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Robb Sherwin, from the GET LAMP documentary

Author Credits

Saied (1998; Z-code). ChickenComp.
Chicks Dig Jerks (1999; Z-code). IF Comp 1999: 31st place.
Revenger (2000; Z-code). DinoComp.
A Crimson Spring (2000; Hugo). IF Comp 2000: 23rd place.
Fallacy of Dawn (2001; Hugo). Winner of Best Individual NPC and Best Writing at the XYZZY Awards 2001. Also was a finalist for Best Individual PC, Best NPCs, Best Setting, Best Story, and Best Game.
No Time To Squeal (with Mike Sousa; 2001; TADS 2). IF Comp 2001: 4th place. Was a finalist for Best Writing at the XYZZY Awards 2001.
Necrotic Drift (2004; Hugo). Winner of Best Individual NPC (Audrey) at the XYZZY Awards 2004; also finalist for Best Game, Best Writing, Best Story, Best Setting, Best NPCs, Best Individual Puzzle (the poltergeist), and Best Individual PC (Jarret Duffy).
Pantomime (31-Mar-2006; Hugo). Spring Thing 2006: 3rd place. XYZZY Awards 2006: Finalist for Best Writing and Best Story.
Cryptozookeeper (27-May-2011; Hugo). IntroComp 2010. XYZZY Awards 2011: Winner of Best Game, Best Writing, Best Setting, Best NPCs and Best Individual NPC; also finalist for Best Story.
Retro-Nemesis (4-Jan-2012; Hugo). The Hugo "Open House" Competition.
Enceladus (01-Oct-2019; Hugo). IF Comp 2019: 26th place.
Jay Schilling's Edge of Chaos (with Mike Sousa; 2020; TADS 3). IF Comp 2020: 25th place.

Porting Credits

Ported Hammurabi from C to Hugo.

Review and Article Credits

Has posted 61 reviews (as of October 2007) of IF games at Trotting Krips.
Reviews (dead link 🔍) of PrologueComp.
Reviews for SPAG.
PAX East 2010: A PAX Story - SPAG #58, May 29, 2010.

Organizational Credits

One of the co-hosts of Trotting Krips.
Judge for PrologueComp (2001).

Testing Credits

The Beetmonger's Journal (Scott Starkey; 2001; TADS 2).
Blue Chairs (Chris Klimas; 01-Oct-2004; Z-code 5).
Orevore Courier (Brian Rapp; 30-Sep-2007; Z-code 8).

Game Appearances

As an NPC:

Meeting Robb Sherwin (Jizaboz; 01-Oct-2019; Z-code).

Links

Jolt Country: The Great On-Line Empire - Robb Sherwin's website.
Cryptozookeeper - Robb Sherwin's blog about the development process of his next game.
Robb Sherwin (archived) - at Baf's Guide.

Interviews

GET LAMP: Robb Sherwin. Interview video clips of Robb Sherwin for Get Lamp.
Website of Edge - Interview in the videogame magazine Edge #175 (May 2007).
Interview with Robb Sherwin and Cryptozookeeper Preview - August 6, 2008.
Five Questions for Robb Sherwin, Creator of Cryptozookeeper - November 15, 2011.
Interview with Cryptozookeeper author Robb Sherwin - November 16, 2011.
The Cryptozookeeper Interview at Gnome's Lair - November 16, 2011.

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-Note: Robb's nicknames have included '''Robb''', '''Recchi''' and '''Ice Cream Jonsey'''.
 ==Author Credits==
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 * ''[[Necrotic Drift]]'' (2004; Hugo). Winner of [[Best Individual NPC]] (Audrey) at the [[XYZZY Awards 2004]]; also finalist for [[Best Game]], [[Best Writing]], [[Best Story]], [[Best Setting]], [[Best NPCs]], [[Best Individual Puzzle]] (the poltergeist), and [[Best Individual PC]] (Jarret Duffy).
 * ''[[Pantomime]]'' (31-Mar-2006; Hugo). [[Spring Thing 2006]]: 3rd place. [[XYZZY Awards 2006]]: Finalist for Best Writing and Best Story.
+* ''[[Cryptozookeeper]]'' (27-May-2011; Hugo). [[IntroComp 2010]]. [[XYZZY Awards 2011]]: Winner of [[Best Game]], [[Best Writing]], [[Best Setting]], [[Best NPCs]] and [[Best Individual NPC]]; also finalist for [[Best Story]].
+* ''[[Retro-Nemesis]]'' (4-Jan-2012; Hugo). [[The Hugo "Open House" Competition]].
+* ''[[Enceladus]]'' (01-Oct-2019; Hugo). [[IF Comp 2019]]: 26th place.
+* ''[[Jay Schilling's Edge of Chaos]]'' (with [[Mike Sousa]]; 2020; [[TADS 3]]). [[IF Comp 2020]]: 25th place.
 ==Porting Credits==
 * Ported ''[[Hammurabi]]'' from C to [[Hugo]].
-==Article and Review Credits==
+==Review and Article Credits==
-* Has posted [http://www.joltcountry.com/trottingkrips/robb.html 61 reviews] (as of October 2007) of IF games at [[Trotting Krips]].
+* Has posted [https://www.joltcountry.com/trottingkrips/robb.html 61 reviews] (as of October 2007) of IF games at [[Trotting Krips]].
-* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030429191632/www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/dmyers/rs.html Reviews] of [[PrologueComp]].
+* {{link|deadurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20030429191632/www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/dmyers/rs.html|Reviews}} of [[PrologueComp]].
-* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/reviewers.html Reviews] for [[SPAG]].
+* [https://www.spagmag.org/archives/reviewers.html Reviews] for [[SPAG]].
+* [{{spag|68|anchor=story}} PAX East 2010: A PAX Story] - [[SPAG]] #58, May 29, 2010.
 ==Organizational Credits==
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 ==Testing Credits==
 * ''[[The Beetmonger's Journal]]'' ([[Scott Starkey]]; 2001; [[TADS 2]]).
+* ''[[Blue Chairs]]'' ([[Chris Klimas]]; 01-Oct-2004; [[Z-code]] 5).
+* ''[[Orevore Courier]]'' ([[Brian Rapp]]; 30-Sep-2007; Z-code 8).
+==Game Appearances==
+As an NPC:
+* ''[[Meeting Robb Sherwin]]'' ([[Jizaboz]]; 01-Oct-2019; Z-code).
 ==Links==
-* [http://www.joltcountry.com/ Jolt Country: The Great On-Line Empire] - Robb Sherwin's website.
+* [https://www.joltcountry.com/ Jolt Country: The Great On-Line Empire] - Robb Sherwin's website.
-* [http://cryptozookeeper.blogspot.com/ Cryptozookeeper] - Robb Sherwin's blog about the development process of his next game.
+* [https://cryptozookeeper.blogspot.com/ Cryptozookeeper] - Robb Sherwin's blog about the development process of his next game.
-* [http://www.wurb.com/if/person/419 Baf's Guide listing for Robb Sherwin].
+* {{baf person|Robb Sherwin|419}}.
 ===Interviews===
+* [http://archive.org/details/GETLAMP-Sherwin GET LAMP: Robb Sherwin]. Interview video clips of Robb Sherwin for [[Get Lamp]].
 * [http://www.edge-online.co.uk/archives/2007/04/edge_175.php Website of Edge] - Interview in the videogame magazine Edge #175 (May 2007).
+* [https://bluerenga.blog/2008/08/06/interview-with-robb-sherwin/ Interview with Robb Sherwin and Cryptozookeeper Preview] - August 6, 2008.
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150414114529/http://fwonk.co.uk/five-questions-for-robb-sherwin-creator-of-cryptozookeeper/ Five Questions for Robb Sherwin, Creator of ''Cryptozookeeper''] - November 15, 2011.
+* [http://maga-dogg.livejournal.com/465115.html Interview with ''Cryptozookeeper'' author Robb Sherwin] - November 16, 2011.
+* [https://gnomeslair.blogspot.com/2011/11/cryptozookeeper-interview.html The ''Cryptozookeeper'' Interview at Gnome's Lair] - November 16, 2011.
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