The Tempest

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This article is about the Z-code game by Graham Nelson. For the AGT game by David R. Grigg, see The Tempest (by Grigg).

Fantasy Island IF Comp 1997 25th of 34 XYZZY Awards 1997 Best Use of Medium

The Tempest
Author(s)	Graham Nelson
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	1997
Authoring system	Inform 6
Platform(s)	Z-code 5
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

Contents 1 How It Begins 2 Notable Features 3 Trivia and Comments 4 Versions 4.1 Release 3 5 Links 5.1 General info 5.2 Reviews 5.3 Spoilers

How It Begins

Notable Features

• The game is based heavily on William Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, and uses verse in iambic pentameter as much as possible.

Trivia and Comments

• In Competition '99 (Lucian Smith; 1999; Z-code 5), one of the humorous fictional entries for IF Comp 2006 was The Meteor, the Stone, and the Space Car that Folds Up Into a Briefcase: an Interactive Reprisal For Tempest's Low Score (Graham Nelson; Z-code 5).

Versions

Release 3

• The Tempest (Graham Nelson; 1997; Z-code 5).
  • Release 3 / Serial number 970929 / Inform v6.14 Library 6/7
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  • IF Comp 1997: 25th of 34 entries.
  • XYZZY Awards 1997: Winner of Best Use of Medium.

Links

General info

• The Tempest - at Baf's Guide.

Reviews

• The Tempest - at IF Ratings .
• Review - by Paul O'Brian.
• Review - by Duncan Stevens.

Spoilers

• SPAG #24 - Contains a SPAG Specifics analysis by Dennis Jerz.