Neil deMause

Neil deMause is a sports writer who was very active in the IF community during the late '90s. Neil's nickname on the ifMUD is neild.

Author Credits

MacWesleyan a.k.a. PC University (1995; TADS 2).
Undo (as "Null Dogmas"; 1995; TADS 2). IF Comp 1995: 6th place, TADS division.
Lost New York (1996; TADS 2). Finalist for Best NPCs, Best Puzzles, Best Setting, Best Story, Best Writing, and Best Game at the XYZZY Awards 1996.
The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang (1997; TADS 2). IF Comp 1997: 13th place. Winner of Best NPCs at XYZZY Awards 1997. Also finalist for Best Individual PC.
Verb! (1998; TADS 2). Textfire 12-Pack.
Spyder and Jeb (1998; TADS 2).
The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man (1999; TADS 2). Finalist for Best Individual Puzzle and Best NPCs at the XYZZY Awards 1999.
SLUDGE: A SpeedIF Adventure (1999; TADS 2). Speed-IF 5.
TRUDGE: An Interactive Hike (1999; TADS 2). Speed-IF 6.
Deep Brow Lifter (2000; TADS 2). DinoComp.
The Frenetic Five vs. the Seven Deadly Dwarves (2002; TADS 2). Finalist for Best NPCs at the XYZZY Awards 2002.

Associate editor of XYZZYnews.
"Special Delivery: 5,000 Mailboxes in TADS." XYZZYnews #1. The IF Archive and Bran Muffin Communications, 1995.
"Beta-Testers I Have Loved." XYZZYnews #8. The IF Archive and Bran Muffin Communications, 1996.
"All That Erasmatazz." XYZZYnews #14. The IF Archive and Bran Muffin Communications, 1998.
Unwittingly organized SpeedApocalypse.
Created the IntroComp and organized its first year, IntroComp 2002.

Interviews