Index: if-archive/games/competition95

This directory contains the original entries for the 1995 Text Adventure Authorship Competition.

Later updates to the games, if available, are in the general game directories games/tads or games/zcode as indicated below.

The *.z5 files are written with Inform and must be played with an Infocom interpreter (infocom/interpreters), the *.gam files are written with TADS 2 and must be played with the TADS 2 runtime system (programming/tads2).


14 Files

library.z5 [29-Aug-1995]
IFDB entry
IFWiki: All_Quiet_on_the_Library_Front

All Quiet on the Library Front, An Interactive Vignette by Michael S. Phillips. Release 1 / serial number 950829. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/library.z5)

magic-toyshop.z5 [27-Jul-1995]
IFDB entry

The Magic Toyshop, a fun game for all the family by Gareth Rees. Release 1, serial number 950726. (An updated version of this game is in games/zcode/magic-toyshop.z5, source code to the updated version is in games/source/inform/magic-toyshop.inf)

mindelec.z5 [31-Aug-1995]
IFDB entry
IFWiki: The_Mind_Electric

The Mind Electric, An Interactive Vision by Jason Dyer. Release 2 / serial number 950830 (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/mindelec.z5)

mst3k1.zip [15-Aug-1995]
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IFDB entry

Detective, An Interactive MiSTing (Mystery Science Theater 3000) of Matt Barringer's AGT game "Detective", by Christopher E. Forman. Release 101, serial number 950814. Inform source code, compiled game file, and a walkthrough. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/mst3k1.z5, source code to the updated version is in games/source/inform/mst3k1.inf)

Museum.zip [30-Aug-1995]
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IFDB entry

A Night at the Museum Forever, version 1.0, by Chris Angelini. TADS game file, description, and a walkthrough. [file is linked to games/tads/Museum.zip]

results.txt [20-Oct-1995]

the results of the competition, by Gerry Kevin Wilson

rules.txt [27-Jun-1995]

the rules of the competition, by Gerry Kevin Wilson

TheOne.zip [31-Aug-1995]
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IFDB entry

The One That Got Away, version 1.0; anonymous entry. TADS game file and walkthrough. (an updated version of this game (game file only) is in games/tads/The_One.gam)

toonesia.gam [12-Aug-1995]
IFDB entry

Toonesia, A Mini Text-Adventure Game, version 1.0 by "C. J. T. Spaulding". (an updated version of this game is in games/tads/toonesia.gam)

tow.zip [30-Aug-1995]
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IFDB entry

Undertow v1.00 (29aug95), by Stephen Granade. TADS game file and instructions. (an updated version of this game (game file only) is in games/tads/tow11.gam)

tube.z5 [31-Aug-1995]
IFDB entry

Tube Trouble, a mini-adventure by Richard Tucker. Release 0 / serial number 950831 (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/tube.z5)

undo.gam [31-Aug-1995]
IFDB entry

Undo, version 1.0.1, by null dogmas. [file is linked to games/tads/undo.gam]

weather.z5 [21-Aug-1995]
IFDB entry
IFWiki: A_Change_in_the_Weather

A Change in the Weather, An Interactive Short Story by Andrew Plotkin. Release 4, serial number 950819. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/weather.z5)

zebulon.zip [31-Aug-1995]
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IFDB entry
IFWiki: Uncle_Zebulon's_Will

Uncle Zebulon's Will, an Interactive Inheritance. Release 1.0 / 950831, by Magnus Olsson. TADS game file and description. (a machine-independent TADS .gam file is in games/tads/zebulon2.zip; and TADS source is in games/source/zeb2_src.zip)