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Drama

One-room

2000 IF Art Show
Best of Show

XYZZY Awards 2000
Best Individual NPC

XYZZY Awards 2000
Finalist - Best Game, Best NPCs

Emily Short's first released interactive fiction piece, where the player interacts with Galatea, a statue of a beautiful woman in an exhibit. The "plot," as it were, revolves around getting to know Galatea's various reactions and behaviors to the different actions done by the player.

Galatea

Author(s)	Emily Short
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	2000
Authoring system	Inform 6
Platform(s)	Z-code
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Merciful

Notable Features

Most of the game is a rich implementation of conversation using the ask/tell system.
Many different endings are possible. However, endings are not split into winning and losing endings; there is no score.
The game is an interpretation of the Roman myth of Pygmalion and Galatea.

Versions

Release 1 (Competition release)

Galatea (Emily Short; 2000; Z-code 5).
- Release 1 / Serial number 000324 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
- IFID: ZCODE-1-000324-90B2
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- 2000 IF Art Show: entered in Portrait division; winner of Best of Show.
- XYZZY Awards 2000: Winner of Best Individual NPC (Galatea). Finalist for Best Game and Best NPCs.
- Download galatea.z5 from the IF Archive

Release 2

Galatea (Emily Short; 2000; Z-code 8).
- Release 2 / Serial number 000825 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
- IFID: ZCODE-2-000825-D202
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- Download Galatea.z8 from The Internet Archive.

Release 3

Galatea (Emily Short; 2004; Z-code 8).
- Release 3 / Serial number 040208 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
- IFID: ZCODE-3-040208-2BC1
  IFID links: IFDB, IFDB cover
- Download Galatea.z8 from the IF Archive
- Or download Galatea.zblorb from inform-fiction.org.

Release TBD

Note: Galatea was also published as part of the Electronic Literature Collection Volume One in October 2006. See the collection's Galatea page.

Links

General info

Galatea - Galatea homepage.
Galatea (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
Galatea - at IFDB.
Galatea (portal) - 2000's work at 50 Years of Text Games.
Galatea - at Home of the Underdogs.
Galatea - at Electronic Literature Collection Volume One.
Galatea (computer game) - at Wikipedia.
Examples of Interactive Fiction at inform-fiction.org, where Galatea has an entry.

Reviews

Galatea - at IF Ratings.
Galatea - at IFReviews.org.
IF Art Show reviews by Sam Barlow, Ian Finley, Marnie Parker, and Michael J. Roberts.
Review by Adam Cadre.
IF-Review review by Jonathan Rosebaugh.
Review by Dan Shiovitz.
SPAG review by Duncan Stevens.

Spoilers

A glimpse into all the various assorted endings featured on release 3. (Interactive Fiction Wiki)
ClubFloyd transcript.

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 [[Emily Short]]'s first released interactive fiction piece, where the player interacts with Galatea, a statue of a beautiful woman in an exhibit. The "plot," as it were, revolves around getting to know Galatea's various reactions and behaviors to the different actions done by the player.
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+{{game infobox|title=Galatea|image=[[Image:Galatea small cover art.png]]|author=[[Emily Short]]|publisher=n/a|released=2000|authsystem=[[Inform 6]]|platform=[[Z-code]]|language=English|license=[[Freeware]]|color=none|graphics=none|sound=none|cruelty=Merciful}}
 ==Notable Features==
@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 ==Versions==
 ===Release 1 (Competition release)===
-* ''Galatea'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2000; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''Galatea'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2000; [[Z-code]] 5).
+** Release 1 / Serial number 000324 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
+** {{babel|ifid=ZCODE-1-000324-90B2|cover=yes}}
 ** [[2000 IF Art Show]]: entered in Portrait division; winner of Best of Show.
 ** [[XYZZY Awards 2000]]: Winner of [[Best Individual NPC]] (Galatea). Finalist for [[Best Game]] and [[Best NPCs]].
 ** {{ifarchive|art/if-artshow/year2000/|galatea.z5}}
-** [[IFID]]: ZCODE-1-000324-90B2
 ===Release 2===
-* ''Galatea'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2000; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''Galatea'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2000; [[Z-code]] 8).
 ** Release 2 / Serial number 000825 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
+** {{babel|ifid=ZCODE-2-000825-D202|cover=yes}}
 ** Download <tt>[http://web.archive.org/web/20021018061831/http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/Galatea.z8 Galatea.z8]</tt> from ''[http://www.archive.org/ The Internet Archive]''.
 ===Release 3===
-* ''Galatea'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2004; [[Z-code]]).
+* ''Galatea'' ([[Emily Short]]; 2004; [[Z-code]] 8).
 ** Release 3 / Serial number 040208 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/10
+** {{babel|ifid=ZCODE-3-040208-2BC1|cover=yes}}
 ** {{ifarchive|games/zcode/|Galatea.z8}}
 ** Or download <tt>[http://www.inform-fiction.org/I7Downloads/Anthology/Galatea.zblorb Galatea.zblorb]</tt> from inform-fiction.org.
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 ==Links==
+===General info===
 * [http://emshort.home.mindspring.com/galatea.htm Galatea] - Galatea homepage.
 * {{baf game|Galatea|1326}}.
-* {{hotu game|Galatea|2262}}.
+* {{ifdb game|Galatea|urxrv27t7qtu52lb}}.
+* {{if50|Galatea|2000-galatea|portal=Galatea|year=2000}}.
+* {{hotud game|Galatea|21951}}.
 * [http://collection.eliterature.org/1/works/short__galatea.html Galatea] - at [[Electronic Literature Collection Volume One]].
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatea_%28computer_game%29 Galatea (computer game)] - at Wikipedia.
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 * {{ifratings game|Galatea|1287}}.
 * {{IFRO game|Galatea|977}}.
-* [http://members.aol.com/iffyart/reviews3.htm IF Art Show reviews] by [[Sam Barlow]], [[Ian Finley]], [[Marnie Parker]], and [[Michael J. Roberts]].
+* [http://www.iffydoemain.org/iffyart/reviews3.htm IF Art Show reviews] by [[Sam Barlow]], [[Ian Finley]], [[Marnie Parker]], and [[Michael J. Roberts]].
-* [http://adamcadre.ac/calendar/11354.html Review] by [[Adam Cadre]].
+* [https://adamcadre.ac/calendar/11/11354.html Review] by [[Adam Cadre]].
 * [http://www.ministryofpeace.com/if-review/reviews/20010126.html IF-Review review] by [[Jonathan Rosebaugh]].
-* [http://www.drizzle.com/~dans/if/reviews.html#galatea Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
+* [http://inky.org/if/reviews.html#galatea Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
 * [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/g.html#galatea SPAG review] by [[Duncan Stevens]].
-[[Category:Games]]
+===Spoilers===
+* A glimpse into all the [[User:Cassandra_Palop/Galatea|various assorted endings]] featured on release 3. (Interactive Fiction Wiki)
+* [[ClubFloyd]] [http://www.allthingsjacq.com/intfic_clubfloyd_20091202.html transcript].
+[[Category:Works]]
 [[Category:Drama]]
-[[Category:Games in 2000]]
+[[Category:Works in 2000]]
-[[Category:IF Art Show games]]
+[[Category:IF Art Show works]]
-[[Category:Inform 6 games]]
+[[Category:Inform 6 works]]
 [[Category:One-room]]
-[[Category:XYZZY Award winning games]]
+[[Category:XYZZY Award winning works]]
-[[Category:Z-code games]]
+[[Category:Z-code works]]