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| Mission from Short || Jessica Knoch and Jen Maddox || - || SpeedIF Century  
| Mission from Short || Jessica Knoch and Jen Maddox || - || SpeedIF Century  
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z3 04 non-comp Moonglow by Dave Bernazzani [H]       
| Moonglow || Dave Bernazzani || - || non-comp
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z5 04 IF Comp 2004 Murder at the Aero Club by Penny Wyatt [B]   
| Murder at the Aero Club || Penny Wyatt || - || IF Comp 2004
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z5 04 IntroComp 2004 On The Cross by Ian Kaleb   [W+m] x
| On The Cross || Ian Kaleb || - || [[IntroComp 2004]]
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z5 04 IF Comp 2004 Order by John Evans [B]   
| Order || John Evans || - || IF Comp 2004
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z5 04 IF Comp 2004 The Orion Agenda by Ryan Weisenberger [B]     
| The Orion Agenda || Ryan Weisenberger || - || IF Comp 2004
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z5 04 C32 Contest 2004 Paparazzi by EV   
| Paparazzi || EV || - || C32 Contest 2004
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z5 04 IntroComp 2004 Passenger by Niall Richard Murphy   [W+m] x
| Passenger || Niall Richard Murphy || - || [[IntroComp 2004]]
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z5 04 IntroComp 2004 Runes by Deane Saunders   [W+m] x
| Runes || Deane Saunders || - || [[IntroComp 2004]]
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z5 04 non-comp Shadowgate (Inform port) by David Griffith [B] [R]   
| Shadowgate (Inform port) || David Griffith || - || non-comp
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z5 04 non-comp Solitary by Kahlan [B] [R] 
| Solitary || Kahlan || - || non-comp
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z5 04 IF Comp 2004 Splashdown by Paul J. Furio [B]   
| Splashdown || Paul J. Furio || - || IF Comp 2004
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z5 04 IF Comp 2004 Stack Overflow by Timofei Shatrov [B]   
| Stack Overflow || Timofei Shatrov || - || IF Comp 2004
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z5 04 Speed-if Scenario 1 The Stars Are Right by Michael Martin    
| The Stars Are Right || Michael Martin || - || Speed-if Scenario 1
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z5 04 IF Comp 2004 Sting of the Wasp by Jason Devlin [B]     
| Sting of the Wasp || Jason Devlin || - || IF Comp 2004
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z5 04 SpeedIF Autocratic Fist Toeing the Line by Gregory Weir   [W+m] x
| Toeing the Line || Gregory Weir || - || SpeedIF Autocratic Fist
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z3 04 C32 Contest 2004 Turning Point by Robert Rafgon        
| Turning Point || Robert Rafgon || - || C32 Contest 2004
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z5 04 SpeedIF That Dare Not Speak Its Number Twilight of the Dogs by Jake Wildstrom  [W+m] x
| Twilight of the Dogs || Jake Wildstrom || - || SpeedIF That Dare Not Speak Its Number
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z5 04 IF Comp 2004 Typo by Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn [B]   
| Typo || Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn || - || IF Comp 2004
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z5 04 SpeedIF Century Yay Games by David Welbourn   [W+m] [X]  
| Yay Games || [[David Welbourn]] || - || SpeedIF Century
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z3 04 C32 Contest 2004 Zombies! by Chris Cenotti  
| Zombies! || Chris Cenotti || - || C32 Contest 2004
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== Rough Notes ==
== Rough Notes ==
Note to self: Remove items from this list when they are in above tables.
* A Beginning, by Johnicholas Hines
* A Beginning, by Johnicholas Hines
* A Bet's a Bet, by Santa's Helper [entry in IntroComp 2004]
* A Bet's a Bet, by Santa's Helper [entry in IntroComp 2004]
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* Barney's Problem, by David Whyld [Adrift; rel 2004-01-02; called "Barney" on SAIFA]
* Barney's Problem, by David Whyld [Adrift; rel 2004-01-02; called "Barney" on SAIFA]
* Bellclap, by Tommy Herbert
* Bellclap, by Tommy Herbert
Blink, by Ian Waddell
* Blink, by Ian Waddell
Blue Chairs, by Chris Klimas
* Blue Chairs, by Chris Klimas
Blue Sky, by Hans Fugal
* Blue Sky, by Hans Fugal
Breakout, by Grimm Sharlak [Adrift; rel 01 03 04]
* Breakout, by Grimm Sharlak [Adrift; rel 01 03 04]
Briefcase, by Woodfish [1st place in 3-Hour Game Competition (July 2004); rel 05 07 04]
* Briefcase, by Woodfish [1st place in 3-Hour Game Competition (July 2004); rel 05 07 04]
British Fox And The Celebrity Abductions, by Lucilla Frost [Adrift; rel 26 06 04]
* British Fox And The Celebrity Abductions, by Lucilla Frost [Adrift; rel 26 06 04]
Buried Alive, by David Whyld [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004]
* Buried Alive, by David Whyld [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004]
C32 Contest 2004, by Dave Bernazzani
* C32 Contest 2004, by Dave Bernazzani
Catseye, by Dave Bernazzani
* Catseye, by Dave Bernazzani
Cave, by William Stott [Demo]
* Cave, by William Stott [Demo]
Choose Your Own..., by David Whyld [version 2 released 29-08-04; earlier release?; wasn't in my 2003 list; co-winner of InsideADRIFT Summer Minicomp 2004]
* Choose Your Own..., by David Whyld [version 2 released 29-08-04; earlier release?; wasn't in my 2003 list; co-winner of InsideADRIFT Summer Minicomp 2004]
Chronicle Play Torn, by Penczer Attila (as Algol)
* Chronicle Play Torn, by Penczer Attila (as Algol)
Confession, by Mystery [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004]
* Confession, by Mystery [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004]
Conversation with a Picture, by Eva Vikstrom [Adrift]
* Conversation with a Picture, by Eva Vikstrom [Adrift]
Cranial Pounding, by Simmon Keith Barney
* Cranial Pounding, by Simmon Keith Barney
Cruel And Hilarious Punishment, by Mel S [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
* Cruel And Hilarious Punishment, by Mel S [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
Darkness, by Richard Otter [Adrift]
* Darkness, by Richard Otter [Adrift]
Dead Reckoning, by David Whyld [released 04-01-04]
* Dead Reckoning, by David Whyld [released 04-01-04]
Deklinator, by Chris Menear [German]
* Deklinator, by Chris Menear [German]
Die Vollkommene Masse, by Alice Merridew
* Die Vollkommene Masse, by Alice Merridew
Digging thru Doctrine of the Dead, by Simmon Keith Barney
* Digging thru Doctrine of the Dead, by Simmon Keith Barney
Dogs, by Dennis Merritt [Anzi! IF Toolkit; July 2004]
* Dogs, by Dennis Merritt [Anzi! IF Toolkit; July 2004]
Downtown Train, by Owen Lockett
* Downtown Train, by Owen Lockett
Duck World, by Dennis Merritt [Anzi! IF Toollit; July 2004]
* Duck World, by Dennis Merritt [Anzi! IF Toollit; July 2004]
Dunric's 5K Adventure, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS)
* Dunric's 5K Adventure, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS)
Dunwich, by Marijn Haverbeke [DOS; http://www.student.ru.nl/m.j.haverbeke//dunwich/]
* Dunwich, by Marijn Haverbeke [DOS; http://www.student.ru.nl/m.j.haverbeke//dunwich/]
Endgame, by Samuel T. Denton
* Endgame, by Samuel T. Denton
Endgame, by Howard Sherman
* Endgame, by Howard Sherman
Enterprise, by Sam Write [Quest; 29/JUN/2004]
* Enterprise, by Sam Write [Quest; 29/JUN/2004]
Eric The Power-Mad Dungeon Master, by Mark Arenz
* Eric The Power-Mad Dungeon Master, by Mark Arenz
Escape from Auriga, by Florin Tomescu
* Escape from Auriga, by Florin Tomescu
Escape Pod, by Love LettersLove [Adrift; rel 01 03 04]
* Escape Pod, by Love LettersLove [Adrift; rel 01 03 04]
ETO, by Ian Waddell
* ETO, by Ian Waddell
Fade to Black, by Jake Wildstrom
* Fade to Black, by Jake Wildstrom
Fairlight Castle, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS)
* Fairlight Castle, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS)
Fantasy, by Vachon [Adrift; rel 06 04 04]
* Fantasy, by Vachon [Adrift; rel 06 04 04]
Flametop, by Dave J. Malaguti [Best of Still Life in 2004 IF Art Show]
* Flametop, by Dave J. Malaguti [Best of Still Life in 2004 IF Art Show]
Freshman Orientation, by Villainy [Adrift; rel 01 03 04]
* Freshman Orientation, by Villainy [Adrift; rel 01 03 04]
Future Boy!, by Kent Tessman
* Future Boy!, by Kent Tessman
Gamlet, by Tomasz Pudlo
* Gamlet, by Tomasz Pudlo
George Bush and the PDB, by Curt Siffert [http://www.museworld.com/archives/001361.html]
* George Bush and the PDB, by Curt Siffert [http://www.museworld.com/archives/001361.html]
Get Magazine. Open Magazine. Read Article., by Simon Scott
* Get Magazine. Open Magazine. Read Article., by Simon Scott
Get Out of The House!, by Steve Lingle [Quest; 19/SEP/2004]
* Get Out of The House!, by Steve Lingle [Quest; 19/SEP/2004]
Get Treasure For Trabula, by David Good (as DuoDave) [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
* Get Treasure For Trabula, by David Good (as DuoDave) [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
Getting Back To Sleep, by Patrick Evans (as IceDragon)
* Getting Back To Sleep, by Patrick Evans (as IceDragon)
Goblin Hunt, by David Whyld [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
Goblin Hunt, by David Whyld [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
Goose, Egg, Badger, by Brian Rapp
Goose, Egg, Badger, by Brian Rapp
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Zombies Are Cool, but Not So Cool When They're Eating Your Head, by Mel S [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004]
Zombies Are Cool, but Not So Cool When They're Eating Your Head, by Mel S [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004]


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NOT ELIGIBLE:
==NOT ELIGIBLE:==
* Monsters (Release 2), by Daniel Hiebert (Tech) [Release 2 released 22-02-04; however, it was on 2003 List]
* Monsters (Release 2), by Daniel Hiebert (Tech) [Release 2 released 22-02-04; however, it was on 2003 List]
* Adventure 770, a new version of Adventure for Linux/Windows/DOS, ported by Mike Arnautov [http://www.mipmip.dsl.pipex.com/adv770/]
* Adventure 770, a new version of Adventure for Linux/Windows/DOS, ported by Mike Arnautov [http://www.mipmip.dsl.pipex.com/adv770/]
=================================================
 
UNCERTAIN YEAR:
==UNCERTAIN YEAR==
* Habeas Dorkus, by Adult Swim [Flash text adv; http://www.adultswim.com/games/birdman_habeasdorkus/index.html; Apr/May 2004?]
* Habeas Dorkus, by Adult Swim [Flash text adv; http://www.adultswim.com/games/birdman_habeasdorkus/index.html; Apr/May 2004?]
=================================================




Sources checked:
- my allxyr.html#yr2004 page [as of Dec 19, 2004]
- InsideAdrift issues 17, 18, 19
- http://members.aol.com/iffyart/gallery.htm [2004 IF Art Show]
- http://aif.emsai.net/list.php [SAIFA; but it seems to stop at January 2004?]
- a Aug. 23 2004 post by David Whyld listing 55 games in 2004, not counting 6 in the Summer Comp.
- download aif_1-3.zip from http://www.ainewsletter.com/downloads/index.htm (Amzi! IF Toolkit; link from XYZZYnews; Dennis)
  -- From http://www.ainewsletter.com/newsletters/aix_0407.htm#code_corner , I will blithely assume that
    Dennis Merritt authored all the Amzi! IF games and released them simultaneously in July 2004.
  -- I'll assume Template Game isn't an actual 'game'.
  -- I'm assuming that the Anzi! port of Cloak of Darkness isn't eligible.
- XYZZYnews site (which gives almost nothing when searching for 2004)
- ALAN site [nothing new as of Dec 19, 2004; only game mentioned was that there was one in the annual comp.]
- Hugo site [Future Boy!, of course]
- Brass Lantern [nothing; doesn't seem to have a section for new IF games]
- special thanks to Greg Boettcher for many additions


To Check:
==Sources checked:==
- Baf's Guide
* my allxyr.html#yr2004 page [as of Dec 19, 2004]
- Adrift site & forums
* InsideAdrift issues 17, 18, 19
- The Fourth One-Hour Game Competition had 16 entries. What were they? Download 4th1hrcomp.zip.
* http://members.aol.com/iffyart/gallery.htm [2004 IF Art Show]
- issues of SPAG
* http://aif.emsai.net/list.php [SAIFA; but it seems to stop at January 2004?]
- Google Groups for rgif
* a Aug. 23 2004 post by David Whyld listing 55 games in 2004, not counting 6 in the Summer Comp.
- Google Groups for xtrek
* download aif_1-3.zip from http://www.ainewsletter.com/downloads/index.htm (Amzi! IF Toolkit; link from XYZZYnews; Dennis)
- IF Italia
** From http://www.ainewsletter.com/newsletters/aix_0407.htm#code_corner , I will blithely assume that Dennis Merritt authored all the Amzi! IF games and released them simultaneously in July 2004.
- 24 Hours of Inform
** I'll assume Template Game isn't an actual 'game'.
- "recent additions to archive" posts
** I'm assuming that the Anzi! port of Cloak of Darkness isn't eligible.
- Trotting Krips
* XYZZYnews site (which gives almost nothing when searching for 2004)
- my 'unplayed games' directory
* ALAN site [nothing new as of Dec 19, 2004; only game mentioned was that there was one in the annual comp.]
* Hugo site [Future Boy!, of course]
* Brass Lantern [nothing; doesn't seem to have a section for new IF games]
* special thanks to Greg Boettcher for many additions
* 24 Hours of Inform (the 3rd HOI games will be released in 2005)
* Quest site
 
==To Check:==
* Baf's Guide
* Adrift site & forums
* The Fourth One-Hour Game Competition had 16 entries. What were they? Download 4th1hrcomp.zip.
* issues of SPAG
* Google Groups for rgif, raif
* Google Groups for xtrek
* IF Italia
* "recent additions to archive" posts
* Trotting Krips
* my 'unplayed games' directory


[wacky-if] Ghogg says, "hm, Zombie4 seems to be using Cyrillic characters"
[wacky-if] Ghogg says, "hm, Zombie4 seems to be using Cyrillic characters"
[wacky-if] Rob asks, "Zombie4?"
[wacky-if] Rob asks, "Zombie4?"
[wacky-if] Ghogg says, "well, when I looked at unprocessed I downloaded the other stuff in there too"
[wacky-if] Ghogg says, "well, when I looked at unprocessed I downloaded the other stuff in there too"
[wacky-if] Rob says, "ah yeah, heh"
[wacky-if] Rob says, "ah yeah, heh"
[wacky-if] Ghogg says, "anyway, if it's Russian and acutal IF, it's like the second one in existence"
[wacky-if] Ghogg says, "anyway, if it's Russian and acutal IF, it's like the second one in existence"
[wacky-if] inky says, "it is weird to me how much stuff gets uploaded with no annoucnement"
[wacky-if] inky says, "it is weird to me how much stuff gets uploaded with no annoucnement"
[wacky-if] Rob says, "yeah"
[wacky-if] Rob says, "yeah"

Revision as of 20:48, 3 January 2005

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Adrift Games of 2004

Game Title Author(s) Release date Comments
A Day In The Life Of A Super Hero David Whyld (as davidw) - IF Comp 2004
ADRIFT Maze Mystery 02-Mar-2004
Agent 4-F From Mars Marno 02-Mar-2004

Alan Games of 2004

Game Title Author(s) Release date Comments
Zero One Shed - IF Comp 2004

Glulx Inform Games of 2004

Game Title Author(s) Release date Comments
The Homework of Little Carl Gauss Stefano Gaburri - IntroComp 2004
Luminous Horizon (a.k.a. Earth and Sky 3) Paul O'Brian - IF Comp 2004

Hugo Games of 2004

Game Title Author(s) Release date Comments
Necrotic Drift Robb Sherwin - non-comp
Trading Punches Mike Snyder (as Sidney Merk) - IF Comp 2004

Quest Games of 2004

Game Title Author(s) Release date Comments
Enterprise Sam Write 28-Jun-2004
Kenny's Christmas Presents Sam 31-Jan-2004
Killer Syringe Patrick Roberts 28-Jun-2004
Get Out of The House! Steve Lingle 19-Sep-2004
Gumball Gary Leaves The House Tohm 13-Oct-2004
On Time Letta 03-Nov-2004
Recess: the Golden Kickball Quest Kid 28-Jun-2004
The Mansion Nick Dablin 31-Jan-2004
War of Hyrule Castle Sam 14-Feb-2004

TADS Games of 2004

Game Title Author(s) Release date Comments
A Bet's a Bet Santa's Helper - IntroComp 2004
A Light's Tale Zach Flynn (as vbnz) - IF Comp 2004
Cranial Pounding Simmon Keith Barney - SpeedIF >= 20
Die Vollkommene Masse Alice Merridew - non-comp; dropped out of IF Comp 2004 by author's request
Digging thru Doctrine of the Dead Simmon Keith Barney - SpeedIF Autocratic Fist
Kurusu City Kevin Venzke - IF Comp 2004
Magocracy Anton Joseph Rheaume (as Scarybug) - IF Comp 2004
PTBAD 3 Jonathan Berman (as Xorax) - IF Comp 2004
PTBAD 4: How the Record Got Its Groove Back Jonathan Berman (as Xorax) - non-comp
Redeye John Pitchers - IF Comp 2004
Reefer Island Steve Barrera - non-comp
Ruined Robots nanag_d - IF Comp 2004
T.I.M.E. Christopher Coonce-Ewing - non-comp; disqualified for IF Comp 2004 because previously released on website
The Isle of the Cult Rune Berg - non-comp
The Realm Michael Sheldon - IF Comp 2004
Things Sam Kabo Ashwell and Jacqueline A. Lott - SpeedIF >= 20
Time Place People Water Way Adam Conover - SpeedIF >= 20
Who Created That Monster? N. B. Horvath - IF Comp 2004
Zero William A. Tilli - IF Comp 2004

TADS 3 Games of 2004

Game Title Author(s) Release date Comments
At the Top of Your Game Daniel Freas - SpeedIF Autocratic Fist
I Must Play Geoff Fortytwo - IF Comp 2004
Return to Ditch Day Michael J. Roberts - non-comp
Square Circle Eric Eve - IF Comp 2004

Z-Code Inform Games of 2004

Game Title Author(s) Release date Comments More Info
A Beginning Johnicholas Hines - SpeedIF >= 20
Affrontotron Joe Mason - non-comp
All Things Devours Toby Ord (as "half sick of shadows") - IF Comp 2004
Amusement Park Penczer Attila (as Algol) - C32 Contest 2004
And So It Goes Adam Conover - SpeedIF That Dare Not Speak Its Number
Auden's Eden Tommy Herbert - IntroComp 2004
The Act of Misdirection Callico Harrison - non-comp Baf's
Bellclap Tommy Herbert - IF Comp 2004
The Big Scoop Johan Berntsson - IF Comp 2004
Blink Ian Waddell - IF Comp 2004
Blue Chairs Chris Klimas - IF Comp 2004
Blue Sky Hans Fugal - IF Comp 2004
C32 Contest 2004 Dave Bernazzani - C32 Contest 2004 (non-entry)
The Cabal Stephen Bond - non-comp
Catseye Dave Bernazzani - non-comp
Chronicle Play Torn Penczer Attila (as Algol) - IF Comp 2004
Downtown Train Owen Lockett - C32 Contest 2004
The Dreamhold Andrew Plotkin - non-comp
Endgame Samuel T. Denton - C32 Contest 2004
Eric The Power-Mad Dungeon Master Mark Arenz - non-comp
Escape from Auriga Florin Tomescu - non-comp; disqualified from IF Comp 2004
Fade to Black Jake Wildstrom - SpeedIF Century
Gamlet by Tomasz Pudlo - IF Comp 2004
Goose, Egg, Badger Brian Rapp - IF Comp 2004
The Great Xavio Reese Warner - IF Comp 2004
Identity Dave Bernazzani - IF Comp 2004
Intro to Jabberwocky Gregory Weir - IntroComp 2004
Jet-Blue Paul T. Johnson - non-comp
Jobs for Antioch! A O Muñiz - SpeedIF That Dare Not Speak Its Number
Mingsheng Deane Saunders - IF Comp 2004
Mission from Short Jessica Knoch and Jen Maddox - SpeedIF Century
Moonglow Dave Bernazzani - non-comp
Murder at the Aero Club Penny Wyatt - IF Comp 2004
On The Cross Ian Kaleb - IntroComp 2004
Order John Evans - IF Comp 2004
The Orion Agenda Ryan Weisenberger - IF Comp 2004
Paparazzi EV - C32 Contest 2004
Passenger Niall Richard Murphy - IntroComp 2004
Runes Deane Saunders - IntroComp 2004
Shadowgate (Inform port) David Griffith - non-comp
Solitary Kahlan - non-comp
Splashdown Paul J. Furio - IF Comp 2004
Stack Overflow Timofei Shatrov - IF Comp 2004
The Stars Are Right Michael Martin - Speed-if Scenario 1
Sting of the Wasp Jason Devlin - IF Comp 2004
Toeing the Line Gregory Weir - SpeedIF Autocratic Fist
Turning Point Robert Rafgon - C32 Contest 2004
Twilight of the Dogs Jake Wildstrom - SpeedIF That Dare Not Speak Its Number
Typo Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn - IF Comp 2004
Yay Games David Welbourn - SpeedIF Century
Zombies! Chris Cenotti - C32 Contest 2004

Windows or DOS Games of 2004

Game Title Author(s) Release date Comments
Getting Back To Sleep Patrick Evans (as IceDragon) - IF Comp 2004
Ninja v1.30 Paul Allen Panks - IF Comp 2004
The Quest for Waitomo Cave Paul Allen Panks - non-comp

Rough Notes

Note to self: Remove items from this list when they are in above tables.

  • A Beginning, by Johnicholas Hines
  • A Bet's a Bet, by Santa's Helper [entry in IntroComp 2004]
  • A Day In The Life Of A Super Hero, by David Whyld (as davidw)
  • A Light's Tale, by Zach Flynn (as vbnz)
  • ADRIFT Maze, by Mystery [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
  • Affrontotron, by Joe Mason
  • Agent 4-F From Mars, by Marno [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
  • Alesian Plains, by Paul Allen Panks (Commodore)
  • All Things Devours, by Toby Ord (as "half sick of shadows")
  • Amnesia Kid, by Anonymous [Adrift]
  • Amusement Park, by Penczer Attila (as Algol)
  • An Evening With The Evil Chicken Of Doom, by Mel S [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
  • And So It Goes, by Adam Conover
  • Annihilation of Think.com, by Adam Dundas [7th place in 3-Hour Game Competition (July 2004)]
  • ARGH's Great Escape, by Mystery [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
  • At the Top of Your Game, by Daniel Freas
  • Auden's Eden, by Tommy Herbert [1st runner-up in IntroComp 2004]
  • B-Venture, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS)
  • Back to Life... Unfortunately, by David Whyld [Adrift; released 02-12-04]
  • Barney's Problem, by David Whyld [Adrift; rel 2004-01-02; called "Barney" on SAIFA]
  • Bellclap, by Tommy Herbert
  • Blink, by Ian Waddell
  • Blue Chairs, by Chris Klimas
  • Blue Sky, by Hans Fugal
  • Breakout, by Grimm Sharlak [Adrift; rel 01 03 04]
  • Briefcase, by Woodfish [1st place in 3-Hour Game Competition (July 2004); rel 05 07 04]
  • British Fox And The Celebrity Abductions, by Lucilla Frost [Adrift; rel 26 06 04]
  • Buried Alive, by David Whyld [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004]
  • C32 Contest 2004, by Dave Bernazzani
  • Catseye, by Dave Bernazzani
  • Cave, by William Stott [Demo]
  • Choose Your Own..., by David Whyld [version 2 released 29-08-04; earlier release?; wasn't in my 2003 list; co-winner of InsideADRIFT Summer Minicomp 2004]
  • Chronicle Play Torn, by Penczer Attila (as Algol)
  • Confession, by Mystery [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004]
  • Conversation with a Picture, by Eva Vikstrom [Adrift]
  • Cranial Pounding, by Simmon Keith Barney
  • Cruel And Hilarious Punishment, by Mel S [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
  • Darkness, by Richard Otter [Adrift]
  • Dead Reckoning, by David Whyld [released 04-01-04]
  • Deklinator, by Chris Menear [German]
  • Die Vollkommene Masse, by Alice Merridew
  • Digging thru Doctrine of the Dead, by Simmon Keith Barney
  • Dogs, by Dennis Merritt [Anzi! IF Toolkit; July 2004]
  • Downtown Train, by Owen Lockett
  • Duck World, by Dennis Merritt [Anzi! IF Toollit; July 2004]
  • Dunric's 5K Adventure, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS)
  • Dunwich, by Marijn Haverbeke [DOS; http://www.student.ru.nl/m.j.haverbeke//dunwich/]
  • Endgame, by Samuel T. Denton
  • Endgame, by Howard Sherman
  • Enterprise, by Sam Write [Quest; 29/JUN/2004]
  • Eric The Power-Mad Dungeon Master, by Mark Arenz
  • Escape from Auriga, by Florin Tomescu
  • Escape Pod, by Love LettersLove [Adrift; rel 01 03 04]
  • ETO, by Ian Waddell
  • Fade to Black, by Jake Wildstrom
  • Fairlight Castle, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS)
  • Fantasy, by Vachon [Adrift; rel 06 04 04]
  • Flametop, by Dave J. Malaguti [Best of Still Life in 2004 IF Art Show]
  • Freshman Orientation, by Villainy [Adrift; rel 01 03 04]
  • Future Boy!, by Kent Tessman
  • Gamlet, by Tomasz Pudlo
  • George Bush and the PDB, by Curt Siffert [1]
  • Get Magazine. Open Magazine. Read Article., by Simon Scott
  • Get Out of The House!, by Steve Lingle [Quest; 19/SEP/2004]
  • Get Treasure For Trabula, by David Good (as DuoDave) [Adrift; rel 02 03 04]
  • Getting Back To Sleep, by Patrick Evans (as IceDragon)

Goblin Hunt, by David Whyld [Adrift; rel 02 03 04] Goose, Egg, Badger, by Brian Rapp Gotcha, by Ruok [Adrift; rel 01 03 04] Gumball Gary Leaves The House, by Tohm [Quest; 13/OCT/2004] Guss's Death, by Kyle Frownfelter Halite, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS) Hammurabi, by Ron Moore [Adrift; rel 31-01-04] Handy Man, by Lamdangle [Adrift; rel 12 05 04] I Must Play, by Geoff Fortytwo I'm Gonna Take You to the Video Bar!, by James Mitchelhill [Demo] Ice Cream!, by Reelyor [Adrift; rel 02 03 04] Identity, by Dave Bernazzani IF Quake, by Jason Bergman [2] ImagiDroids, by Woodfish [Adrift; rel 02-05-04] Intro to Jabberwocky, by Gregory Weir [1st place in IntroComp 2004] Jailbreak Bob, by David Whyld [2nd place in 3-Hour Game Competition (July 2004); rel 27 06 04] Janey's Diary, by BBBen [Adrift; rel 2004-01-22; SAIFA] Jazz auf Tegemis, by Joerg Rosenbauer Jet-Blue, by Paul T. Johnson Jobs for Antioch!, by A O Muñiz Kenny's Christmas Presents, by Sam [Quest; 31/JAN/2004] Killer Syringe, by Patrick Roberts [Quest; 28/JUN/2004] Kurusu City, by Kevin Venzke La Mort Pour Seul Destin, by JB [French; http://ginko968.free.fr/lmpsd.htm] Last Ride of the Night, by Mordechai Shinefield [entry in 2004 IF Art Show] Late Work, by Vachon [Adrift; rel 01 03 04] Lost Souls, by Mel S [4th place in 3-Hour Game Competition (July 2004); rel 05 07 04; also in Adrift 3-Hour Comp in Dec 2004?] Loving Family, by Bill Carroll [Adrift; rel 2004-01-22, also 17 01 04; SAIFA] Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian Magocracy, by Anton Joseph Rheaume (as Scarybug) Mingsheng, by Deane Saunders Mission from Short, by Jessica Knoch and Jen Maddox Moonglow, by Dave Bernazzani Murder at the Aero Club, by Penny Wyatt Necrotic Drift, by Robb Sherwin [Hugo; Release 1.02 / Serial number 040623] Ninja v1.30, by Paul Allen Panks Normville High, by BBBen [Adrift; rel 01 03 04] On The Cross, by Ian Kaleb [entry in IntroComp 2004] On Time, by Letta [Quest;02/NOV/2004] Order, by John Evans

  • Paint!!! [version 2], by David Whyld [version 2 released 19-02-04; check if earlier release]

Paparazzi, by EV Parlour, by A. Ninny [AIF] Passenger, by Niall Richard Murphy [2nd runner-up in IntroComp 2004] Portals, by Dennis Merritt [Anzi! IF Toolkit; July 2004] Portrait, by Eva Vikstrom [Adrift; released 28-11-04] Power Play, by Sly Dog [Adrift; rel 13 05 04] Practice Procedures, by Sly Dog [Adrift; rel 2004-01-08; SAIFA] Private Teacher, by Vachon [Adrift; rel 2004-01-08; SAIFA] PTBAD 3: A Mystery, by Jonathan Berman (as Xorax) PTBAD 4: How the Record Got Its Groove Back, by Jonathan Berman (as Xorax) Recess: the Gold Kickball, by Quest Kid [Quest; 28/JUN/2004] Redeye, by John Pitchers Reefer Island, by Steve Barrera Reflections, by Timberwulf [AIF; no longer publicly available] Return to Ditch Day, by Michael J. Roberts Roadside Adventure, by Kevin Venzke [no longer publicly available; http://nodesiege.tripod.com/if/] Ruined Robots, by nanag_d Runes, by Deane Saunders [entry in IntroComp 2004] Shadowgate (Inform port), by David Griffith Shadrick's Travels, by Mystery [6th place in 3-Hour Game Competition (July 2004); 05 07 04] Shadrick's Underground Adventures, by Mystery [released 31-08-04, co-winner of InsideADRIFT Summer Minicomp 2004] Shards Of Memory, by David Whyld [released 02-05-04, also 18 04 04; winner of InsideADRIFT Spring Competition 2004] Shred 'Em, by David Good (as DuoDave) [Adrift; rel 02 03 04] Sigurd Fafnesbane, by Eva Vikstrom [Adrift; released 28-11-04] Snakes and Ladders, by Ken Franklin [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004] Solid Leather, by Simmon Keith [aka traevoli; speedif] Solitary, by Kahlan Sommeril, by Sfzapgun [Adrift; rel 18 04 04] Splashdown, by Paul J. Furio Square Circle, by Eric Eve Stack Overflow, by Timofei Shatrov Sting of the Wasp, by Jason Devlin Stowaway, by Johnny Freebase [Adrift; rel 22 07 04] Swanglass, by Yoon Ha Lee [Best of Landscape in 2004 IF Art Show] T.I.M.E., by Christopher Coonce-Ewing Tears of a tough man, by Bruce Humphrey [entry in InsideADRIFT Summer Minicomp 2004] The Act of Misdirection, by Callico Harrison The ADRIFT Project : Classified, by Mystery [released 30-08-04; entry in InsideADRIFT Summer Minicomp 2004] The Amulet, by Daniel Hielbert (Tech) [5th place in 3-Hour Game Competition (July 2004); rel 05 07 04] The Battle of Walcot Keep, by Steve Breslin with Eric Eve and Lindsey Hair, illustrated by Michael Bechard [Hon. Mention in 2004 IF Art Show] The Big Scoop, by Johan Berntsson The Burbs, by David Whyld [Adrift; rel 2004-01-30; SAIFA] The Cabal, by Stephen Bond The Cat In The Tree, by Reelyor [Adrift; rel 02 03 04] The Corruption Of Alex, by Dr FanFic [Adrift; rel 01 03 04] The Curse of Dragon Shrine, by Mystery [released 10-06-04; also rel 18 04 04] The Dreamhold, by Andrew Plotkin The Enterprise Incidents, by Brendan Desilets The Fire Tower, by Jacqueline A. Lott [Best of Show in 2004 IF Art Show] The Gate, by Owen Parish The Golden French Fry, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS) The Great Xavio, by Reese Warner The Homework of Little Carl Gauss, by Stefano Gaburri [entry in IntroComp 2004] The Isle of the Cult, by Rune Berg The Last Hour, by Roberto Grassi [released 13-02-04] The Legend of Zelda: Legacy of a Princess, by Red Jett [released 25-01-04] The Magic Show, by Jason Mac Innes [Adrift] The Mansion, by Nick Dablin [Quest; 31/JAN/2004] The Melarkian, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS) The Mystery Of The Darkhaven Caves, by David Whyld [released 29-08-04; 3rd place in InsideADRIFT Summer Minicomp 2004] The Old Church, by Eva Vikstrom [Adrift; released 28-11-04] The Orion Agenda, by Ryan Weisenberger The Oval Office, by Faraday [Adrift; rel 01 03 04] The Prostitute, by AnonymMartian [Adrift; rel 01 03 04] The Quest For Spam, by Whatever [Adrift; rel 02 03 04] The Quest for Waitomo Cave, by Paul Allen Panks The Quest of the Golden Banana, by Eric Eve The Realm, by Michael Sheldon The Rise of the Lost, by XO Play [commercial CYOA for iPod; http://www.xoplay.com/riseofthelost/index.php ] The Sleep Over, by BBBen [Adrift; rel 2004-01-02; SAIFA] The Stars Are Right, by Michael Martin Things, by Sam Kabo Ashwell and Jacqueline A. Lott Ticket to nowhere, by Richard Otter [entry in InsideADRIFT Summer Minicomp 2004] Time Place People Water Way, by Adam Conover Tiny Basic 8K Adventure, by Paul Allen Panks (DOS) To Score Or Not To Score, by David Whyld [Adrift; rel 01 03 04] Toeing the Line, by Gregory Weir Topaz, by Woodfish [Adrift; rel 02 03 04] Trading Punches, Part 1 of The Convergence Saga, by Mike Snyder (as Sidney Merk) Truck, by Sly Dog [Adrift; rel 01 03 04] Turning Point, by Robert Rafgon Twilight of the Dogs, by Jake Wildstrom Typo, by Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn Un paseo for Faenor, by IO Group [Spanish; http://wurb.com/if/game/2261] Undefined, by 30otsix [Adrift; rel 02 03 04] Vagabond, by Scott Meridian (as Captain Obvious) [winner of Fourth One Hour Game Competition; Adrift; rel 02 03 04] Veteran Enterprise, by Robert Rafgon [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004] War of Hyrule Castle, by Sam [Quest; 14/FEB/2004] Wax Worx, by Eric Mayer [Adrift; rel 18 04 04] We Are Coming to Get You!, by Richard Otter (rotter) [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004] Where Are My Keys?, by Richard Otter (as rotter) [Adrift; rel 10-10-04] Who Created That Monster?, by N. B. Horvath Woof, by Roberto Grassi [Adrift; rel 02 03 04] Wreckage, by Daniel Hielbert (as Tech) [Adrift; rel 02 03 04] Yay Games, by David Welbourn Zero, by William A. Tilli Zero One, by Shed Zombie Cow, by Amber Rollins-Walker [3rd place in 3-Hour Game Competition (July 2004); rel 05 07 04] Zombies!, by Chris Cenotti Zombies Are Cool, but Not So Cool When They're Eating Your Head, by Mel S [Adrift 3-Hour Comp; Dec 2004]


NOT ELIGIBLE:

  • Monsters (Release 2), by Daniel Hiebert (Tech) [Release 2 released 22-02-04; however, it was on 2003 List]
  • Adventure 770, a new version of Adventure for Linux/Windows/DOS, ported by Mike Arnautov [3]

UNCERTAIN YEAR


Sources checked:

  • my allxyr.html#yr2004 page [as of Dec 19, 2004]
  • InsideAdrift issues 17, 18, 19
  • http://members.aol.com/iffyart/gallery.htm [2004 IF Art Show]
  • http://aif.emsai.net/list.php [SAIFA; but it seems to stop at January 2004?]
  • a Aug. 23 2004 post by David Whyld listing 55 games in 2004, not counting 6 in the Summer Comp.
  • download aif_1-3.zip from http://www.ainewsletter.com/downloads/index.htm (Amzi! IF Toolkit; link from XYZZYnews; Dennis)
  • XYZZYnews site (which gives almost nothing when searching for 2004)
  • ALAN site [nothing new as of Dec 19, 2004; only game mentioned was that there was one in the annual comp.]
  • Hugo site [Future Boy!, of course]
  • Brass Lantern [nothing; doesn't seem to have a section for new IF games]
  • special thanks to Greg Boettcher for many additions
  • 24 Hours of Inform (the 3rd HOI games will be released in 2005)
  • Quest site

To Check:

  • Baf's Guide
  • Adrift site & forums
  • The Fourth One-Hour Game Competition had 16 entries. What were they? Download 4th1hrcomp.zip.
  • issues of SPAG
  • Google Groups for rgif, raif
  • Google Groups for xtrek
  • IF Italia
  • "recent additions to archive" posts
  • Trotting Krips
  • my 'unplayed games' directory
[wacky-if] Ghogg says, "hm, Zombie4 seems to be using Cyrillic characters"
[wacky-if] Rob asks, "Zombie4?"
[wacky-if] Ghogg says, "well, when I looked at unprocessed I downloaded the other stuff in there too"
[wacky-if] Rob says, "ah yeah, heh"
[wacky-if] Ghogg says, "anyway, if it's Russian and acutal IF, it's like the second one in existence"
[wacky-if] inky says, "it is weird to me how much stuff gets uploaded with no annoucnement"
[wacky-if] Rob says, "yeah"