Mike Snyder: Difference between revisions

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Note: "Merk" redirects here. For the speed-if game called "Merk", see Merk (game).

Mike's nickname on the ifMUD is Merk. He is the former admin of intfiction.org.

Mike can be contacted at either of the following addresses:

sidneymerk [AT] hotmail .com
wyndo [AT] prowler-pro .com

Author Credits

Mystic Force (1993; QuickBASIC).
Breath Pirates (1997; QuickBASIC).
Lunatix: The Insanity Circle (1999; QuickBASIC). IF Comp 1999: 12th place. Was a finalist for Best Puzzles, Best Story, Best Writing, and Best Game at the XYZZY Awards 1999.
Trading Punches, Part 1 of The Convergence Saga (as "Sidney Merk"; 2004; Hugo). IF Comp 2004: 10th place.
Distress (01-Oct-2005; Hugo). IF Comp 2005: 4th place. XYZZY Awards 2005: Winner of Best Puzzles; also a finalist for Best Use of Medium, Best Individual Puzzle (beating the creature), Best Setting, Best Story, and Best Game.
The Traveling Swordsman (as Anonymous; 30-Sep-2006; Hugo). IF Comp 2006: 4th place. XYZZY Awards 2006: Winner of Best Story. Also finalist for Best Game, Best Puzzles, and Best Individual PC (PC).
The Profile (31-Oct-2013; Hugo). Ectocomp 2013: 8th place of 25 entries.
ZombieDating.zom (as Anonymous; Twine; Web browser). Ectocomp 2013: 10th place of 25 entries.
Trollface (2013; Hugo).

Review and Article Credits

IF Comp reviews: 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 (alone), 2006 (with Jason Devlin), 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Spring Thing reviews: 2006.
C32 Contest: reviews.
Contributor to The Non-Comp Review Project 2004 (these reviews are also available at his website).
Reviews for SPAG.

Organizational Credits

Current maintainer of IFCollab, the Interactive Fiction Collaborators List.

Testing Credits

Chancellor (Kevin Venzke; 01-Oct-2005; TADS 2).
Nothing But Mazes (Greg Boettcher; 17-Jul-2006; TADS 3).
Legion (Jason Devlin; 30-Sep-2006; Z-code 5).
Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret (Jim Aikin and Eric Eve; 16-Feb-2008; TADS 3).

Links

Sidney Merk's Interactive Fiction Home Page - is actually Mike Snyder's IF homepage.
Mike Snyder (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Lunatix Online is a browser-based multiplayer RPG co-written by Mike Snyder and Anna Kasl.
StarLock is a browser-based multiplayer MUD-like RPG (sci-fi) written by Mike Snyder.
Author Highlights by Mathbrush (25-Jul-2019).

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-Note: Mike's nickname on the [[ifMUD]] is Merk.
+''Note: "Merk" redirects here. For the speed-if game called "Merk", see [[Merk (game)]].''
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+Mike's nickname on the [[ifMUD]] is Merk. He is the former admin of [[intfiction.org]].
+Mike can be contacted at either of the following addresses:
+* ''sidneymerk [AT] hotmail .com''
+* ''wyndo [AT] prowler-pro .com''
 ==Author Credits==
-* ''Mystic Force'' (1993).
+* ''[[Mystic Force]]'' (1993; [[QuickBASIC]]).
-* ''Breath Pirates'' (1997).
+* ''[[Breath Pirates]]'' (1997; QuickBASIC).
-* ''Lunatix: The Insanity Circle'' (1999), for [[IF Comp 1999]] (12th place). Was a finalist for [[Best Puzzles]], [[Best Story]], [[Best Writing]], and [[Best Game]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 1999]].
+* ''[[Lunatix: The Insanity Circle]]'' (1999; QuickBASIC). [[IF Comp 1999]]: 12th place. Was a finalist for [[Best Puzzles]], [[Best Story]], [[Best Writing]], and [[Best Game]] at the [[XYZZY Awards 1999]].
-* ''Trading Punches, Part 1 of The Convergence Saga'' (2004), as "Sidney Merk" for [[IF Comp 2004]] (10th place).
+* ''[[Trading Punches|Trading Punches, Part 1 of The Convergence Saga]]'' (as "Sidney Merk"; 2004; [[Hugo]]). [[IF Comp 2004]]: 10th place.
+* ''[[Distress]]'' (01-Oct-2005; Hugo). [[IF Comp 2005]]: 4th place. [[XYZZY Awards 2005]]: Winner of [[Best Puzzles]]; also a finalist for [[Best Use of Medium]], [[Best Individual Puzzle]] (beating the creature), [[Best Setting]], [[Best Story]], and [[Best Game]].
+* ''[[The Traveling Swordsman]]'' (as Anonymous; 30-Sep-2006; Hugo). [[IF Comp 2006]]: 4th place. [[XYZZY Awards 2006]]: Winner of Best Story. Also finalist for Best Game, Best Puzzles, and Best Individual PC (PC).
+* ''[[The Profile]]'' (31-Oct-2013; Hugo). [[Ectocomp 2013]]: 8th place of 25 entries.
+* ''[[ZombieDating.zom]]'' (as Anonymous; Twine; Web browser). [[Ectocomp 2013]]: 10th place of 25 entries.
+* ''[[Trollface]]'' (2013; Hugo).
-==Other Credits==
+==Review and Article Credits==
-* Has written reviews for the [[C32 Contest]] and [[IF Comp 2004]]; see his website.
+* [[IF Comp]] reviews: [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/58b0671d39a94e82 1999], [http://www.sidneymerk.com/ifcomp04.shtml 2004], [http://www.sidneymerk.com/ifcomp05.shtml 2005], [http://www.sidneymerk.com/ifcomp06.shtml 2006] (alone), [http://groups.google.ch/group/rec.games.int-fiction/msg/b95eb38c1ec81b36 2006] (with [[Jason Devlin]]), [http://www.sidneymerk.com/ifcomp07.shtml 2007], [http://www.sidneymerk.com/ifcomp08.shtml 2008], and [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=816&start=10 2009].
+* [[Spring Thing]] reviews: [http://www.sidneymerk.com/spring06.shtml 2006].
+* [[C32 Contest]]: [http://www.sidneymerk.com/c32comp04.shtml reviews].
+* Contributor to [[The Non-Comp Review Project]] 2004 (these reviews are also available at [http://www.sidneymerk.com/miscreviews.shtml his website]).
+* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/reviewers.html Reviews] for [[SPAG]].
+==Organizational Credits==
+* Current maintainer of [[IFCollab]], the Interactive Fiction Collaborators List.
+==Testing Credits==
+* ''[[Chancellor]]'' ([[Kevin Venzke]]; 01-Oct-2005; [[TADS 2]]).
+* ''[[Nothing But Mazes]]'' ([[Greg Boettcher]]; 17-Jul-2006; [[TADS 3]]).
+* ''[[Legion]]'' ([[Jason Devlin]]; 30-Sep-2006; Z-code 5).
+* ''[[Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret]]'' ([[Jim Aikin]] and [[Eric Eve]]; 16-Feb-2008; TADS 3).
 ==Links==
 * [http://www.sidneymerk.com/ Sidney Merk's Interactive Fiction Home Page] - is actually Mike Snyder's IF homepage.
-* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/301 Baf's Guide listing for Mike Snyder]
+* {{baf person|Mike Snyder|301}}.
-* [http://www.lunatix-online.com/ Lunatix Online] is a multiuser online RPG co-written by Mike Snyder and Anna Kasl.
+* [http://www.lunatix-online.com/ Lunatix Online] is a browser-based multiplayer RPG co-written by Mike Snyder and Anna Kasl.
-[[Category:People|Snyder, Mike]]
+* [http://www.starlock.com/ StarLock] is a browser-based multiplayer MUD-like RPG (sci-fi) written by Mike Snyder.
+* [https://intfiction.org/t/author-highlights-mike-snyder/41860 Author Highlights] by [[Mathbrush]] (25-Jul-2019).
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyder, Mike}}
+[[Category:People]]
+[[Category:Hugo authors]]
+[[Category:QuickBASIC authors]]
+[[Category:Reviewers]]
+[[Category:Testers]]
+[[Category:Twine authors]]
+[[Category:XYZZY Award Winners (People)]]