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Games : Interactive Fiction : JonRipley.com edit / delete

"Winner of the 1st Annual 2k Classic Text Adventure Competition", among other IF in small spaces and weird languages.

to bf cute-code games if software ... on 14 October 2016

Creating Adventure Games On Your Computer edit / delete

Interesting to compare with the Usborne book. This was clearly written by someone who'd actually seen the Dungeon source, since it uses a "travel table" approach.

to adventure etext games if programming retrocomputing ... on 27 August 2016

Index: if-archive/phoenix/games/source edit / delete

"This directory contains the source code for games written on the Phoenix system at Cambridge University, England." Acheton et al.

to cambridge games if retrocomputing software source ... on 19 March 2016

:: CASA :: Pirate Byte edit / delete

"The December 1980 issue of Byte Magazine contained the full TRS-80 BASIC source code of Pirate Adventure, written by Mr. Scott Adams and his wife Alexis". Scans of the articles.

to adventure if retrocomputing scott-adams software source trs80 ... on 16 March 2016

The Infocom Cabinet: Binders and Folders of Infocom, Inc. (1981-1987) : Free Software : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive edit / delete

Huge collection of Infocom internal documentation. Fascinating reading.

to games history if infocom retrocomputing ... on 28 February 2016

The Infocom Cabinet: Binders and Folders of Infocom, Inc. (1981-1987) : Free Texts : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive edit / delete

Fascinating stuff -- I found the testers' comments the most interesting.

to games if infocom retrocomputing ... on 28 November 2015

GUE - Home edit / delete

Information about early home computer software -- mostly IF or adventure-game related, mostly American. Includes scans of feelies, etc.

to adventure games if retrocomputing ... on 20 November 2015

"Le butin du Capitaine Verdeterre" by Ryan Veeder edit / delete

Inform 7 source for the French translation of "Captain Verdeterre's Plunder". The translator's notes are interesting, but on the whole this is a good demonstration of why English natural language programming languages are... not great for writing programs in French.

to french games if pirates source translation ... on 23 June 2015

MUD1 edit / delete

"You have arrived at the home of the game Multi-User Dungeon, or MUD, also known to former players on CompuServe as British Legends."

to adventure compuserve games if mud retrocomputing ... on 22 March 2015

Competitions, Anthologies, and Shows | Emily Short's Interactive Storytelling edit / delete

An excellent overview of the IF world. If you want to see where modern IF is going, this is a good starting point.

to competition games if software storytelling ... on 22 March 2015