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Blorb was originally designed for [[Z-machine]] games, but its specifications have since been extended to handle [[Glulx]] games, and possibly other game formats as well. Z-machine blorb files typically end with either the <tt>.zblorb</tt> or <tt>.zlb</tt> extension; likewise, Glulx blorb files end with <tt>.gblorb</tt> or <tt>.glb</tt>. General extension is typically either <tt>.blorb</tt> or <tt>.blb</tt>. | Blorb was originally designed for [[Z-machine]] games, but its specifications have since been extended to handle [[Glulx]] games, and possibly other game formats as well. Z-machine blorb files typically end with either the <tt>.zblorb</tt> or <tt>.zlb</tt> extension; likewise, Glulx blorb files end with <tt>.gblorb</tt> or <tt>.glb</tt>. General extension is typically either <tt>.blorb</tt> or <tt>.blb</tt>. | ||
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* [http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/ Blorb homepage] | * [http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/ Blorb homepage] | ||
[[Category:Technical standards]] [[Category:Inform]] | [[Category:Technical standards]] [[Category:Inform]] | ||
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Blorb is an "IF resource collection format standard", developed by Andrew Plotkin (Zarf). That is, Blorb specifies a method of associating and bundling multimedia resources such as sound, music, and graphics into a story file. The name comes from one of the Infocom spells.
Blorb was originally designed for Z-machine games, but its specifications have since been extended to handle Glulx games, and possibly other game formats as well. Z-machine blorb files typically end with either the .zblorb or .zlb extension; likewise, Glulx blorb files end with .gblorb or .glb. General extension is typically either .blorb or .blb.