Works released in 2004

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ADRIFT

• ADRIFT Maze (Mystery; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• The ADRIFT Project : Classified (Mystery; 30-Aug). ADRIFT Summer Comp 2004.
• Agent 4-F From Mars (Michael Arnaud; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Amnesia Kid (Anonymous).
• The Amulet (Daniel Hiebert as "Tech"; 05-Jul). ADRIFT 1st Three Hour Comp 2004.
• Annihilation of Think.com (Adam Dundas; Jul). ADRIFT 1st Three Hour Comp 2004.
• ARGH's Great Escape (Mystery; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Back to Life... Unfortunately (David Whyld; 02-Dec).
• Barney's Problem (David Whyld; 02-Jan). SAIFA.
• Breakout (Grimm Sharlak; 01-Mar).
• Briefcase (Woodfish; 05-Jul). ADRIFT 1st Three Hour Comp 2004.
• British Fox And The Celebrity Abductions (Lucilla Frost; 26-Jun).
• The Burbs (David Whyld; 30-Jan). SAIFA.
• Buried Alive (David Whyld; Dec). ADRIFT 2nd Three Hour Comp 2004.
• The Cat In The Tree (Roy Lee; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Choose Your Own... (David Whyld; v2: 29-Aug). ADRIFT Summer Comp 2004.
• Confession - see The Murder of Jack Morely.
• Conversation with a Picture (Eva Vikström).
• The Corruption Of Alex (Dr FanFic; 01-Mar).
• Cruel And Hilarious Punishment (Mel S; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• The Curse of Dragon Shrine (Mystery; 18-Apr). ADRIFT Spring Comp 2004.
• Darkness (Richard Otter; 14-Dec). Delron Download.
• A Day In The Life Of A Super Hero (David Whyld as "davidw"; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Dead Reckoning (David Whyld; 04-Jan).
• Escape Pod (Love Letters to Love; 01-Mar).
• An Evening With The Evil Chicken Of Doom (Mel S; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Fantasy (Vachon; 06-Apr).
• Filthy Bill Does Everyone But His Mother (Zachinz; 17-May).
• Freshman Orientation (Villainy; 01-Mar).
• Get Treasure For Trabula (David Good as "DuoDave"; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Goblin Hunt (David Whyld; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Gotcha (Ruok; 01-Mar).
• Hammurabi (Ron Moore; 31-Jan).
• Handy Man (Delaflunk; 12-May).
• Ice Cream! (Roy Lee; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• ImagiDroids (Woodfish; 02-May).
• Jailbreak Bob (David Whyld; 27-Jun). ADRIFT 1st Three Hour Comp 2004.
• Janey's Diary (BBBen; 22-Jan). SAIFA.
• Late Work (Vachon; 01-Mar).
• The Legend of Zelda: Legacy of a Princess (Hiyazuki Sakamora; 25-Jan).
• Lost Souls (Mel S; 05-Jul). ADRIFT 1st Three Hour Comp 2004.
• Loving Family (Bill Carroll; c. 17-Jan). SAIFA.
• The Magic Show (Jason Mac Innes).
• The Murder of Jack Morely (Mystery; Dec). ADRIFT 2nd Three Hour Comp 2004.
• The Mystery Of The Darkhaven Caves (David Whyld; 29-Aug). ADRIFT Summer Comp 2004.
• Normville High (BBBen; 01-Mar).
• The Old Church (Eva Vikstrom; 28-Nov).
• The Oval Office (Faraday; 01-Mar).
• Paint!!! (David Whyld; v2: 19-Feb).
• Portrait (Eva Vikström; 28-Nov).
• Power Play (Sly Dog; 13-May).
• Practice Procedures (Sly Dog; 08-Jan). SAIFA.
• Private Teacher (Vachon; 08-Jan). SAIFA.
• The Prostitute (Anonymous Martian; 01-Mar).
• The Quest For Spam (Whatever; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Shadrick's Travels (Mystery; 05-Jul). ADRIFT 1st Three Hour Comp 2004.
• Shadrick's Underground Adventures (Mystery; 31-Aug). ADRIFT Summer Comp 2004.
• Shards Of Memory (David Whyld; 18-Apr). ADRIFT Spring Comp 2004.
• Shred 'Em (David Good as "DuoDave"; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Sigurd Fafnesbane (Eva Vikström; 28-Nov).
• Snakes and Ladders (Ken Franklin; Dec). ADRIFT 2nd Three Hour Comp 2004.
• Sommeril (H. Lee Parten; 18-Apr). ADRIFT Spring Comp 2004.
• Tears of a tough man (Bruce Humphrey). ADRIFT Summer Comp 2004.
• Ticket to No Where (Richard Otter; 22-Sep). ADRIFT Summer Comp 2004.
• Topaz (Woodfish; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Truck (Sly Dog; 01-Mar).
• Turnberry Manor (Delaflunk; 05-Oct)
• Undefined (30otsix; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Vagabond (Scott Meridian as "Captain Obvious"; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Veteran Experience (Robert Rafgon; Dec). ADRIFT 2nd Three Hour Comp 2004.
• Wax Worx (Eric Mayer; 18-Apr). ADRIFT Spring Comp 2004.
• We Are Coming to Get You! (Richard Otter; Dec). ADRIFT 2nd Three Hour Comp 2004.
• Where are my keys? (Richard Otter; 10-Oct).
• Woof (Roberto Grassi; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Wreckage (Daniel Hiebert as "Tech"; 02-Mar). ADRIFT 4th One Hour Comp 2004.
• Zara's Mansion (Xilef; 29-Oct).
• Zombie Cow (Amber Rollins-Walker; 05-Jul). ADRIFT 1st Three Hour Comp 2004.
• Zombies Are Cool, but Not So Cool When They're Eating Your Head (Mel S; Dec). ADRIFT 2nd Three Hour Comp 2004.

Alan

• Zero One (Edward Plant as "Shed"; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.

Glulx

• The Homework of Little Carl Gauss (Stefano Gaburri; 21-Jul). IntroComp 2004.
• Luminous Horizon a.k.a. Earth and Sky 3 (Paul O'Brian; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.

Hugo

• Future Boy! (author: Kent Tessman, artist: Derek Lo; 12-Nov). Commercial. Link: FB! homepage.
• Necrotic Drift (Robb Sherwin; 20-Jun). Link: Baf's.
• Trading Punches, Part 1 of The Convergence Saga (Mike Snyder as "Sidney Merk"; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.

TADS

TADS 2

• A Bet's a Bet (Santa's Helper; 21-Jul). IntroComp 2004.
• Cranial Pounding (Simmon Keith Barney; 10-Apr). Speed-IF >= 20.
• Digging thru Doctrine of the Dead (Simmon Keith Barney; 10-Jul). Speed-IF Autocratic Fist.
• Getting laid in all the wrong places (Germ_Waster).
• Hell in Highwater (J. Arthur).
• I'm Gonna Take You to the Video Bar! (James Mitchelhill; 15-Jun). Link: Baf's.
• The Isle of the Cult (Rune Berg; 23-Dec).
• Kurusu City (Kevin Venzke; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Last Ride of the Night (Mordechai Shinefield; 13-Jun). IF Art Show 2004.
• A Light's Tale (Zach Flynn as "vbnz"; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Magocracy (Anton Joseph Rheaume as "Scarybug"; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Parlour (A. Ninny).
• Pool Party (author: Christopher Cole; A. Bomire).
• PTBAD3: A Mystery (Jonathan Berman as "Xorax"; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• PTBAD4: How the Record Got Its Groove Back (Jonathan Berman as "Xorax"; 22-Dec).
• The Realm (Michael Sheldon; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Redeye (John Pitchers; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Reefer Island (Steve Barrera; 20-Apr). Link: Baf's.
• Roadside Adventure (Kevin Venzke). No longer publicly available. Link: Author's site.
• Ruined Robots (Gregory Dudek, Natasha Dudek, Nicholas Dudek, all as "nanag_d; 01-Oct-2004). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Santa's Little Helper (A. Bomire).
• Sam Shooter IV: Children of the Damned (One-Eyed Jack).
• Saturday Night (Uefgol).
• Solid Leather (Simmon Keith as "traevoli"). Very late entry to Speed-IF That Dare Not Speak Its Number.
• T.I.M.E. (Christopher Coonce-Ewing). Disqualified from IF Comp 2004 (previously released). Link: Play Online.
• Things (Sam Kabo Ashwell and Jacqueline A. Lott; 10-Apr). Speed-IF >= 20.
• Time Place People Water Way (Adam Conover; 10-Apr). Speed-IF >= 20.
• Tutor (Uefgol).
• Die Vollkommene Masse (Alice Merridew; 01-Oct). Dropped from IF Comp 2004 by author's request.
• Who Created That Monster? (N. B. Horvath; 02-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Zero (William A. Tilli; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.

TADS 3

• At the Top of Your Game (Daniel Freas; 10-Jul). Speed-IF Autocratic Fist.
• The Battle of Walcot Keep (Steve Breslin, Eric Eve, Lindsey Hair; 13-Jun). Illustrated by Michael Bechard. IF Art Show 2004.
• I Must Play (Geoff Fortytwo; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Return to Ditch Day (Michael J. Roberts; 13-Jun). Link: Baf's.
• The Reunion (Moriarty).
• The Quest of the Golden Banana (Eric Eve; c. Jun). Part of T3 Tour Guide. Link: Baf's.
• Square Circle (Eric Eve; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.

Z-code

• The Act of Misdirection (Callico Harrison; 20-Feb). Link: Baf's.
• Affrontotron (Joe Mason). Link: Baf's.
• All Things Devours (half sick of shadows; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Amusement Park (Penczer Attila as "Algol"; 01-Dec). C32 Contest.
• And So It Goes (Adam Conover; 24-Jan). Speed-IF That Dare Not Speak Its Number.
• Auden's Eden (Tommy Herbert; 21-Jul). IntroComp 2004.
• Azteca (Howard A. Sherman, publisher: Malinche; 20-Dec). Link: Malinche.
• A Beginning (Johnicholas Hines; 10-Apr). Speed-IF >= 20.
• Bellclap (Tommy Herbert; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• The Big Scoop (Johan Berntsson; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• The Big Treasure Hunt (L. Wayne Pawley; Oct).
• Blink (Ian Waddell; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Blue Sky (Hans Fugal; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• C32 Contest 2004 (Dave Bernazzani). C32 Contest, administrative non-entry.
• The Cabal (Stephen Bond; 14-Apr).
• Catseye (Dave Bernazzani; 17-Oct). Link: Miniventure.
• Chronicle Play Torn (Penczer Attila as "Algol"; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Deklinator (Chris Menear). German.
• Downtown Train (Owen Lockett; 01-Dec). C32 Contest.
• The Dreamhold (Andrew Plotkin; 07-Dec).
• Endgame (Samuel T. Denton; 01-Dec). C32 Contest.
• Endgame (Howard A. Sherman, publisher: Malinche; 23-Aug). Commercial. Link: Malinche.
• Eric The Power-Mad Dungeon Master (Mark Arenz).
• Escape from Auriga (Florin Tomescu). Disqualified from IF Comp 2004.
• Escape from Sanctuary (Arsalan Siddiqui; Oct).
• Fade to Black (Jake Wildstrom; 28-Feb). Speed-IF Century.
• Friggin' Wizzard (Pugh; Oct).
• Hotel Noir (Eva Vikström). Swedish.
• Gamlet (Tomasz Pudlo; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Goose, Egg, Badger (Brian Rapp; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• The Great Xavio (Reese Warner; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Identity (Dave Bernazzani; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors (Dan Mui; Oct).
• Intro to Jabberwocky (Gregory Weir; 21-Jul). IntroComp 2004.
• Jazz auf Tegemis (Joerg Rosenbauer). German.
• Jet-Blue (Paul T. Johnson).
• Jobs for Antioch! (A. O. Muñiz; 24-Jan). Speed-IF That Dare Not Speak Its Number.
• Man's Worst Nightmare (Amanda Yaklin; Oct).
• The Mansion: Grandma Mild's Weekend of Telekinesis (Robert Chynoweth; Oct).
• Mingsheng (Deane Saunders; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Mission from Short (Jessica Knoch and Jennifer Maddox; 28-Feb). Speed-IF Century.
• Moonglow (Dave Bernazzani; 04-Oct). Link: Miniventure.
• Moooooooooo!! (Peter Olejnik; Oct).
• La Mort Pour Seul Destin (JB; Jul; French). Gamepage.
• Murder at the Aero Club (Penny Wyatt; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• On The Cross (Ian Kaleb; 21-Jul). IntroComp 2004.
• Order (John Evans; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• The Orion Agenda (Ryan Weisenberger; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Paparazzi (EV; 01-Dec). C32 Contest.
• Passenger (Niall Richard Murphy; 21-Jul). IntroComp 2004.
• ReminiscenciaRol (Aryekaix). RetroComp 2004. Link: Baf's.
• Runes (Deane Saunders; 21-Jul). IntroComp 2004.
• The Secret of the Bologna Temple (Charlie Cross; Oct).
• Solitary (Kahlan).
• Splashdown (Paul J. Furio; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Stack Overflow (Timofei Shatrov; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• The Stars Are Right (Michael Martin; 05-Sep). Speed-IF Scenario 1.
• Sting of the Wasp (Jason Devlin; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Storforsen (Eva Vikström; Swedish).
• Swanglass (Yoon Ha Lee; 13-Jun). IF Art Show 2004.
• System Administrator Takes the Day Off (Paris York; Oct).
• Toeing the Line (Gregory Weir; 10-Jul). Speed-IF Autocratic Fist.
• Turning Point (Robert Rafgon; 01-Dec). C32 Contest.
• The TV Isn't Working, D'oh!!! (John Hamill; Oct).
• Twilight of the Dogs (Jake Wildstrom; 24-Jan). Speed-IF That Dare Not Speak Its Number.
• Typo (Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.
• Weekend Mischief (Mark Schnake; Oct).
• Yay Games (David Welbourn; 28-Feb). Speed-IF Century.
• Zombies! (Chris Cenotti; 01-Dec). C32 Contest.

Other Platforms

Amzi! IF Toolkit

• Dogs (Dennis Merritt; c. Jul).
• Duck World (Dennis Merritt; c. Jul).
• Portals (Dennis Merritt; c. Jul).

Flash

• Habeas Dorkus (publisher: Adult Swim; c. Apr). Flash text adv. Link: Play Online.

Java

• Un paseo for Faenor (publisher: IO Group; Spanish). Link: Baf's.

MS-Windows .NET

• Getting Back To Sleep (Patrick Evans as "IceDragon"; 01-Oct). IF Comp 2004.

Quest

Note: The following Quest games are available at the Quest Archive.

• Enterprise (Sam Write; 28-Jun).
• Get Out of The House! (Steve Lingle; 19-Sep).
• Gumball Gary Leaves The House (Tohm; 13-Oct).
• Kenny's Christmas Presents (Sam; 31-Jan).
• Killer Syringe (Patrick Roberts; 28-Jun).
• The Mansion (Nick Dablin; 31-Jan).
• On Time (Letta; 03-Nov).
• Recess: the Golden Kickball (Quest Kid; 28-Jun).
• War of Hyrule Castle (Sam; 14-Feb).

Smash

• Outlaws of the Sierra Nevadas (Heather Billings; 15-Nov). Released on Adventure Games Live.

Unknown

• The Rise of the Lost (publisher: XO Play). Commercial CYOA for iPod. Link: XO Play.