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==How It Begins== | ==How It Begins== | ||
You are Jack Toresal, an orphan in the pre-industrial kingdom of Miridania. Suddenly and for no reason you can fathom, men are chasing you through the town plaza. Thus begins a young adult fantasy story that will lead you to revelations of your parents and more. | |||
==Notable Features== | ==Notable Features== | ||
* First commercial Interactive Fiction game from [[Textfyre]], intended to sell in schools. | |||
* Uses a Microsoft Silverlight (unsupported/requires Internet Explorer) custom book user interface. | |||
* Designed and Written in a Word document, separately from its coding, done by a third party. | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
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** [http://textfyre.com/sldemo/ Online demo]. | ** [http://textfyre.com/sldemo/ Online demo]. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
===General info=== | ===General info=== | ||
* [ | * [[https://textfyre.itch.io/jack-toresal-and-the-secret-letter Download from Itch.io]] | ||
* {{ifdb game|Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter|scrpg07v9i8046u9}}. | * {{ifdb game|Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter|scrpg07v9i8046u9}}. | ||
* {{ifwizz|Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter|jack-toresal-and-the-secret-letter-(2009-us)}}. | * {{ifwizz|Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter|jack-toresal-and-the-secret-letter-(2009-us)}}. | ||
* R*IF threads: | * R*IF threads: | ||
** [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/2d7c75a68cba2500 Textfyre - Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter Go On Sale This Month] - June 4, 2009. | ** [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.int-fiction/browse_thread/thread/2d7c75a68cba2500 Textfyre - Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter Go On Sale This Month] - June 4, 2009. | ||
Revision as of 05:50, 5 January 2022
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| Author(s) | Michael Gentry and David A. Cornelson |
| Publisher(s) | Textfyre |
| Release date(s) | 26-Jun-2009 |
| Authoring system | Inform 7 |
| Platform(s) | FyreVM, Glulx |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Commercial |
| Multimedia | |
| Graphics | yes |
How It Begins
You are Jack Toresal, an orphan in the pre-industrial kingdom of Miridania. Suddenly and for no reason you can fathom, men are chasing you through the town plaza. Thus begins a young adult fantasy story that will lead you to revelations of your parents and more.
Notable Features
- First commercial Interactive Fiction game from Textfyre, intended to sell in schools.
- Uses a Microsoft Silverlight (unsupported/requires Internet Explorer) custom book user interface.
- Designed and Written in a Word document, separately from its coding, done by a third party.
Versions
Release TBD
- Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter (co-designer and writer: Michael Gentry, co-designer: David A. Cornelson, illustrator: Erika Swanson, publisher: Textfyre; 26-Jun-2009; FyreVM).
- Inform 7 story programming by David Cornelson.
- Game engine (FyreVM) by Jesse McGrew.
- User interface programming by Thomas Lynge.
- Beta-testing by Jacqueline Ashwell, Peter Berman, Eric Eve, Jim Aikin, and Paul O'Brian.
- IFID wanted. (Please replace this line with a babel template.)
- Online demo.
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Links
General info
- [Download from Itch.io]
- Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter - at IFDB.
- Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter - at ifwizz interactive fiction (in German).
- R*IF threads:
- Textfyre - Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter Go On Sale This Month - June 4, 2009.
- Textfyre Launch - June 10, 2009.
- Textfyre - Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter - Online Demo - June 26, 2009.
- Initial Impressions - Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter - June 29, 2009.
- Textfyre - Secret Letter Demo Responses - July 17, 2009.
Reviews
- Review by Alan De Smet.
- Review by Eva.
- Review by David Tanguay.
| Miradania series by Textfyre | ||
| Jack Toresal and The Secret Letter (2009) Jack Toresal and The Trial of the Vedd Untitled (episode III) | ||
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