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{{Software infobox | {{Software infobox | ||
|Type=Interpreter | |Type=Interpreter | ||
|Uses | |Uses=Frotz | ||
|Interpreter app=Yes | |Interpreter app=Yes | ||
|Multimedia=Fully supports Z6 graphics | |Multimedia=Fully supports Z6 multimedia (colour, graphics, sound) | ||
|Developer=Dannii Willis | |Developer=Dannii Willis | ||
|Home page=https://github.com/curiousdannii/infocom-frotz | |||
|Format=Z-code | |Format=Z-code | ||
|System=Browser | |System=Browser | ||
|Play online=https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/ | |Play online=https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/ | ||
|Date=2024/09/01 | |||
|Status=Stable | |Status=Stable | ||
|License=GPL2 | |License=GPL2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
:''Not to be confused with the [[Frotz]] interpreter it is based on.'' | :''Not to be confused with the [[Frotz]] interpreter it is based on.'' | ||
[[Infocom Frotz]] is a special-purpose, web-based build of the [[Frotz]] Z-machine interpreter, designed to reduce the barrier to playing [[Infocom]]'s | [[Infocom Frotz]] is a special-purpose, web-based build of the [[Frotz]] Z-machine interpreter, designed to reduce the barrier to playing [[Infocom]]'s six multimedia games: | ||
* [[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]] ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/arthur.html play in browser]) | |||
* [[Journey]]: The Quest Begins ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/journey.html play in browser]) | * ''[[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]]'' ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/arthur.html play in browser]) | ||
* James Clavell's [[Shogun]] ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/shogun.html play in browser]) | * ''[[Journey]]: The Quest Begins'' ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/journey.html play in browser]) | ||
* [[Zork Zero]]: The Revenge of Megaboz ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/zorkzero.html play in browser]) | * ''[[The Lurking Horror]]'' ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/lurkinghorror.html play in browser]) | ||
Most Z-machine interpreters in use today do not support Z6 and/or the unique graphical system used by these games, which was something of a dead end. [[Frotz]] is one of the few that does; so this project uses Emscripten to build the SDL version of Frotz into a web-playable version. | * ''[[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]]'' ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/sherlock.html play in browser]) | ||
* ''James Clavell's [[Shogun]]'' ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/shogun.html play in browser]) | |||
* ''[[Zork Zero]]: The Revenge of Megaboz'' ([https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/zorkzero.html play in browser]) | |||
Most [[Z-machine]] interpreters in use today do not support Z6 and/or the unique graphical system used by these games, which was something of a dead end. [[Frotz]] is one of the few that does; so this project uses Emscripten to build the SDL version of Frotz into a web-playable version. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [https://github.com/curiousdannii/infocom-frotz GitHub page]: source code, issue tracker, etc. | * [https://github.com/curiousdannii/infocom-frotz GitHub page]: source code, issue tracker, etc. | ||
* [https://intfiction.org/t/infocom-frotz-online-player-for-infocoms-multimedia-games/68722 Forum announcement and discussion] | |||
[[Category:Infocom|Frotz]] | [[Category:Infocom|Frotz]] | ||
[[Category:Z-machine]] | [[Category:Z-machine]] | ||
{{software navbox}} | |||
{{software navbox}} | {{software navbox}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:03, 17 February 2025
| Infocom Frotz | |
|---|---|
| Interpreter | |
| Links | Home page Play online |
| Developer | Dannii Willis |
| Format | Z-code |
| System | Browser |
| Latest version | 1 Sep 2024 |
| Status | Stable |
| Uses | Frotz |
| Multimedia support | Fully supports Z6 multimedia (colour, graphics, sound) |
| License | GPL2 |
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| Edit this infobox | |
- Not to be confused with the Frotz interpreter it is based on.
Infocom Frotz is a special-purpose, web-based build of the Frotz Z-machine interpreter, designed to reduce the barrier to playing Infocom's six multimedia games:
- Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur (play in browser)
- Journey: The Quest Begins (play in browser)
- The Lurking Horror (play in browser)
- Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels (play in browser)
- James Clavell's Shogun (play in browser)
- Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz (play in browser)
Most Z-machine interpreters in use today do not support Z6 and/or the unique graphical system used by these games, which was something of a dead end. Frotz is one of the few that does; so this project uses Emscripten to build the SDL version of Frotz into a web-playable version.
Links
- GitHub page: source code, issue tracker, etc.
- Forum announcement and discussion
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