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<div>[[Frolg]] is a Z-machine assembler written by [[User:Zzo38]]. It is written in C, and is licensed under GNU GPL 3 or later version.<br />
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Here is a list of some features:<br />
* Macros<br />
* Dynamic fwords<br />
* Z-machine versions 1 to 10 (including 6)<br />
* Standard library defines names of instructions, and a few other macros<br />
* Optimal text packing algorithm<br />
* Multiple passes<br />
* Long text entry<br />
* Can define your own opcodes<br />
* Both relative and named (absolute) labels are supported<br />
* Four character encodings: ASCII/ZSCII (the default), CP437/CP850, Windows-1252/ISO-8859-1, and UTF-8<br />
* COMPLIANT mode disables the text packing algorithm and enables the Unicode translation table<br />
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== External resources ==<br />
* [http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archive/infocom/compilers/frolg/ Download (source codes and Windows binaries)]<br />
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[[Category:Authoring system]][[Category:Z-machine]]<br />
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{{stub}}</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Infocom_games&diff=24945Infocom games2007-07-06T07:57:12Z<p>PDD: grrrr, is mediawiki THAT buggy?</p>
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<div>''(Note: This is an extremely rough draft and probably contains several errors and omissions. My information is far more sketchy than I'd like, and there's some contradictions. But someone's gotta take the first step on this page -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]] 11:43, 6 Jul 2005 (Central Daylight Time))''<br />
<br />
==Pre-Infocom==<br />
The following game is not an official Infocom game, but is the game where much of the material of the Zork trilogy came from.<br />
* ''Zork'' a.k.a. ''Dungeon'' ([[Tim Anderson]], [[Marc Blank]], [[Bruce Daniels]], [[Dave Lebling]]; 1979).<br />
<br />
==Infocom==<br />
===Interactive Fiction===<br />
The following games were published by [[Infocom]]. This listing should be in chronological order. ''(If it's wrong, please fix it or note what's wrong on the discussion page. -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]])''<br />
<br />
* ''[[Zork I|Zork: The Great Underground Empire]]'' a.k.a. ''[[Zork I]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1980; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* ''[[Zork II|Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1981; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Deadline]]'' ([[Marc Blank]]; 1982; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Zork III|Zork III: The Dungeon Master]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1982; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Starcross]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1982; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Suspended]]'' ([[Michael Berlyn]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[The Witness]]'' ([[Stu Galley]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Planetfall]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Enchanter]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Infidel]]'' ([[Michael Berlyn]] and [[Patricia Fogleman]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Sorcerer]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Seastalker|Seastalker: [Your Name] and the Ultramarine Bioceptor]]'' ([[Stu Galley]] and [[Jim Lawrence]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Cutthroats]]'' ([[Michael Berlyn]] and [[Jerry Wolper]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' ([[Douglas Adams]] and [[Steve Meretzky]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Suspect]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Wishbringer|Wishbringer: The Magick Stone of Dreams]]'' ([[Brian Moriarty]]; 1985; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1985; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Spellbreaker]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1985; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Ballyhoo]]'' ([[Jeff O'Neill]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Trinity]]'' ([[Brian Moriarty]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Moonmist]]'' ([[Stu Galley]] and [[Jim Lawrence]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Hollywood Hijinx]]'' ([[Dave Anderson]] and [[Liz Cyr-Jones]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Bureaucracy]]'' ([[Douglas Adams]] et al.; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Stationfall]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[The Lurking Horror]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head of Tail of It]]'' ([[Jeff O'Neill]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Plundered Hearts]]'' ([[Amy Briggs]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Beyond Zork]]'' ([[Brian Moriarty]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Border Zone]]'' ([[Marc Blank]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]]'' ([[Bob Bates]]; 1987? 1988?; Z-code). Developed by [[Challenge, Inc.]]<br />
* ''Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1988).<br />
* ''James Clavell's Shogun'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1989).<br />
* ''Journey: The Quest Begins'' (1988).<br />
* ''[[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]]'' ([[Bob Bates]]; 1989; Z-code). Developed by [[Challenge, Inc.]]<br />
<br />
===Other Infocom Software===<br />
* ''[[Cornerstone]]'', 1985 ''[D1Hazel: This is the one that got Infocom killed.]''<br />
* ''[[Fooblitzky]]'', 1986<br />
* the [[Infocomics]], 1988 (details to come)<br />
* ''[[Quarterstaff]]: The Tomb of Setmoth]'', 1988<br />
* ''BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception'', 1988<br />
<br />
==Infocom or Activision?==<br />
The following games were published by [[Activision]] (I think), but released under the Infocom label. But I'm not really sure about some of these. If it belongs in the Infocom section, move it there. If it belongs in the Activision section, move it there. If there are errors or omissions, please let us know!<br />
* ''Mines of Titan'' (1989). ''[Isn't there another name for this one?]'' ''[D1Hazel: Isn't this deved by Westwood and published by Infocom? Also, ''it'' doesn't have another name, but your close; this is an improved version of another game. Geez, I miss Westwood. (It's my favorite company, Infocom being my second favorite. Boy, I sure was surprised that the two companies both worked together AND died in the same way.)]''<br />
* ''Circuit's Edge'' (1990).<br />
<br />
==Activision==<br />
* ''Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvienence from Planet X'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1992).<br />
* ''Return to Zork''<br />
* ''Simon the Sorcerer''<br />
* ''Zork: Nemesis''<br />
* ''Zork Grand Inquisitor''<br />
<br />
==Collections==<br />
Ideally, this list should be in chronological order, include the publisher, the release year, and note which of the above games were included in these collections.<br />
* ''Zork Trilogy'' (1986).<br />
* ''The Lost Treasures of Infocom'' (1991).<br />
* ''Tombs & Treasures'' (1991).<br />
* ''The Infocom Collection'' (1992).<br />
* ''The Lost Treasures of Infocom II'' (1992).<br />
* ''The Zork Anthology'' (1994).<br />
* ''Activision Game Vault Volume 1'' (1995).<br />
* ''Zork Special Edition'' (1995).<br />
* ''Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces'' (1996).<br />
* ''Zork Classics: Interactive Fiction'' (2000).<br />
<br />
''[Weren't there also Enchanter and Mystery collections? -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]]]'' ''[D1Hazel: Mystery, yeah; Enchanter, dunno.]''<br />
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[[Category:Infocom]] [[Category:Game lists]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Infocom_games&diff=24942Infocom games2007-07-06T07:53:25Z<p>PDD: these don't belong here</p>
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<div>''(Note: This is an extremely rough draft and probably contains several errors and omissions. My information is far more sketchy than I'd like, and there's some contradictions. But someone's gotta take the first step on this page -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]] 11:43, 6 Jul 2005 (Central Daylight Time))''<br />
<br />
==Pre-Infocom==<br />
The following game is not an official Infocom game, but is the game where much of the material of the Zork trilogy came from.<br />
* ''Zork'' a.k.a. ''Dungeon'' ([[Tim Anderson]], [[Marc Blank]], [[Bruce Daniels]], [[Dave Lebling]]; 1979).<br />
<br />
==Infocom==<br />
===Interactive Fiction===<br />
The following games were published by [[Infocom]]. This listing should be in chronological order. ''(If it's wrong, please fix it or note what's wrong on the discussion page. -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]])''<br />
<br />
* ''[[Zork I|Zork: The Great Underground Empire]]'' a.k.a. ''[[Zork I]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1980; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* ''[[Zork II|Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1981; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Zork III|Zork III: The Dungeon Master]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1982; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Deadline]]'' ([[Marc Blank]]; 1982; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Starcross]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1982; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Suspended]]'' ([[Michael Berlyn]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Enchanter]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Infidel]]'' ([[Michael Berlyn]] and [[Patricia Fogleman]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Planetfall]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[The Witness]]'' ([[Stu Galley]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Cutthroats]]'' ([[Michael Berlyn]] and [[Jerry Wolper]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' ([[Douglas Adams]] and [[Steve Meretzky]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Seastalker|Seastalker: [Your Name] and the Ultramarine Bioceptor]]'' ([[Stu Galley]] and [[Jim Lawrence]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Sorcerer]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Suspect]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1985; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Spellbreaker]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1985; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Wishbringer|Wishbringer: The Magick Stone of Dreams]]'' ([[Brian Moriarty]]; 1985; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Ballyhoo]]'' ([[Jeff O'Neill]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Hollywood Hijinx]]'' ([[Dave Anderson]] and [[Liz Cyr-Jones]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Moonmist]]'' ([[Stu Galley]] and [[Jim Lawrence]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Trinity]]'' ([[Brian Moriarty]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Beyond Zork]]'' ([[Brian Moriarty]]; 1988; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Border Zone]]'' ([[Marc Blank]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Bureaucracy]]'' ([[Douglas Adams]] et al.; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[The Lurking Horror]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head of Tail of It]]'' ([[Jeff O'Neill]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Plundered Hearts]]'' ([[Amy Briggs]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Stationfall]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]]'' ([[Bob Bates]]; 1987? 1988?; Z-code). Developed by [[Challenge, Inc.]]<br />
* ''[[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]]'' ([[Bob Bates]]; 1989; Z-code). Developed by [[Challenge, Inc.]]<br />
<br />
===Other Infocom Software===<br />
* ''[[Cornerstone]]'' ''[D1Hazel: This is the one that got Infocom killed.]''<br />
* ''[[Fooblitzky]]''<br />
* ''[[Quarterstaff]]: The Tomb of Setmoth]''<br />
* the [[Infocomics]] (details to come)<br />
<br />
==Infocom or Activision?==<br />
The following games were published by [[Activision]] (I think), but released under the Infocom label. But I'm not really sure about some of these. If it belongs in the Infocom section, move it there. If it belongs in the Activision section, move it there. If there are errors or omissions, please let us know!<br />
* ''Mines of Titan'' (1989). ''[Isn't there another name for this one?]'' ''[D1Hazel: Isn't this deved by Westwood and published by Infocom? Also, ''it'' doesn't have another name, but your close; this is an improved version of another game. Geez, I miss Westwood. (It's my favorite company, Infocom being my second favorite. Boy, I sure was surprised that the two companies both worked together AND died in the same way.)]''<br />
* ''Circuit's Edge'' (1990).<br />
<br />
==Activision==<br />
* ''Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvienence from Planet X'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1992).<br />
* ''Return to Zork''<br />
* ''Simon the Sorcerer''<br />
* ''Zork: Nemesis''<br />
* ''Zork Grand Inquisitor''<br />
<br />
==Collections==<br />
Ideally, this list should be in chronological order, include the publisher, the release year, and note which of the above games were included in these collections.<br />
* ''Zork Trilogy'' (1986).<br />
* ''The Lost Treasures of Infocom'' (1991).<br />
* ''Tombs & Treasures'' (1991).<br />
* ''The Infocom Collection'' (1992).<br />
* ''The Lost Treasures of Infocom II'' (1992).<br />
* ''The Zork Anthology'' (1994).<br />
* ''Activision Game Vault Volume 1'' (1995).<br />
* ''Zork Special Edition'' (1995).<br />
* ''Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces'' (1996).<br />
* ''Zork Classics: Interactive Fiction'' (2000).<br />
<br />
''[Weren't there also Enchanter and Mystery collections? -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]]]'' ''[D1Hazel: Mystery, yeah; Enchanter, dunno.]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Infocom]] [[Category:Game lists]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Infocom_games&diff=24941Infocom games2007-07-06T07:52:33Z<p>PDD: Chronology fixed etc.</p>
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<div>''(Note: This is an extremely rough draft and probably contains several errors and omissions. My information is far more sketchy than I'd like, and there's some contradictions. But someone's gotta take the first step on this page -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]] 11:43, 6 Jul 2005 (Central Daylight Time))''<br />
<br />
==Pre-Infocom==<br />
The following game is not an official Infocom game, but is the game where much of the material of the Zork trilogy came from.<br />
* ''Zork'' a.k.a. ''Dungeon'' ([[Tim Anderson]], [[Marc Blank]], [[Bruce Daniels]], [[Dave Lebling]]; 1979).<br />
<br />
==Infocom==<br />
===Interactive Fiction===<br />
The following games were published by [[Infocom]]. This listing should be in chronological order. ''(If it's wrong, please fix it or note what's wrong on the discussion page. -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]])''<br />
<br />
* ''[[Zork I|Zork: The Great Underground Empire]]'' a.k.a. ''[[Zork I]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1980; [[Z-code]]).<br />
* ''[[Zork II|Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1981; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Deadline]]'' ([[Marc Blank]]; 1982; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Zork III|Zork III: The Dungeon Master]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1982; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Starcross]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1982; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Suspended]]'' ([[Michael Berlyn]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[The Witness]]'' ([[Stu Galley]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Planetfall]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Enchanter]]'' ([[Marc Blank]] and [[Dave Lebling]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Infidel]]'' ([[Michael Berlyn]] and [[Patricia Fogleman]]; 1983; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Sorcerer]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Seastalker|Seastalker: [Your Name] and the Ultramarine Bioceptor]]'' ([[Stu Galley]] and [[Jim Lawrence]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Cutthroats]]'' ([[Michael Berlyn]] and [[Jerry Wolper]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' ([[Douglas Adams]] and [[Steve Meretzky]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Suspect]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1984; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Wishbringer|Wishbringer: The Magick Stone of Dreams]]'' ([[Brian Moriarty]]; 1985; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1985; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Spellbreaker]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1985; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Ballyhoo]]'' ([[Jeff O'Neill]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Trinity]]'' ([[Brian Moriarty]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Moonmist]]'' ([[Stu Galley]] and [[Jim Lawrence]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Hollywood Hijinx]]'' ([[Dave Anderson]] and [[Liz Cyr-Jones]]; 1986; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Bureaucracy]]'' ([[Douglas Adams]] et al.; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Stationfall]]'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[The Lurking Horror]]'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head of Tail of It]]'' ([[Jeff O'Neill]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Plundered Hearts]]'' ([[Amy Briggs]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Beyond Zork]]'' ([[Brian Moriarty]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Border Zone]]'' ([[Marc Blank]]; 1987; Z-code).<br />
* ''[[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]]'' ([[Bob Bates]]; 1987? 1988?; Z-code). Developed by [[Challenge, Inc.]]<br />
* ''Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1988).<br />
* ''James Clavell's Shogun'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1989).<br />
* ''Journey: The Quest Begins'' (1988).<br />
* ''[[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]]'' ([[Bob Bates]]; 1989; Z-code). Developed by [[Challenge, Inc.]]<br />
<br />
===Other Infocom Software===<br />
* ''[[Cornerstone]]'', 1985 ''[D1Hazel: This is the one that got Infocom killed.]''<br />
* ''[[Fooblitzky]]'', 1986<br />
* the [[Infocomics]], 1988 (details to come)<br />
* ''[[Quarterstaff]]: The Tomb of Setmoth]'', 1988<br />
* ''BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception'', 1988<br />
<br />
==Infocom or Activision?==<br />
The following games were published by [[Activision]] (I think), but released under the Infocom label. But I'm not really sure about some of these. If it belongs in the Infocom section, move it there. If it belongs in the Activision section, move it there. If there are errors or omissions, please let us know!<br />
* ''BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception''<br />
* ''James Clavell's Shogun'' ([[Dave Lebling]]; 1989).<br />
* ''Journey: The Quest Begins'' (1988).<br />
* ''Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1988).<br />
* ''Mines of Titan'' (1989). ''[Isn't there another name for this one?]'' ''[D1Hazel: Isn't this deved by Westwood and published by Infocom? Also, ''it'' doesn't have another name, but your close; this is an improved version of another game. Geez, I miss Westwood. (It's my favorite company, Infocom being my second favorite. Boy, I sure was surprised that the two companies both worked together AND died in the same way.)]''<br />
* ''Circuit's Edge'' (1990).<br />
<br />
==Activision==<br />
* ''Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvienence from Planet X'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; 1992).<br />
* ''Return to Zork''<br />
* ''Simon the Sorcerer''<br />
* ''Zork: Nemesis''<br />
* ''Zork Grand Inquisitor''<br />
<br />
==Collections==<br />
Ideally, this list should be in chronological order, include the publisher, the release year, and note which of the above games were included in these collections.<br />
* ''Zork Trilogy'' (1986).<br />
* ''The Lost Treasures of Infocom'' (1991).<br />
* ''Tombs & Treasures'' (1991).<br />
* ''The Infocom Collection'' (1992).<br />
* ''The Lost Treasures of Infocom II'' (1992).<br />
* ''The Zork Anthology'' (1994).<br />
* ''Activision Game Vault Volume 1'' (1995).<br />
* ''Zork Special Edition'' (1995).<br />
* ''Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces'' (1996).<br />
* ''Zork Classics: Interactive Fiction'' (2000).<br />
<br />
''[Weren't there also Enchanter and Mystery collections? -- [[User:Dswxyz|David Welbourn]]]'' ''[D1Hazel: Mystery, yeah; Enchanter, dunno.]''<br />
<br />
[[Category:Infocom]] [[Category:Game lists]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=David_Cornelson&diff=24808David Cornelson2007-06-30T20:39:40Z<p>PDD: /* Author Credits */ that's what it's called</p>
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<div>'''David A. Cornelson''' is currently building a new IF publishing company called [[Textfyre|Textfyre, Inc.]]<br />
<br />
Note: David 's nickname is '''Dave''' on [[ifMUD]]; formerly, it was '''Jarb'''.<br />
<br />
==Author Credits==<br />
* ''[[The Town Dragon]]'' (Oct-1997; [[Z-code]]). [[IF Comp 1997]]: 24th place.<br />
* ''[[Cattus Atrox]]'' (Oct-1998; Z-code). [[IF Comp 1998]]: 20th place.<br />
* ''[[The X Chicken]]'' (1998; Z-code). [[ChickenComp]].<br />
* ''[[The Devil Made Me Do It]]'' (Dec-1998; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 3]].<br />
* ''[[Nostradamus's Onion Sandwich]]'' (Sep-1999; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 4]].<br />
* ''[[The Spy Who Always Wears Gloves Now]]'' (Nov-1999; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 5]].<br />
* ''[[A Top Hat for Eddie]]'' (Nov-1999; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 6]].<br />
* ''[[Pantsless in Seattle]]'' (Jan-2000; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 8]].<br />
* ''[[Fido and The Dead Body]]'' (May-2000; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 11]].<br />
* ''[[The Last Laugh]]'' (2000; Z-code). [[DragonComp]].<br />
* ''[[Triple Bear Beer]]'' (May-2001; Z-code). [[Speed-IF Y]].<br />
* ''[[Falling Angel]]'' (Jan-2003; Z-code). [[Speed-IF 19]].<br />
* ''[[The President, the Democrat, and Smelly Pete]]'' (Apr-2003; Z-code). [[Speed-IF Jacket]].<br />
<br />
==Tech Credits==<br />
* Authored the following [[Inform]] extensions: printslow.zip, and whowhat.h (with [[Andrew C. Murie]]).<br />
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==Review and Article Credits==<br />
* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/backissues/SPAG38 David Cornelson: Build A Business For Interactive Fiction] - [[SPAG]] #38, September 28, 2004.<br />
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==Organizational Credits==<br />
* Organizer of [[XComp]] (1999), [[DragonComp]] (2000), [[IFLibrary Comp 2002]], [[IFLibrary Comp 2003]], [[Segment Mini-Comp]] (2005), [[McDream Minicomp]] (2006) and [[McDream II]] (2006).<br />
* Creator of [[Speed-IF]], and organizer of many of them: [[Speed-IF 1]], [[Speed-IF 2]], [[Speed-IF 4]], [[Speed-IF 5]], [[Speed-IF 6]], [[Speed-IF 8]], [[Speed-IF 9]], [[Speed-IF 11]], [[Speed-IF 12]], [[Speed-IF Third Anniversary]], [[Speed-IF 5th Anniversary]], and [[Speed-IF Scenario 1]].<br />
<br />
* Publisher of ''[[The Inform Designer's Manual]]'', ''[[The Inform Beginner's Guide]]'', and the [[IF Promotional CD, August 2004 Edition]].<br />
* Helped [[David Welbourn]] convert ''The Inform Designer's Manual'' from PDF to HTML.<br />
<br />
* Original host/maintainer of [[plover.net]] and IFLibrary.com. Plover is now maintained by [[Peter Seebach]]. IFLibrary.com was retired in favor of [[Baf's Guide]].<br />
* Creator of this [[IFWiki]].<br />
* Owner/CEO of [[Textfyre]].<br />
<br />
==Game Appearances==<br />
As an [[NPC]]:<br />
* ''[[Dragon!]]'' ([[Adam Thornton]]; 2000; Z-code). [[DragonComp]].<br />
* ''[[The Relentless Adventures of Captain Speedo, Episode 112 - Alert on Aleph VI]]'' ([[Gilles Duchesne]]; 2001; [[Hugo]]). [[Speed-IF Pi-Theta-Aleph-Parallax]].<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://chicagodave.wordpress.com/ ''Cognitive Ramblings'' (David Cornelson's blog)]<br />
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/280 Baf's Guide listing for David Cornelson].<br />
* [http://www.ifreviews.org/index.php?autor=328 IFRO listing for David Cornelson].<br />
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[[Category:People|Cornelson, David]]<br />
[[Category:Inform 6 authors|Cornelson, David]]<br />
[[Category:Inform 6 extension authors|Cornelson, David]]<br />
[[Category:Prolific authors|Cornelson, David]]<br />
[[Category:Real people in games|Cornelson, David]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Magnetic&diff=24795Magnetic2007-06-26T12:50:57Z<p>PDD: +stub</p>
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<div>'''Magnetic''' is an interpreter for [[Magnetic Scrolls]] games.<br />
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[[Category:Interpreter]]<br />
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<div>'''Level9''' is an interpreter for [[Level 9]] games.<br />
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[[Category:Interpreter]]<br />
[[Category:Stubs]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Gargoyle&diff=24793Gargoyle2007-06-26T12:48:56Z<p>PDD: +terp specifics, modlink</p>
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<div>'''Gargoyle''' is a [[Glk]] API library for both the UNIX and MS-Windows operating systems. It was specially designed to optimize the typography of the I/O system. The author and maintainer is [[Tor Andersson]].<br />
<br />
The name '''Gargoyle''' is also used to refer to the set of interpreters (with a common front-end) which Andersson ported to use his Gargoyle library. The interpreters currently (as of August 2006) included in this set are:<br />
<br />
* for [[ADRIFT]] games:<br />
** Glk [[SCARE]] 1.3.3<br />
<br />
* for [[AdvSys]] games:<br />
** AdvSys 1.2<br />
<br />
* for [[AGT]] games:<br />
** Glk [[AGiliTy]] 1.1.1<br />
<br />
* for [[Alan]] games (v2 and v3):<br />
** ARUN 2.8(6)<br />
** ARUN 3.0alpha1<br />
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* for [[Hugo]] games:<br />
** Hugo 3.1<br />
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* for [[Inform]] & [[Infocom]] games:<br />
**[[Z-code]] ([[Z-machine]] VM):<br />
*** Glk [[Frotz]] 2.4.3<br />
*** [[Nitfol]] 0.5<br />
*** no version 6 support<br />
** [[Glulx]] VM:<br />
*** [[Git]] 1.1.0<br />
*** [[Glulxe]] 0.3.5<br />
<br />
* for [[Level 9]] games:<br />
** Glk [[Level9]] 4.0<br />
<br />
* for [[Magnetic Scrolls]] games:<br />
** Glk [[Magnetic]] 2.2<br />
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* for [[TADS 2]] and [[TADS 3]] games:<br />
** TADS 2.5.9/3.0.9<br />
** HTML TADS is not supported yet.<br />
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== Specifics ==<br />
<br />
''Gargoyle'' is intended to care about typography, that is to render the IF in a way most comfortable for reading. Features include specially chosen fonts, kerning, ligatures, text justification and many others. The options can be finetuned in the simple text file 'garglk.ini', for example using the Notepad. For example the text justification can be turned on by changing the line containing<br />
justify 0 # 0=ragged-right 1=justified<br />
to<br />
justify 1 # 0=ragged-right 1=justified<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also: [[Spatterlight]], a similar program for MacOS X.''<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://ccxvii.net/gargoyle/ Gargoyle] - Gargoyle's homepage.<br />
* [http://www.logossrl.com/gargoyle-mod/gargoyle_mod_it.html Modified Gargoyle] (description is in Italian though)<br />
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[[Category:Technical Standards]]<br />
[[Category:Interpreter]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Tor_Andersson&diff=24792Tor Andersson2007-06-26T12:20:51Z<p>PDD: again, gargoyle is no interpreter</p>
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<div>==Author Credits==<br />
* ''[[The Tower of the Elephant]]'' (30-Sep-2006; [[Z-code]]). [[IF Comp 2006]]: 15th place.<br />
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==Tech Credits==<br />
* Author of [[Gargoyle]], a [[Glk]] implementation for MS-Windows and Unix that comes with a set of pre-compiled IF [[interpreter]]s<br />
* Author of [[Spatterlight]], a unifed IF [[interpreter]] for MacOS X.<br />
* Contributor to [[IFMES]].<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://ccxvii.net/ Tor's homepage].<br />
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/184 Baf's Guide listing for Tor Andersson] ''(incorrectly confused with [[Torbjörn Andersson]])''.<br />
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[[Category:People|Andersson, Tor]]<br />
[[Category:Inform 7 authors|Andersson, Tor]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Gargoyle&diff=24791Gargoyle2007-06-26T12:18:51Z<p>PDD: is not an interpreter; clarified, rearranged</p>
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<div>'''Gargoyle''' is a [[Glk]] API library for both the UNIX and MS-Windows operating systems. It was specially designed to optimize the typography of the I/O system. The author and maintainer is [[Tor Andersson]].<br />
<br />
The name '''Gargoyle''' is also used to refer to the set of interpreters (with a common front-end) which Andersson ported to use his Gargoyle library. The interpreters currently included in this set are:<br />
<br />
* [[ADRIFT]]<br />
* [[AdvSys]]<br />
* [[AGT]]:<br />
** [[AGiliTy]]<br />
* [[Alan]]<br />
* [[Hugo]]<br />
* [[Inform]] & [[Infocom]] games:<br />
**[[Z-code]] ([[Z-machine]] VM)<br />
*** [[Frotz]] (i.e. [[GlkFrotz]])<br />
*** [[Nitfol]]<br />
*** no version 6 support<br />
** [[Glulx]] VM:<br />
*** [[Git]]<br />
*** [[Glulxe]]<br />
* [[Level 9]]<br />
* [[Magnetic Scrolls]]:<br />
** [[Magnetic]]<br />
* [[TADS 2]] and [[TADS 3]]<br />
** HTML TADS is not supported yet.<br />
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== Specifics ==<br />
<br />
''Gargoyle'' is intended to care about typography, that is to render the IF in a way most comfortable for reading. Features include specially chosen fonts, kerning, ligatures, text justification and many others. The options can be finetuned in the simple text file 'garglk.ini', for example using the Notepad. For example the text justification can be turned on by changing the line containing<br />
justify 0 # 0=ragged-right 1=justified<br />
to<br />
justify 1 # 0=ragged-right 1=justified<br />
<br />
<br />
''See also: [[Spatterlight]], a similar program for MacOS X.''<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
[http://ccxvii.net/gargoyle/ Gargoyle] - Gargoyle's homepage.<br />
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[[Category:Library]]<br />
[[Category:Interpreter]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Iain_Merrick&diff=24790Iain Merrick2007-06-26T11:32:09Z<p>PDD: +stublink</p>
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<div>Note: Iain's nickname on the [[ifMUD]] is Iain.<br />
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==Author Credits==<br />
* ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'' (1999; [[TADS 2]]). [[Speed-IF 2000]].<br />
* ''[[Into That Good Night]]'' (2001; TADS 2). [[DNA Tribute Speed-IF]].<br />
* ''[[Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle]]'' (with [[Ola Sverre Bauge]], [[Steve Bernard]], [[Jon Blask]], [[John Cater]], [[Liza Daly]], [[David Dyte]], [[Stephen Granade]], [[Rob Noyes]], [[Dan Schmidt]], [[Dan Shiovitz]], [[Emily Short]], and [[J. Robinson Wheeler]]; 2001; [[Z-code]]). Finalist in [[XYZZY Awards 2001]] for [[Best Use of Medium]].<br />
* ''[[Screw the Boston Tea Party]]'' (2001; TADS 2), for [[Speed-IF -1]].<br />
* ''[[Forever Always]]'' (2002; TADS 3). [[RomanceNovelComp]]. Finalist in [[XYZZY Awards 2002]] for [[Best Individual Puzzle]] and [[Best NPCs]].<br />
* ''[[ADVENT (AAS)|ADVENT]]'' (as "Arthur Tavistock Jnr"; 2003; [[AAS]]).<br />
* ''[[Caverns Of Doom]]'' (as "Roddy Ramieson"; 2003; AAS).<br />
* ''[[Cloak of Ultimate Darkness]]'' (as "Roddy Ramieson"; 2003; AAS).<br />
* ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' (as "anonymous"; 2003; AAS).<br />
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==Tech Credits==<br />
* [http://hypertads.org/ HyperTADS] is a multimedia [[TADS]] [[interpreter]] for the Macintosh. HyperTADS &copy; 2003 by Iain Merrick and [[Andrew Pontious]].<br />
* [[Git]] is a fast [[Glulx]] interpreter<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://diden.net Iain Merrick's homepage]<br />
* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/903 Iain Merrick's listing on Baf's Guide]<br />
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[[Category:People|Merrick, Iain]] [[Category:Co-authors|Merrick, Iain]] [[Category:TADS 2 authors|Merrick, Iain]] [[Category:TADS 3 authors|Merrick, Iain]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Git&diff=24789Git2007-06-26T11:31:14Z<p>PDD: +stubbiness</p>
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<div>'''Git''' is an interpreter for the [[Glulx]] virtual machine (basically an extended 32-bit version of the [[Z-machine]] VM). The interpreter was written by [[Iain Merrick]]. It is optimized for speed and hence significantly faster than [[Glulxe]].<br />
<br />
It runs under Unix, Windows and PocketPC. The current version is 1.1.3.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
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* [http://diden.net/if/git/ Git homepage]<br />
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[[Category:Stubs]]<br />
[[Category:Interpreter]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Glulx&diff=24788Glulx2007-06-26T11:27:01Z<p>PDD: +terps</p>
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<div>A [[virtual machine]] designed by Andrew Plotkin which uses the [[Glk]] Application Programming Interface (API). The [[Inform]] language can be compiled for this [[virtual machine]]. Glulx imposes far less restrictive limitations on game size than the [[Z-machine]] and offers the I/O features of [[Glk]], allowing [[Inform]] programmers to write larger games with more complicated user interfaces, without having to learn a new programming language.<br />
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=See also=<br />
* [[Glk]], a I/O library specification implemented by many [[interpreter]]s<br />
* [[:Category:Glulx games|Glulx games]]<br />
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* [[Glulxe]], a Glulx interpreter<br />
* [[Git]], another Glulx interpreter<br />
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=Links=<br />
* [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/glulx Glulx webpage].<br />
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[[Category:Inform]]<br />
[[Category:Interpreter]]<br />
[[Category:Glossary]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Glulxe&diff=24787Glulxe2007-06-26T11:25:33Z<p>PDD: fixed</p>
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<div>'''Glulxe''' (for "Glulx Execute") is an interpreter for the [[Glulx]] virtual machine (basically an extended 32-bit version of the [[Z-machine]] VM). The interpreter was written by [[Andrew Plotkin]] (who also designed Glulx). Glulxe uses the [[Glk]] API.<br />
<br />
It runs under Linux, DOS, Windows and on the Mac. The current draft version is 0.4.2.<br />
<br />
== Links ==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.eblong.com/zarf/glulx/ Glulx homepage] (includes sources and executables for Glulxe)<br />
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[[Category:Stubs]]<br />
[[Category:Interpreter]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Frotz&diff=24623Frotz2007-06-25T10:02:41Z<p>PDD: linkfix</p>
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<div> <br />
'''Frotz''' is a [[Z-machine]] implementation: an [[adventure game]] engine for playing the [[text adventure]]s released in the [[1980s]] by [[Infocom]], as well as more modern games compiled to the same [[computer architecture|architecture]].<br />
<br />
Frotz is perhaps the most well-known and popular Z-machine implementation available. Its advantages over other Z-machines are twofold: firstly, though it was not the first non-Infocom Z-machine to be released, it was one of the early ones-- the initial release, written by [[Stefan Jokisch]], was in [[1995]]. Secondly, because the program is written in highly portable C, it has been possible to port the original [[Disk Operating System|DOS]] version to most modern computer formats, including not only Unix and Windows but even palmtops and mobile phones. Various extensions have since been added, such as [[sound effect]]s and [[graphics]].<br />
<br />
In [[2002]], the Frotz core codebase was picked up by [[David Griffith]], who continues to develop it. At this time the codebase was distinctly split between the [[virtual machine]] and the user interface portions such that the virtual machine became entirely independent from any user interface. This allowed some clever programmers to create some of the stranger ports of Frotz. One of the strangest is also one of the simplest: an instant messenger [[bot]] is wrapped around a version of Frotz with the bare minimum of input-output functionality creating a bot with which one can play most Z-machine games using an instant messenger.<br />
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Frotz is also the light-bringing [[spells|spell]] in [[Infocom]]'s [[Enchanter]] series from which the engine took its name. "Frotz" was also a verb in [[MIT]] slang, meaning "play with", which is presumably the source of the name of the spell.''<br />
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==Ports==<br />
<br />
* <b>[[CliFrotz]]</b>, <b>[[CellarDoor]]</b><br> For PalmOS.<br />
* <b>[[Dumb Frotz]]</b><br> An extremely minimal version with no screen-handling or graphics of any kind.<br />
* <b>[[EmbFrotz]]</b><br> For the [http://www.franklin.com/ebookman/ Franklin eBookman].<br />
* <b>[[Frotz CE]]</b><br> For Microsoft Windows CE.<br />
* <b>[[Frotz DC]]</b><br> For the Sega Dreamcast.<br />
* <b>[[GBA Frotz]]</b><br> For the Nintendo Gameboy Advance.<br />
* <b>[[Infocom Bot]]</b><br>Not really a port, but an AIM bot wrapped around [[Dumb Frotz]].<br />
* <b>[[Kwest]]</b><br> A somewhat GUI-fied port using [http://www.kde.org/ KDE].<br />
* <b>[[WinFrotz]]</b><br> For Microsoft Windows.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://frotz.homeunix.org/frotz/ Frotz home page]. The homepage for the Frotz core and the Unix and dumb versions.<br />
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[[Category:Interpreter]] [[Category:Inform]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=User_talk:PDD&diff=15783User talk:PDD2006-07-25T07:17:52Z<p>PDD: </p>
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<div>Welcome! :-) [[User:PDD3|PDD3]] 02:14, 25 July 2006 (EST)<br />
:Thx. [[User:PDD|PDD]] 02:17, 25 July 2006 (EST)</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Magnetic_Scrolls&diff=15778Magnetic Scrolls2006-07-25T07:06:14Z<p>PDD: /* Links */ doesn't seem to exist anymore</p>
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<div>Founded in 1984 by [[Anita Sinclair]], [[Ken Gordon]], and [[Hugh Steers]], this British company produced seven highly-regarded IF works. In common with contemporaries [[Infocom]] and [[Level 9]], '''Magnetic Scrolls''' employed a [[virtual machine]], but it was based on the machine code of a real 68000 chip, instead of an invented machine. '''Magnetic Scrolls'''' [[authoring system]] anticipated later trends by emphasizing more [[simulation]].<br />
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==The Games==<br />
The following games were distributed by [[Rainbird Software]] in the UK, and by [[Firebird]] in the US:<br />
* ''The Pawn'' ([[Rob Steggles]]; 1985; Magnetic Scrolls).<br />
** Illustrator: [[Geoff Quilley]].<br />
** Music: [[John Molloy]].<br />
* ''The Guild of Thieves'' ([[Rob Steggles]]; 1987; Magnetic Scrolls).<br />
** Illustrators: [[Geoff Quilley]] and [[Tristan Humphries]].<br />
* ''Jinxter'' ([[Georgina Sinclair]] and [[Michael Bywater]]; 1987).<br />
** Music: [[John Molloy]].<br />
* ''Corruption'' ([[Rob Steggles]] and [[Hugh Steers]]; 1988; Magnetic Scrolls).<br />
** Illustrators: [[Alan Hunnisett]] and [[Richard Selby]].<br />
** Music: [[John Molloy]].<br />
* ''Fish!'' ([[John Molloy]], [[Pete Kemp]], [[Phil South]], and [[Rob Steggles]]; 1988; Magnetic Scrolls).<br />
** Illustrators: [[Geoff Quilley]], [[Alan Hunnisett]], [[Chris Kent]], and [[Richard Selby]], and [[Tristan Humphries]].<br />
** Music: [[John Molloy]].<br />
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This game was distributed through [[Official Secrets]]:<br />
* ''Myth'' ([[Paul Findley]]; 1989; Magnetic Scrolls).<br />
** Illustrators: [[Geoff Quilley]], [[Tristan Humphries]], and [[Chris Kent]].<br />
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This game was distributed by Virgin Mastertronic or Virgin Interactive:<br />
* ''Wonderland'' ([[David Bishop]]; 1990; [[Magnetic Windows]]).<br />
** Illustrators: [[Alan Hunnisett]], [[Chris Kent]], [[Geoff Quilley]], and [[Anna Williams]].<br />
** Music: [[Michael Powell]].<br />
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This game isn't IF, but an "adventure/RPG" hybrid, distributed by MicroProse:<br />
* ''The Legacy: Realm of Terror'' (1993).<br />
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==Collections==<br />
* ''The Magnetic Scrolls Collection, Volume 1'' (1991). Contains ''The Guild of Thieves'', ''Corruption'', and ''Fish!'' remade with [[Magnetic Windows]].<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.magneticscrolls.com/ magneticscrolls.com] is the offical Magnetic Scrolls site, owned by co-founder [[Ken Gordon]]. However, except for the logo, it's empty.<br />
* [http://www.if-legends.org/~msmemorial/ Magnetic Scrolls Memorial] at IF-Legends.<br />
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[[Category:Publishers]] [[Category:Magnetic Scrolls]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Interpreter&diff=3135Interpreter2005-02-25T12:39:30Z<p>PDD: </p>
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<div>An interpreter is a program which reads a [[story file]] and presents the game contained inside that file to the [[player]]. The interpreter itself is not part of the game, although it may provide shortcuts to make the playing more convenient. Many interpreters allow the player to enter [[command]]s (i.e., LOOK or GO NORTH) by pressing a single key combination (a "hotkey"). In addition, some interpreters allow the player to tweak display options to his liking (i.e., fonts and colors).<br />
<br />
The interpreter's function in interactive fiction is akin to that of a movie projector in motion pictures. It translates the "raw material" of the work into a more palatable format for humans.<br />
<br />
Technically, interpreters are usually virtual machines. They don't care about the higher-level language used to create the compiled code that is run on them. The [[Z-machine]], for example, is usually programmed with [[Inform]], but recently [[ZIL]] has been ported. [[Glulx]] is similar to the Z-Machine and also typically uses Inform.<br />
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-- OKB<br />
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==Types of Interpreters==<br />
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* <b>[[Z-machine]]</b><br>This is the one that Infocom invented in the late 1970s.<br />
* <b>[[Glulx]]</b><br> This is something of an update of the Z-Machine with many new features.<br />
* <b>[[TADS]]</b><br><br />
* <b>[[Hugo]]</b><br><br />
* <b>[[Paws]]</b><br><br />
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[[Category:Interpreter]]<br />
[[Category:Glossary]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=User:PDD&diff=9839User:PDD2005-02-25T12:31:56Z<p>PDD: </p>
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<div>Salut. I'm Paul David Doherty (but just call me Dave, if you want to call me anything).<br />
<br />
I wanted to set up some form of IF Wiki myself, but as usual was too lazy and therefore applaud David Cornelson for creating this one. And I'll check occasionally how this one develops... and of course I will help if I find anything that I feel I can help with.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
* [http://www.if-legends.org/~pdd/ PDD's Adventure Page]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Infocom&diff=2449Infocom2005-02-25T10:19:06Z<p>PDD: </p>
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<div>A US company that sold interactive fiction. It was formed by ten members of MIT's Dynamic Modelling group in 1979. Best known for the games <i>Zork</i> and <i>Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i>, the company merged with another game company, Activision, in 1986. In 1989 Activision effectively dissolved what was left of Infocom. One of the seminal IF companies of the 1980s, and responsible for the [[Z-machine]].<br />
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(Definition by SG)<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.infocom-if.org/ Infocom: The Master Storytellers] - Extensive material on Infocom.<br />
* [http://www.if-legends.org/~pdd/infocom/fact-sheet.txt Infocom Fact Sheet] - History, list of all game versions etc.<br />
* [http://wurb.com/if/company/1 Infocom games on Baf's Guide]<br />
* [http://www.xyzzynews.com//infocombugs.html The Infocom Bugs List] by [[Graeme Cree]].<br />
* [http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.5d.html Infocom Trivia Quiz] by [[Graeme Cree]]. From [http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.5.html XYZZYnews #5].<br />
* [http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.6i.html You Know You've Played Too Much Infocom When...] by [[Doug Atkinson]]. From [http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.6.html XYZZYnews #6].<br />
* [http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/c,2/j,22/?o=2a100 Infocom index at MobyGames] - MobyGames is a computer games documentation and review site.<br />
[[Category:Glossary]]<br />
[[Category:IF publisher]]<br />
[[Category:Zork]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Magnetic_Scrolls&diff=4490Magnetic Scrolls2005-02-25T10:16:32Z<p>PDD: </p>
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<div>Founded in 1984, the British producer of seven highly-regarded IF works. In common with contemporaries [[Infocom]] and [[Level 9]], Magnetic Scrolls employed a [[virtual machine]], but in their case it was based on the machine code of a real 68000 chip. Their [[authoring system]] anticipated later trends by emphasizing more [[simulation]].<br />
<br />
<br />
==Links==<br />
* [http://www.if-legends.org/~msmemorial/ Magnetic Scrolls Memorial] at IF-Legends<br />
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[[Category:Glossary]]<br />
[[Category:IF publisher]]</div>PDDhttps://www.ifwiki.org/index.php?title=Level_9&diff=7455Level 92005-02-25T10:15:41Z<p>PDD: </p>
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<div>British text-adventure game company, founded by the Austin brothers (Pete, Mike and Nick) in 1981. Level 9 produced about twenty text adventures from 1981-1991, and thus was the major supplier of interactive fiction for British microcomputers. As was the case with [[Adventure International]] and [[Infocom]], Level 9's early success was due in large part to its creation of a development system that produced highly portable game files.<br />
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DGJ - 10 Sep 2002<br />
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==Links==<br />
* [http://www.if-legends.org/~l9memorial/ Level 9 Memorial] at IF-Legends<br />
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[[Category:Glossary]]<br />
[[Category:IF publisher]]</div>PDD