The Gerbil Riot of '67

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The Gerbil Riot of '67
Author(s)	Simon Avery
Publisher(s)	Wow Software The Guild
Release date(s)	1991?
Authoring system	The Quill, TADS 2, Inform 6
Platform(s)	Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Spectrum, MS-DOS, Z-code
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Former commercial
Multimedia
Color effects	TBD
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	TBD
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

Versions

Amstrad CPC version (original version)

• The Gerbil Riot of '67 (Simon Avery, publisher: Wow Software; 1991?; Amstrad CPC).
  • Note: I'm not sure about the release date. Various sources, including Baf's Guide, say 1988; but Wow Software didn't exist at the time, and the MS-DOS (TADS 2) version says: "It was originally written on an Amstrad CPC 464 circa 1988 and released commercially through WoW Software". (It also says "Copyright 1991-1994", although the source code comments say "Copyright 1992-1994".) So I think that the game was created, but not released, in c. 1988, and only released in 1991 or 1992 by Wow Software; but it's also possible that it was released as freeware in c. 1988 and released commercially only later... --Eriorg 09:08, 24 July 2009 (PDT)
  • Programmed with The Quill.
  • Beta-testing by Lorna Paterson.
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  • Download at NVG.

Commodore port

• The Gerbil Riot of '67 (publisher: The Guild; c. 1992; Commodore 64).
  • Programmed with The Quill.
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Spectrum port

• The Gerbil Riot of '67 (publisher: The Guild; 1992; Spectrum).
  • Programmed with The Quill.
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  • Download GerbilRiot.sna from the IF Archive.
  • Download from the author's Github.

MS-DOS port

• The Gerbil Riot of '67 (porter: Simon Avery; 1994; MS-DOS).
  • Programmed with TADS 2.
  • Beta-testing by Jean Childs.
  • Was released as shareware in 1994 and as public domain on October 17, 2000.
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  • Download from the author's Github. Public domain version (with the password in the README.1ST file).
  • Download gerbil.zip from the IF Archive. Shareware version (the password isn't included).
  • Download TADS 2 source code from the author's Github.

Z-code port

• The Gerbil Riot of '67 (porter: Duncan Cross; Z-code).
  • Release 2 / Serial number 000513 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
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  • Download GerbilRiot.z5 from the IF Archive.
  • Download from the author's Github.

Links

• Gerbil Riot of '67 (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Gerbil Riot of '67 - at IFDB.
• The Gerbil Riot of '67 - at World of Spectrum.

Reviews

• Gerbil Riot of '67 - at IF Ratings.
• Gerbil Riot of '67 - at IFReviews.org.

Spoilers

• Download GerbilRiot.sol from the IF Archive. Walkthrough.