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Jade
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Developer	MBC
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Interaction style	Parser
Systems	Amstrad, Atari
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License	Commercial
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Jade is an authoring system for the Atari ST and Amstrad CPC, released around 1987-1988 by MBC. It was one of the early French textual adventure authoring systems.

MBC had released several games produced using Gilsoft's Quill tool and Jade was an effort to move into that text adventure game utility market.

The Atari Legend site credits Didier Paradis, Richard Moretti and Jean-Charles Dulion for the Atari ST version.

The Amstrad CPC version of the tool was by Stephane Merlo-Uyttendaele; who had previously written the Quilled games Marmelade and Rat Connection. Unlike the Quill, only disk-based games could be produced using Jade.

Jade used a database editing system, with code based on conditions and actions, that is reminiscent of the Quill.

Unlike other programs at the time, such as Quill or GAC, it seems that users of Jade could only commercially publish their games with the permission of MBC; who would request 55% of the profits of any sale. This may explain the difficulty tracking down games produced with Jade.

A fan-made clone of Jade was in-development, many years later, under the name of Jadis.

Links

Reviews

Amstrad CPC version: JADE: page 46 and 47 - Amstrad Cent Pour Cent n°10 (October 1988).
Atari ST version: Jade - TILT n°65 (April 1989).

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-[[Jade]] is an [[authoring system]] for the [[Atari ST]] and [[Amstrad CPC]], released around 1987-1988 by [[MBC]]. It is one of the first textual adventure authoring systems.
+[[Jade]] is an [[authoring system]] for the [[Atari ST]] and [[Amstrad CPC]], released around 1987-1988 by [[MBC]]. It was one of the early French textual adventure authoring systems.
-A clone of it was released under the name of [[Jadis]].
-{{stub|More info wanted, eg: example code, names of any games in Jade.}}
+[[MBC]] had released several games produced using [[Gilsoft]]'s [[Quill]] tool and Jade was an effort to move into that text adventure game utility market.
+The [https://www.atarilegend.com/games/4258 Atari Legend] site credits Didier Paradis, Richard Moretti and Jean-Charles Dulion for the Atari ST version.
+The Amstrad CPC version of the tool was by [[Stephane Merlo-Uyttendaele]]; who had previously written the Quilled games [[Marmelade]] and [[Rat Connection]]. Unlike the Quill, only disk-based games could be produced using Jade.
+Jade used a database editing system, with code based on conditions and actions, that is reminiscent of the Quill.
+Unlike other programs at the time, such as [[Quill]] or [[GAC]], it seems that users of Jade could only commercially publish their games with the permission of MBC; who would request 55% of the profits of any sale. This may explain the difficulty tracking down games produced with Jade.
+A fan-made clone of Jade was in-development, many years later, under the name of [[Jadis]].
 ==Links==
 * [http://tj.gpa.free.fr/html/divers/frezard.htm Interview of the founder of MBC].
-* [http://pagesperso.aol.fr/levrailoupardent/ Jadis Homepage].
+* [https://cpcrulez.fr/applications_game-JADE__MANUAL.htm A retyped version of the Amstrad CPC Jade manual].
+* [http://cpcrulez.fr/applications_game-jade.htm Contemporary reviews of the Amstrad CPC Jade and other downloads].
 ===Reviews===
 * [[Amstrad CPC]] version: [http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Amstrad%20Cent%20Pour%20Cent/amstradcpc_numero08/A08_046.JPG JADE: page 46] and [http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Amstrad%20Cent%20Pour%20Cent/amstradcpc_numero08/A08_047.JPG 47] - [[Amstrad Cent Pour Cent]] n°10 (October 1988).