' ([[Ben Croshaw]]; 2005). Graphical point-and-click game. [http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/gfw/ Download from authors page] <br />
* [[IntroComp 2005]] released the following seven games:<br />
** ''The Amazing Uncle Griswold'' ([[David Whyld]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
** ''Deadsville'' ([[William McDuff]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread'' ([[David Welbourn]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''The Hobbit'' ([[Serhei Makarov]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''Negotis: Book 1'' ([[Robert DeFord]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[TADS 3]]).<br />
** ''Somewhen'' ([[Bryce J. Rhaiz]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
** ''Weishaupt Scholars: Prologue'' ([[Michael Martin]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* ''Crazy Old Bag Lady'' ([[Sprite]]; 16-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''The First Mile'' ([[Howard A. Sherman]], publisher: [[Malinche Entertainment]]; 15-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Commercial; available from [http://www.malinche.net/store-tfm.html Malinche's page for The First Mile].<br />
* ''Crawler's Delight'' ([[A.Troll]]; 14-Jul-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Dog Show'' ([[Mrs. Drallos' Fourth Grade PACE class]]; 10-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Written with [[Adventure Book]]. Winner (and only entry) to [[LOTECH Comp 2005]].<br />
* ''Fa&ccedil;ade'' ([[Michael Mateas]] and [[Andrew Stern]]; 05-Jul-2005; MS-Windows). [http://www.interactivestory.net/ Homepage]. Currently runs only on Windows XP, 2000 or ME, requires a 1.6 GHz processor or faster, and is 800 MB to download. Also, this "one act interactive drama" is possibly not "IF" as it's usually defined.<br />
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===June 2005 Game Releases===<br />
* [[CCAB Comp 2005]] released three games sometime between June 19th and June 22nd. Download from either of the competition's homepages and vote for:<br />
** ''Lauren's Awakening'' ([[TotalDirt2000]]; Jun-2005; [[ADRIFT]]).<br />
** ''Sex Artist'' ([[A. Ninny]]; Jun-2005; [[TADS 2]]).<br />
** ''Those Annoying Aliens'' ([[EvilBob]]; Jun-2005; [[TADS 3]]).<br />
* ''Escape to Freedom'' ([[Richard Otter]]; 16-Jun-2005; [[Adrift]]). This is an Adrift port of a Commodore 64 game by [[Mario Moeller]] originally created in 1989. Download from [http://www.delron.org.uk/games/freedom.zip Delron] page.<br />
* ''Space War!...and the PDP-1'' ([[Paul Allen Panks]]; 15-Jun-2005; MS-DOS).<br />
* ''Marmalade Skies'' ([[evil flagpole]]; 07-Jun-2005; [[Adrift]]).<br />
* ''Decisions'' ([[David Whyld]]; 05-Jun-2005; [[Adrift]]). [http://www.shadowvault.net/decisions.taf ShadowVault Download].<br />
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''(See also [[Games Released in 2005]].)''<br />
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==Review & Article News==<br />
===Reviews and News in September 2005===<br />
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/graphic/facademurray.html Fa&ccedil;ade review at Brass Lantern] - [[Matthew Murray]] reviews ''Façade'' ([[Michael Mateas]] and [[Andrew Stern]]; 05-Jul-2005; MS-Windows).<br />
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===Reviews and News in August 2005===<br />
* [http://www.penny-arcade.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=196535 (GAME ON) Interactive Fiction] - An IF thread on the penny-arcade.com forums.<br />
* [http://adrift.sitesled.com/ Reviews Exchange] has moved to a new website; its new editor is [[Robert Street]], beginning with issue 6.<br />
* [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/7/12 &gt;READ GAME - Heirs of Infocom, fans of interactive fiction still choose their own adventures] by Allen Varney, Escapist Magazine, issue 7, pgs 12-18.<br />
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/ IF-Review]. [[Charon]] reviews ''Back to Life... Unfortunately'' ([[David Whyld]]; 2004; [[Adrift]]). <br />
* [http://www.getlamp.com/ Get Lamp: The Text Adventure Documentary] is an upcoming project by [[Jason Scott]], and is planned to be filmed in 2006.<br />
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===Reviews and News in July 2005===<br />
* [http://insideadrift.org.uk/e107/e107_files/downloads/insideadrift24.pdf InsideAdrift24] Articles by [[Stefan Donati]] and [[Eric Mayer]] and a review of ''The Lair of the Vampire''.<br />
* [http://sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG41 SPAG 41] released on July 15th. Contains reviews of ''Bolivia By Night'', ''Catseye'', ''Conan Kill Everything'', ''The Dreamhold'', ''Fa&ccedil;ade'', ''The Fire Tower'', ''Heist'', ''Moonglow'', ''Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots'', and ''Wumpus 2000''.<br />
** Note: This is editor [[Paul O'Brian]]'s final issue; the new editor is [[Jimmy Maher]].<br />
* [http://www.shadowvault.net/rex.htm Review Exchange] - Issue 5 (July 2005) is now available from [[David Whyld]]'s Shadow Vault. Contains reviews of ''The Adventure Of Space Boy!'', ''Escape To Freedom'', ''The Final Question'', ''The Fire Tower'', ''Future Boy'', ''Halloween Hijinks'', ''In The Claws Of Clueless Bob'', ''Lauren’s Awakening'', ''Murder Mansion'', ''Must Escape!'',''Normville'', ''Outline'', ''Point 2 Point'', ''Rift'', ''Sex Artist'', ''Silk Road Secrets: Samarkand To Lop Nor'', ''The Will'', ''Zack Smackfoot: Escape The Jungle Terror''.<br />
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===Reviews and News in June 2005===<br />
* [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20050701.html IF-Review]. [[Charon]] reviews ''Firebird'' ([[Bonnie Montgomery]]; 1998; [[TADS 2]]).<br />
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''(See also: [[Reviews]] and [[:Category:Publications]].)''<br />
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==Competitions &amp; Contest News==<br />
===What's Hot=== <!-- No competitions are currently in their voting/judging stage. --><br />
* The [[2nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]] a.k.a. [[2K Comp 2005]] has two games entered so far. Late entries should get them in soon. Submission deadline: September 15th. Organiser: [[Paul Panks]].<br />
* [[MedievoComp]] is a comp for [[Spanish]] IF with a medieval theme. Two games have been entered. Submission deadline: September 11th. Organizers: [[Baltasar]] and [[Urbatain]].<br />
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===Results of Recent Competitions===<br />
* [[InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2005]] results were announced on August 28th. From five games, first place was taken by ''Target'' ([[Richard Otter]]; [[Adrift]]). <br />
* [[IntroComp 2005]] results were announced in a ceremony on August 7th. The winning entry was ''Deadsville'' ([[William McDuff]]; 24-Jul-2005; [[Z-code]]). Winning authors have until July 23rd, 2006 to complete their games in order to claim their prizes.<br />
* [[LOTECH Comp 2005]] had one entry, which was declared the winner on July 10th. That game was ''Dog Show'' ([[Mrs. Drallos' Fourth Grade PACE class]]; [[Z-code]]), written with [[Adventure Book]].<br />
* [[CCAB Comp 2005]] a.k.a. Christopher Cole and A. Bomire's AIF Comp had three entries. 15 people voted on June 27th, and the winning game was ''Sex Artist'' ([[A. Ninny]]; [[TADS 2]]).<br />
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===Upcoming Competitions===<br />
Authors should be working on their entries for:<br />
* [[Finish The Game Comp 2005]] for Adrift games. Submission deadline: Saturday, 24th September 2005. Organizer: [[David Whyld]].<br />
* [[French Mini-If-Comp]], announced April 17th. Submission deadline to be determined; originally, June 21st was proposed. Potential authors should visit the [http://ifiction.free.fr/forumBB/viewtopic.php?t=53 submission date voting page] and vote when they want the new deadline to be. The earliest proposed submission deadline is July 20th. Final submission deadline around September 30th. Organizer: [[Otto Grimwald]] (original idea by Stab).<br />
* [[11th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition]] is the big competition in October. Intent deadline: September 1st, 11:59pm EST. Submission deadline: September 30th, 11:59pm EST. Donate prizes. Organizer: [[Stephen Granade]].<br />
* [[InsideADRIFT End of Year Comp 2005]], for both new Adrift games and any Adrift game released during the 2005 calendar year. Submission deadline: December 18th. Organizer: [[Ken Franklin]].<br />
* [[Spring Thing 2006]] will run again sometime in the spring of 2006. Dates to be determined; rules will probably be the same as in 2005. Organizer: [[Greg Boettcher]].<br />
* [http://slamdance.com/games/ Slamdance Independent Game Competition] is a competition for many types of electronic games with a focus on game design. Note that Rule 5 specifically welcomes interactive fiction formats. Entrants must pay appropriate fees, fill out an application, and sign a release. Early deadline: midnight September 30, 2006. Late deadline: midnight October 24, 2006. Organizer: Slamdance Games.<br />
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===Competition Rumours===<br />
* Rumours are buzzing about a possible [http://www.joltcountry.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2687&start=20 Hugo Mini-Comp]? Suggested submission date: July 4th.<br />
* There will be no [[IF Art Show]] in 2005. I finally asked [[Marnie Parker]] about it; she'd totally forgotten about it, too busy. We'll try again in 2006.<br />
''(See also: [[:Category:Competitions]], [[:Category:Minicomp]], and the [[Competition Calendar {{CURRENTYEAR}}|Competition Calendar]].)''<br />
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==Website News==<br />
* [[IFCollab]] is the new home of the IF Collaborators List, currently maintained by [[Mike Snyder]].<br />
* [http://week.ramsberg.net Game of the Week] is a site suggesting one game each week to discuss on rec.games.int-fiction. The idea is to get more attention to non-comp games, to the benefit of authors and players alike.<br />
* [http://bluerenga.blogspot.com/ Renga in Blue] is [[Jason Dyer]]'s new IF blog. Check it out!<br />
* IFWiki officially open to the public on Feb. 10, 2005.<br />
* Plover.net gets hacked twice, hampering efforts to move accounts to a new machine. Seebs is working hard on the problem.<br />
* [http://ifgold.mametitles.co.uk/ IF Primogenesis- Mind's Eye Adventures IF Gold] a brand-new IF community site dedicated to preservation of IF public heritage works as a new WIP Database. Similar efforts have preserved games on other platforms, eg. the Classic Amiga Preservation Society is one model community. This one is being developed, so stay posted for go-live updated website soon.<br />
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==Tech News==<br />
* [[Filfre]] v. 0.92 released Jul. 14, 2005 by [[Jimmy Maher]].<br />
* [[Windows Frotz 2002]] 1.07 released on May 21, 2005 by [[David Kinder]].<br />
* Rumour: Inform 7 is in the works. No release date is known.<br />
''See also:''<br />
* [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/informary/index.html Informary] by [[Roger Firth]]. Latest news and developments concerning all aspects of Inform.</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Jon_Ripley&diff=5988Jon Ripley2005-09-12T23:48:15Z<p>Ravenswolf: added Lost Kingdom BFe and corrected the platform information for the 2k games</p>
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<div>Lives in Sheffield, England. Known as Ravenswolf on [[ifMUD]] and IFWiki.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
* Mini-Adventure Demos (1995) - Demo games from the [[Mini-Adventure]] [[authoring system]] released in 2005 for historical interest. Available in both [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvR.html RISC OS version] and [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/MiniAdvI.html Inform version].<br />
** ''Enchanted Castle'' (1995).<br />
** ''Graveyard Escape'' (1995).<br />
** ''House'' (1995).<br />
** ''Prison'' (1995).<br />
** ''Quest for the Holy Grail'' (1995).<br />
** ''Secret Maze'' (1995).<br />
** ''Secret Maze II'' (1996).<br />
** ''Shack'' (1995).<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom'' (2004; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Winner of the [[1st Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]]. See [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdom.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom''].<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom BFe'' (2005; Brainfuck). Enhanced verion of ''The Lost Kingdom'' and the first released work of interactive fiction written in an esoteric programming language. See: [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdomBF.html homepage for ''The Lost Kingdom BFe''].<br />
* ''23:15'' (10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS). [[2nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]].<br />
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== Other Credits ==<br />
* Maintainer of the RISC OS port of [[Inform]].<br />
* [[Mini-Adventure]] Authoring System (unreleased), a simple adventure game authoring system used by some primary schools in the author's home town.<br />
* Compiled [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/ JJRPD-09] containing three free adventure game disks for the BBC Micro range of computers containing games from a variety of authors.<br />
* Ported [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/TimeSwitch.html Time Switch] by Colin Carruthers, an early ZX Spectrum adventure, to RISC OS, Linux, DOS and Windows.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://jonripley.com/ http://jonripley.com/] - Jon Ripley's Web Site<br />
[[Category:People|Ripley, Jon]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=1st_Annual_1_to_2K_Classic_Text_Adventure_Competition&diff=99061st Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition2005-09-12T23:41:44Z<p>Ravenswolf: fixed platform information for lost kingdom</p>
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<div>This [[minicomp]], a.k.a. [[2K Comp 2004]], was created and organized by [[Paul Allen Panks]], and officially ran between June 28th and September 29th, 2004. Authors were asked to submit games with either one (but not both) of the following restrictions:<br />
* The source code file cannot be more then 2816 bytes in length.<br />
* The game's binary file, after compression, cannot be more than 2999 bytes in length.<br />
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There were six entries. The organizer assigned rankings for every game but his own.<br />
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==Entries==<br />
* ''The Lost Kingdom'' ([[Jon Ripley]]; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Ranked at 10/10. Winner.<br />
* ''The Traveler's Keeper'' ([[Bill Loguidice]]; MS-Windows, MS-DOS). Ranked at 9/10.<br />
* ''Illusion'' ([[Eric Eve]]; MS-Windows). Ranked at 8/10.<br />
* ''Grue'' (author: unknown; MS-Windows). Ranked at 7/10.<br />
* ''The Fall'' ([[Marco Pontello]]; MS-Windows; MS-DOS). Ranked at 7/10.<br />
* ''B-Venture'' ([[Paul Allen Panks]]; MS-Windows; Commodore). Unranked.<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.geocities.com/dunric/advcomp.html The 1st Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition]. The homepage for the competition.<br />
[[Category:2K Comp]] [[Category:2004]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=2nd_Annual_1_to_2K_Classic_Text_Adventure_Competition&diff=59892nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition2005-09-12T23:41:39Z<p>Ravenswolf: added a little more information</p>
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<div>Also known as 2K Comp 2005. Submission deadline: September 15th. Organiser: [[Paul Allen Panks]]. (More info to come.)<br />
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Authors were asked to submit games with the following restrictions:<br />
* The source code file cannot be more then 2899 bytes in length.<br />
* The optional data file cannot be more than 8192 bytes in length.<br />
* If the game file is a self contained MS-Windows executable it must be compressed.<br />
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==Entries (so far)==<br />
''Note: Yes, it is unusual for a comp to release games before the submission deadline.''<br />
* ''23:15'' ([[Jon Ripley]]; 10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows, RISC OS). Ranked 10/10.<br />
* ''Smile'' ([[Chris Wischer]]; 06-Sep-2005; MS-Windows). Ranked 9/10.<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.geocities.com/dunric/advcomp.html The 2nd Annual (2005) 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition] - the official site<br />
[[Category:2K Comp]] [[Category:2005]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=2nd_Annual_1_to_2K_Classic_Text_Adventure_Competition&diff=59552nd Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition2005-09-12T23:23:29Z<p>Ravenswolf: changed deadline to current date and added RISC OS to 23:15</p>
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<div>Also known as 2K Comp 2005. Submission deadline: September 15th. Organiser: [[Paul Allen Panks]]. (More info to come.)<br />
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==Entries (so far)==<br />
''Note: Yes, it is unusual for a comp to release games before the submission deadline.''<br />
* ''23:15'' ([[Jon Ripley]]; 10-Sep-2005; MS-Windows / RISC OS). Ranked 10/10.<br />
* ''Smile'' ([[Chris Wischer]]; 06-Sep-2005; MS-Windows). Ranked 9/10.<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.geocities.com/dunric/advcomp.html The 2nd Annual (2005) 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition] - the official site<br />
[[Category:2K Comp]] [[Category:2005]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Websites_for_downloading_or_playing_IF&diff=4687Websites for downloading or playing IF2005-06-13T23:50:42Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added link to JonRipley.com (my site)</p>
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<div>==Pages with several games==<br />
* The [http://ifarchive.org IF Archive]. Download games for free. See [[Archive]].<br />
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* [http://www.adrift.org.uk ADRIFT Interactive Fiction Toolkit]. An [[Adrift]] page with, among other things, many Adrift games that can be downloaded for free.<br />
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* [http://www.shadowvault.net/ Shadow Vault Website]. Homepage of [[David Whyld]]. Contains, among other things, many [[Adrift]] games that can be downloaded for free.<br />
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* [http://www.axeuk.com/quest/ Quest]. Homepage for [[Quest (Language)]]. Contains, among other things, many Quest games that can be downloaded for free.<br />
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* [http://www.richmond62.freeserve.co.uk Text Adventure Games]. Games made with the [[Creative Adventure Toolkit]]. Download for free. <br />
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* [http://ron.the-underdogs.org/ Reality-On-The-Norm]. [[Reality-On-The-Norm]] is a series of games by various authors set in the same environment, and featuring many of the same characters. Everybody is invited to make more games. Most of the games are graphical point-and-click games. Some are IF. Download games for free.<br />
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* [http://www.ifiction.org/ iFiction]. Play many games online for free.<br />
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* [http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis487/z5/index.php University of Michigan Dearborn]. Play or download [[Inform]] games made by students for an assignment. Free.<br />
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* [http://home.deds.nl/~femo/ Femo Duo Entertainment] Homepage of two programmers. Has games that can be downloaded for free: two graphical games with text interface, one in English, one in both English and [[Dutch]].<br />
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* [http://www.ruffboy.com/download.htm Homepage of Bob Withers] has games that can be downloaded for free.<br />
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* [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/play/index.html JonRipley.com] has the [[Inform]] demonstration games and demonstration games from the [[Mini-Adventure]] [[authoring system]].<br />
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==Individual games==<br />
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy] by [[Douglas Adams]]. Has illustrations and the possibility of saving your game. Play online for free.<br />
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* [http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy] by [[Douglas Adams]]. Original game without illustrations or the possibility of saving your game. Play online for free.<br />
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* [http://www.robinjohnson.f9.co.uk/adventure/hamlet.html Hamlet - The Text Adventure] by [[Robin Johnson]]. Based on the play by [[William Shakespeare]]. Play online for free.<br />
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* [http://www.noapologiespress.com/tads/ Dwarflower: The text adventure]. Based on the [http://www.noapologiespress.com/dwarfcomic/index.html webcomic]. Play online for free.<br />
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* [http://www.homestarrunner.com/disk4of12.html Peasent's Quest]. A graphical game with text interface. Found on [http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestarrunner.com], a page with many cartoons and some games. Play online for free.<br />
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* [http://www.homestarrunner.com/dungeonman.html Thy Dungeonman]. Found on [http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestarrunner.com], a page with many cartoons and some games. Referred to in the cartoon [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail94.html Strong Bad e-mail 94]. This game is arguably just a joke. Play online for free.<br />
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* [http://www.qwantz.com/remix//index.html Things that Don't Exist] by [[Nicholas A Matteo]]. Two versions of a [[Inform]] game that can be downloaded for free. Part of the Things That Don't Exist Excellent Remix contest. The page has information about the contest; the game is about halfway down the page.<br />
[[Category:Games]][[Category:Websites]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Jon_Ripley&diff=3398Jon Ripley2005-04-07T11:47:46Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added some content</p>
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<div>Lives in Sheffield, England. Known as Ravenswolf on [[ifMUD]] and IFWiki.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
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* [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdom.html The Lost Kingdom] (2004) - Winner of the [[1st_Annual_1_to_2K_Classic_Text_Adventure_Competition]]<br />
* Mini-Adventure Authoring System (unreleased), a simple adventure game authoring system used by some primary schools in the author's home town<br />
* [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/ Mini-Adventure Demos] (1995) - Demo games from the Mini-Adventure system released for historical interest<br />
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== Other Credits ==<br />
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* Maintainer of the RISC OS port of [[Inform]]<br />
* Compiled [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/ JJRPD-09] containing three free adventure game disks for the BBC Micro range of computers containing games from a variety of authors<br />
* Ported [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/TimeSwitch.html Time Switch] by Colin Carruthers, an early ZX Spectrum adventure, to RISC OS, Linux, DOS and Windows<br />
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== Links ==<br />
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* [http://jonripley.com/ http://jonripley.com/] - Jon Ripley's Web Site<br />
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[[Category:People|Ripley, Jon]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Paul_Allen_Panks&diff=4672Paul Allen Panks2005-04-07T11:27:27Z<p>Ravenswolf: Placeholder page</p>
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<div>Lives in Flagstaff, Arizonain the USA. Also known as Dunric.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
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* 5K Adventure<br />
* 8K Adventure<br />
* Adventure RD<br />
* Alesian Plains<br />
* B-venture<br />
* Chateau Le Mont<br />
* Dark Forest<br />
* Dark Forest 2<br />
* Drakon River<br />
* Enchanter: West Front to Apse<br />
* Esotera: The Stones of Esotera<br />
* Fairlight Castle<br />
* The Golden French Fry<br />
* Halite<br />
* HLA Adventure<br />
* The Magic Flute<br />
* Mark... of the Vampire!<br />
* The Melarkian<br />
* Merlin's Quest<br />
* Mystic Castle<br />
* Ninja<br />
* Orathan<br />
* Quest for Waitomo Cave<br />
* Red Tag Clearance<br />
* Sea Hunter<br />
* Shinan's Road<br />
* Silver Gauntlet<br />
* Westfront 64<br />
* Westfront II: Eight Trials of a Warrior<br />
* Westfront Omega: The Amulet of Vega<br />
* Westfront PC: The Trials of Guilder<br />
* Westfront to Apse II<br />
* Westfront Vic-20<br />
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== Other Credits ==<br />
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* Organizer of [[1st_Annual_1_to_2K_Classic_Text_Adventure_Competition]]<br />
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== Links ==<br />
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* [http://www.geocities.com/dunric/games.html Paul's Adventure Games]<br />
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[[Category:People|Panks, Paul Allen]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Jon_Ripley&diff=2918Jon Ripley2005-04-07T10:52:51Z<p>Ravenswolf: </p>
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<div>Lives in Sheffield, England. Also known as Ravenswolf on ifMUD and ifwiki.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
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* [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdom.html The Lost Kingdom] - Winner of the 1st Annual 1 to 2K Classic Text Adventure Competition<br />
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== Other Links ==<br />
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[http://jonripley.com Jon Ripley's Web Site]<br />
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[[Category:People|Ripley, Jon]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Jon_Ripley&diff=2917Jon Ripley2005-04-07T10:48:45Z<p>Ravenswolf: </p>
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<div>Lives in Sheffield, England. Also known as Ravenswolf on ifMUD and ifwiki.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
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* [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdom.html The Lost Kingdom] - Winner of the First Annual Classic 2k Text Adventure Competition<br />
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== Other Links ==<br />
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[http://jonripley.com Jon Ripley's Web Site]<br />
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[[Category:People|Ripley, Jon]]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Jon_Ripley&diff=2916Jon Ripley2005-04-07T10:48:03Z<p>Ravenswolf: </p>
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<div>Lives in Sheffield, England. Also known as Ravenswolf on ifMUD and ifwiki.<br />
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== Author Credits ==<br />
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* [http://jonripley.com/i-fiction/games/LostKingdom.html The Lost Kingdom] - Winner of the First Annual Classic 2k Text Adventure Competition<br />
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== Other Links ==<br />
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[http://jonripley.com Jon Ripley's Web Site]<br />
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[Category:People|Ripley, Jon]</div>Ravenswolfhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=FAQ&diff=1981FAQ2005-02-13T18:52:26Z<p>Ravenswolf: Added RISC OS Interpreters</p>
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<div>''The ifwiki Interactive Fiction FAQ was created to offer succinct, up-to-date information to those who are new to IF or new to the IF community. The FAQ is intended to give brief, helpful answers to those questions that do actually come up frequently, and to direct readers to the most important online resources. While it is meant to be a useful part of ifwiki and to have current, useful links, this FAQ also should serve well as a stand-alone document that someone might read offline or print out. Another resource for newcomers that is helpful (although it hasn't been updated recently) is Roger Firth's [http://www.plover.net/~textfire/raiffaq/ifaq/ Ifaq].''<br />
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==What is "interactive fiction"?==<br />
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The term refers to programs (sometimes called "games" or, less often, "works") that let you type commands to a character. This character wanders around in a simulated world of some sort, usually one that is described in text. "Text adventure" and "text game" have been used to mean pretty much the same thing. Examples include ''Adventure'', ''Zork'', ''Deadline'', ''Planetfall'', ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', ''The Hobbit'', and ''Curses''. Some people include graphical adventure games such as ''Myst'' when they use the term, but those sorts of games aren't the focus of this FAQ, nor are they the main concern of the [[IF community]]. The ifwiki offers a formal definition of [[interactive fiction]]; there is a [http://www.plover.net/~textfire/raiffaq/FAQ.htm#whatisif longer discussion of the topic in the '''rec.arts.int-fiction''' FAQ]; and other definitions can be found in various essays and books.<br />
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==What happened to [[Infocom]] ([[Magnetic Scrolls]], [[Level 9]], [[:Category:IF publisher|etc.]])?==<br />
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None of the companies that produced IF during the 1980s are still around and producing IF. Infocom was acquired by Activision in 1989, for instance, and is now a (not very active) "label" of that company. Interactive fiction from this era is often hard to find outside of abandonware sites and online auction sites, although some of it has been made available to the public by the company that produced it. Plenty of people are still creating IF, however, and there are hundreds of free new games that have been developed since the "commercial era" of interactive fiction.<br />
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==How can I download and play IF?==<br />
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The [http://ifarchive.org IF Archive] is the major repository for free interactive fiction, and includes hundreds of recent games, games in many different languages, and many historic games. You'll probably want to download games from there, using the convenient interface provided by [http://www.wurb.com/if/ Baf's Guide to the IF Archive].<br />
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Authors have made some game available for you to play on the Web or download in stand-alone form. But you will usually need to download both an [[interpreter]] for your particular platform (a sort of "reader" or "player") and the particular game's "[[story file]]" (the data file that is read by the interpreter).<br />
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If you use Windows and want to run the zcode file curses.z5, for instance, you need a Windows zcode interpreter. Windows Frotz is a popular one. One you have installed Windows Frotz, you will be able to play any zcode interactive fiction just by downloading and opening the file, which usually will end with .z5 or .z8.<br />
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You can find a popular interpreter for your platform and IF format in the following table:<br />
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{| border="1" cellpadding="2"<br />
!<br />
!Zcode<br />
!TADS<br />
!Glulx<br />
!Hugo<br />
!Adrift<br />
|-<br />
!Story File Extension<br />
|.z5,.z8,.z3 (other .z# or .dat, rarely)<br />
|.gam, .t3<br />
|.ulx<br />
|.hex<br />
|.taf<br />
|-<br />
!Windows<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/WindowsFrotz2002.zip Windows Frotz 2002]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-tads/htads_playkit_259.exe HTML TADS Playkit]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/glulx/interpreters/git/wingit-1.0.6.zip Git], [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/glulx/interpreters/zag/zag-1.05.tar.gz Zag]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-other/hugo/executables/hugov31_win32.exe Hugo Multimedia Interpreter]<br />
|[http://www.adrift.org.uk/ftp/ADRIFT40r.zip ADRIFT Runner]<br />
|-<br />
!Linux<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-infocom-zcode/frotz/frotz-2.43-3.i386.rpm Frotz (redhat binary RPM)]<br />
|[http://qtads.sourceforge.net/#Download QTads]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/glulx/interpreters/zag/zag-1.05.tar.gz Zag]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-other/hugo/executables/hugov31_wxwin_linux.tar.gz Hugo Windows]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-other/adrift/scare-1.3.2_linux.tgz SCARE]<br />
|-<br />
!Mac OS X<br />
|[http://www.logicalshift.demon.co.uk/mac/zoom.html Zoom]<br />
|[http://www.hypertads.org/downloads/HyperTADS-140.sit HyperTADS]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/glulx/interpreters/zag/zag-1.05.tar.gz Zag]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/hugo/executables/hugov31_macos.sit Hugo Mac]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/adrift/MacScare-GUI.zip SCARE]<br />
|-<br />
!Mac System 9<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/nitfol/Nitfol-05.hqx Nitfol], [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/zip/MaxZip-178.hqx MaxZip]<br />
|[http://www.hypertads.org/downloads/HyperTADS-140.sit HyperTADS]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/glulx/interpreters/glulxe/Glulxe-034.hqx Glulxe for Mac]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-other/hugo/executables/hugov31_macos.sit Hugo Mac]<br />
|(none)<br />
|-<br />
!RISC OS<br />
|[ftp://ftp.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/zip2000/Acorn_Zip2000_141_Std1.0.spk Zip2000], [http://ifarchive.giga.or.at/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/RiscOSFrotz132.zip Frotz]<br />
|[http://ifarchive.giga.or.at/if-archive/programming/tads2/executables/AcornTADSruntime.spk AcornTADS]<br />
|(none)<br />
|[http://ifarchive.giga.or.at/if-archive/programming/hugo/executables/AcornHugo25.zip AcornHugo]<br />
|(none)<br />
|-<br />
!Palm<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-infocom-zcode/frobnitz/frob10.zip Frobnitz]<br />
|(none)<br />
|(none)<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-other/hugo/executables/hugov31_palm.zip Hugo Palm]<br />
|(none)<br />
|-<br />
!PocketPC<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-infocom-zcode/frotz/pocketfrotz_04b.zip Pocket Frotz]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-tads/PocketTADS-01.zip Pocket TADS]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/glulx/interpreters/git/pGit-0.5.zip Git PocketPC]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-other/hugo/executables/hugov31_wince.zip Hugo WinCE]<br />
|(none)<br />
|-<br />
!DOS<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-infocom-zcode/frotz/DJGPPFrotz240.zip DOS Frotz]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-tads/tadsexe_259.zip DOS TADS]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/programming/glulx/interpreters/git/dosgit-1.0.4.zip Git for Dos]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-other/hugo/executables/hugov31_dos16bit.zip Hugo DOS (16 bit)]<br />
|[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-other/adrift/scare-1.3.2_dos.zip SCARE DOS]<br />
|}<br />
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These are not all the interpreters available, just some of the most popular ones for the most popular platforms. The IF Archive has a fairly comprehensive, if not exactly friendly, list of interpreters that you can download:<br />
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* http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-infocom-zcode/<br />
* http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-other/<br />
* http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/interpreters-tads/<br />
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==Where can I find out what games I might enjoy?==<br />
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* [http://wurb.com/if Baf's Guide] is a complete listing of the games on the [[Archive | IF Archive]]. Most games have capsule reviews, and there are powerful search tools to allow you to select for certain features or look games in a particular genre.<br />
* The Usenet group '''rec.games.int-fiction''' is a good place to ask if you have specific tastes and interests that you're willing to explain.<br />
* [http://www.carouselchain.com/if/ Interactive Fiction Ratings] is a site that lets anyone rate games on a 1 to 10 scale and offer very brief comments. A list of the highest-scoring games is available.<br />
* Looking back through past [[XYZZY_Awards | XYZZY]] winners or games that did well in the [[IF_Comp | IF Competition]] can also give you some idea of which games are (or were) highly thought of.<br />
* There are several sites that collect and publish reviews: [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag SPAG], [http://www.brasslantern.org/ Brass Lantern], and [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/ IF-Review] are the most prominent of these.<br />
* Several members of the community have extensive collections of their personal reccomendations: [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/literacy.htm Emily Short] and [http://diden.net/~maga/intfiction.htm Sam Kabo Ashwell], for example.<br />
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==What can I do when I get stuck?==<br />
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Some games have in-game hints. For others, hints or a walkthrough (a list of commands that will win the game, sometimes annotated) may be available on the IF Archive or elsewhere on the Web. If Baf's Guide doesn't list any files for the game you're playing, search the Web for the name of that game and the term "walkthrough" or "solution." You can also ask fellow players for a hint on rec.games.int-fiction. Just be sure to include a spoiler warning and spoiler space before you reveal any details of the game, so you don't ruin the game for others by giving away some of its surprises.<br />
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==How can I post a review of a game I've finished?==<br />
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If you like, you can simply post a review to rec.games.int-fiction, as many people traditionally do with the Comp game after the Comp has ended. You can also submit your review to [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/ SPAG] or [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/ IF Review], or post it on your own site or blog.<br />
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==What is this "IF Comp"?==<br />
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The [http://ifcomp.org/ IF Competition] is an annual, Internet-wide competition for short games (ones you can complete in less than two hours), started in 1996 and currently run by Stephen Granade. Anyone who is online can vote in the competition. Having played and rated five games is the only qualification necessary for judges. Recent years have seen dozens of entries and hundreds of judges: The 2004 Comp had 38 games voted on by 174 judges.<br />
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==How can I write my own game?==<br />
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Although some people try to develop IF from scratch in general-purpose languages, winners of the IF Comp and developers of successful longer games have shown that it can be a good idea to use one of the highly capable and free interactive fiction development systems. [[Inform]], [[TADS]], and [[Hugo]] are the most powerful and cross-platform of the options, but there are others. You can seek help from fellow developers on rec.arts.int-fiction as you work, and avail yourself of some of the extensive documentation, tutorial material, and sample code that is online.<br />
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==Which development system is best?==<br />
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No one knows for sure, but a safe way for you to decide for yourself is to review all of them at [http://www.firthworks.com/roger/cloak/index.html Roger Firth's Cloak of Darkness page]. You should also consider the development communities for different systems, what sample code and tutorial and reference information is available for each, the whole range of these systems' capabilities (including multimedia capaibilities, if these are important to you), and whether interpreters are available on the platforms you care about.<br />
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==Why not create my own IF development system?==<br />
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You're welcome to, and we're all very glad that people such as Graham Nelson (creator of Inform) and Mike Roberts (creator of TADS) have done this. There are sometimes discussions about how to create IF development systems on rec.arts.int-fiction and on [[ifMUD]]'s #craft channel; you can also check ifwiki's [[Building a New Interactive Fiction System]]. While some people will be glad to offer reactions and advice, many people on raif and #craft do prefer to discuss writing games, and almost all of them now are effectively using some existing system such as [[Inform]], [[TADS]], or [[Hugo]]. If you're developing a new system, it will certainly help to be very familiar with how all of these existing systems work, so you can imitate their better features and avoid imitating anything you think is a mistake.<br />
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==How do I get people to test my game?==<br />
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A very good question. It's very important to have others test and review your game before releasing it. [http://www.plover.net/~textfire/beta.html The IF Beta Site Info Page] has information about [[beta-testing]], including links to several articles about how to helpfully test games, and it also provides a way for you to sign up as a tester and submit your game to be tested. There are several other ways to find testers. If you've tested someone else's game, you might ask them to reciprocate. You can also politely ask for testers on rec.arts.int-fiction or on [[ifMUD]].<br />
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==How do I get people to play my game?==<br />
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Releasing it in the IF Comp can be a very effective way, if it fits the bill by being a two-hour game that is not based on previous copyrighted work. There are other competitions at other points in the year which are less popular but still provide good ways to release a game. If you don't release your game as part of a competition, you should announce your game on rec.games.int-fiction. Although the editors of IF review sites will learn about it from rgif, it's fine to politely bring your work to their attention by email if it hasn't been reviewed after a while.<br />
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You may also want to publicize your game outside the IF community, if there are other groups who might be interested in it: e.g., Latin teachers, if your game is in Latin; the Electronic Literature Organization, if your game is written for a literary audience; the Keeler Society, if your game is an adaptation of a Harry Stephen Keeler novel.<br />
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==Major Resources==<br />
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* [http://www.wurb.com/if/ Baf's Guide to the IF Archive], a friendly interface to the IF Archive, with capsule reviews and powerful search features.<br />
* [http://www.ifarchive.org/ The IF Archive], the main repository for games, interpreters, and development systems.<br />
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/ SPAG (Society for the Promotion of Adventure Games], an email newsletter also available on the Web.<br />
* [http://www.brasslantern.org/ Brass Lantern], "the adventure game website," with information for beginners, and numerous reviews, articles, and other resources<br />
* [http://www.xyzzynews.com/ XYZZY News], "the magazine for interactive fiction enthusiasts," with a wealth of older articles about IF.<br />
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==Newsgroups, Chatter, Events==<br />
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* '''rec.art.int-fiction''', the Usenet newsgroup known as "raif" and devoted to discussing of authoring interactive fiction. The right place to discuss programming, craft, and theory. [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.arts.int-fiction raif on Google Groups], [http://www.plover.net/~textfire/raiffaq/FAQ.htm raif FAQ]<br />
* '''rec.games.int-fiction''', the Usenet newsgroup known as "rgif" and devoted to playing games. Annoucements of new games, requests for hints, and reviews go here. [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction rgif on Google Groups]<br />
* '''r*if''' is a term used to refer to both raif and rgif.<br />
* [http://ifmud.port4000.com ifMUD], a MUD where members of the IF community hang out and chat.<br />
* There is an annual awards ceremony on ifMUD for the [[XYZZY Awards]], the Oscars of interactive fiction. [http://www.xyzzynews.com/2003transcript.html Transcript from the 2003 XYZZY Awards, February 28, 2004]</div>Ravenswolf