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{{game infobox|title=Nothing But Mazes|image=[[Image:Nothing_But_Mazes_small_art.png]]|author=[[Greg Boettcher]]|publisher=n/a|released=17-Jul-2006|authsystem=[[TADS 3]]|platform=[[TADS 3]]|language=English|license=[[Freeware]]|color=none|graphics=optional for intro, required for full game to come|sound=optional music|cruelty=TBD}}
{{work infobox
|title=Nothing But Mazes
|image=[[Image:Nothing_But_Mazes_small_art.png]]
|author=[[Greg Boettcher]]
|released=17-Jul-2006, Aug-2019, Jun-2020
|authsystem=[[TADS 3]]
|platform=[[TADS 3]]
|language=English|license=[[Freeware]]
|color=none|graphics=optional for intro, required for full game
|sound=optional music
|cruelty=TBD}}


==How It Begins==
==How It Begins==
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===Release 1: IntroComp Version (.exe version)===
===Release 1: IntroComp Version (.exe version)===
* ''Nothing But Mazes'' ([[Greg Boettcher]]; 17-Jul-2006; [[TADS 3]]).
* ''Nothing But Mazes'' ([[Greg Boettcher]]; 17-Jul-2006; [[TADS 3]]).
** {{babel wanted}}
** Nothing But Mazes version 1: IntroComp Version
** {{babel|ifid=MZ-43978DFE75A90E64FD49CD3830E06D0B|cover=yes}}
** Alpha-testing by [[Daphne Brinkerhoff]].
** Alpha-testing by [[Daphne Brinkerhoff]].
** Beta-testing by [[Mara Meijers]], [[Peter Mattsson]], [[Chephren]], [[Mike Snyder]], [[Matt Funke]], [[Michael Martin]] and [[Poster]].
** Beta-testing by [[Mara Meijers]], [[Peter Mattsson]], [[Chephren]], [[Mike Snyder]], [[Matt Funke]], [[Michael Martin]] and [[Poster]].
** [[IntroComp 2006]]: Second runner-up (of 7 games).
** [[IntroComp 2006]]: Second runner-up (of 7 games).
** {{ifarchive|games/mini-comps/introcomp/|introcomp06.zip}} - all the games from IntroComp 2006.
** {{ifarchive|games/mini-comps/introcomp/|introcomp06.zip}} - all the games from IntroComp 2006.
** [https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=ovbxika0f1e03g6i IFDB TUID: ovbxika0f1e03g6i] 


The zipfile includes the following relevant files:
The zipfile includes the following relevant files:
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===The .t3 version of the intro===
===The .t3 version of the intro===
* ''Nothing But Mazes'' ([[Greg Boettcher]]; [[TADS 3]]).
* ''Nothing But Mazes'' ([[Greg Boettcher]]; [[TADS 3]]).
** Nothing but Mazes version 2.0: Full version (20190812)
** {{babel|ifid=TADS3-7A06A1FFA768B52A3471B12B80356F8A|cover=yes}}
** Download <tt>[http://www.gregboettcher.com/games/files/mazes_intro.zip mazes_intro.zip]</tt> from the author's website.
** Download <tt>[http://www.gregboettcher.com/games/files/mazes_intro.zip mazes_intro.zip]</tt> from the author's website.


This is the version of the intro to use if you are using a classic Macintosh (pre-OS X) and the [[HyperTADS]] interpreter, Linux and the [[QTads]] interpreter, or a modern Mac (OS X) and the QTads or [[CocoaTADS]] interpreter. It will also run on Windows machines, of course.
This is the version of the intro to use if you are using a classic Macintosh (pre-OS X) and the [[HyperTADS]] interpreter, Linux and the [[QTads]] interpreter, or a modern Mac (OS X) and the QTads or [[CocoaTADS]] interpreter. It will also run on Windows machines, of course.
===Full release version 2.0x===
Version history from [https://gregboettcher.com/mazes/ author's website].
* v2.01 released 2020-06. Bug fixes.
* v2.0 released 2019-08. Full release.
* v1 released 2016-07: IntroComp version.
See author's website to download the game and watch trailer.
* Multiplatform .t3
* Windows .exe


==Links==
==Links==
* {{baf game|Nothing But Mazes|2918}}.
* [https://gregboettcher.com/mazes/ Nothing But Mazes]. Version 2.0x & trailer at author's website.
* {{ifdb game|Nothing But Mazes|ovbxika0f1e03g6i}}.
* [https://ifwizz.de/nothing-but-mazes-(2006-en).html Nothing But Mazes] at [[ifwizz]]. IntroComp version only.
* {{baf game|Nothing But Mazes|2918}}. IntroComp version only.
 
===Reviews (for IntroComp version)===
* [http://www.plover.net/~bonds/introc2006.html Review] by [[Stephen Bond]].
* [http://inky.org/if/introcomp.html#mazes Review] by [[Dan Shiovitz]].
 
===Spoilers===
* [http://plover.net/~davidw/sol/n/nothi19.html Walkthrough and maps for full version] by [[David Welbourn]].


[[Category:Games]] [[Category:Games in 2006]] [[Category:IntroComp games]] [[Category:TADS 3 games]]
[[Category:Works]] [[Category:Works in 2006]] [[Category:Works in 2019]] [[Category:Works in 2020]] [[Category:IntroComp works]] [[Category:TADS 3 works]]

Latest revision as of 00:36, 3 March 2021

Science Fiction
Science
Fiction
Building
Building
Virtual reality
Virtual reality
White comp ribbon.png
IntroComp 2006
Second runner-up
Nothing But Mazes
Nothing But Mazes small art.png
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Author(s) Greg Boettcher
Publisher(s) {{{publisher}}}
Release date(s) 17-Jul-2006, Aug-2019, Jun-2020
Authoring system TADS 3
Platform(s) TADS 3
Language(s) English
License(s) Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects none
Graphics optional for intro, required for full game
Sound/Music optional music
Ratings
Cruelty scale Cruelty to be determined


How It Begins

You awaken paralyzed in darkness, and eventually are retrieved by an alien civilization that has awakened you from near-death cryogenic suspension to assist in some project of theirs. The nature of this test, and why you are there, is still unknown...

Notable Features

The game includes a split-screen display with an illustration window and a text window, reminiscent of the Legend Entertainment-era IF.

Versions

Release 1: IntroComp Version (.exe version)

The zipfile includes the following relevant files:

  • mazes_intro.exe: The game itself.
  • mazes_intro.3r0: Optional music module.
  • mazes_readme.txt: Notes from the author about the game.

Note that the IntroComp version of the game was released as a Windows executable. Linux users at the time could run it under Wine, a utility that allows the use of Windows executables on Linux. At the time of the comp, only the interpreter in the HTML TADS Player's Kit for Windows was able to play this game successfully, so the author felt it was safer to bundle the game as an executable. See the readme file for more info on the difficulties. Nowadays, Linux users can run the .t3 file in QTads.

The .t3 version of the intro

This is the version of the intro to use if you are using a classic Macintosh (pre-OS X) and the HyperTADS interpreter, Linux and the QTads interpreter, or a modern Mac (OS X) and the QTads or CocoaTADS interpreter. It will also run on Windows machines, of course.

Full release version 2.0x

Version history from author's website.

  • v2.01 released 2020-06. Bug fixes.
  • v2.0 released 2019-08. Full release.
  • v1 released 2016-07: IntroComp version.

See author's website to download the game and watch trailer.

  • Multiplatform .t3
  • Windows .exe

Links

Reviews (for IntroComp version)

Spoilers

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