Michael J. Roberts: Difference between revisions

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Mike Roberts is a software engineer whose TADS authoring system is one of the mainstays of the IF community.

Deep Space Drifter (with Steve McAdams; 1988; TADS).
Ditch Day Drifter (1990; TADS).
Perdition's Flames (1993; TADS).
The Plant (1998; TADS 2). IF Comp 1998: 3rd place. Was a finalist for Best Individual Puzzle at the XYZZY Awards 1998.
Rat in Control (2003; TADS 3) test game comparing relative directions to compass directions.
Return to Ditch Day (2004; TADS 3). Was a finalist for Best Game, Best Individual NPC (Xojo), and Best Use of Medium at the XYZZY Awards 2004.

Created and maintains the TADS authoring system. Originally shareware in 1987; released as freeware in 1996; currently being updated to TADS 3.

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 ==Review and Article Credits==
 * Wrote [http://home.pacbell.net/mjr_/ifcomp_99_reviews.htm reviews] of the games in  [[IF Comp 1999]].
+* [[IF Art Show]] reviews : [http://members.aol.com/iffyart/reviews2.htm#roberts Summer 1999], [http://members.aol.com/iffyart/reviews3.htm#roberts 2000], [http://members.aol.com/iffyart/reviews4.htm#roberts 2001], [http://members.aol.com/iffyart/reviews5.htm#roberts 2003] and [http://members.aol.com/iffyart/reviews6.htm#roberts 2004].
+* [http://www.sparkynet.com/spag/reviewers.html Reviews] for [[SPAG]].
 ==Organizational Credits==