Index: if-archive/games/zcode

This directory contains games in Infocom Z-Machine format, NOT games published by the company Infocom.

The games here can be played with an Infocom game interpreter; look in infocom/interpreters for a version for your system. Source code of the games, if available, can be found in games/source/inform.

7 Subdirectories

419 Items

905.z5 [12-Feb-2000]
9:05 by Adam Cadre Version 1.01 (10 February 2000) / Serial number 9502 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/905.exe)
905notes.txt [03-Jan-2000]
Brief notes on 9:05, by Adam Cadre
9Dancers.zip [18-Jul-2004]
The Nine Dancers (Larsoft Adventure number 4). Originally written by G.H. Larsen (1986) and converted to Inform by William Stott. Release 2 / Serial number 040718 (the original BBC version is in games/bbc/9Dancers.zip)
aasmasters.z5 [10-Apr-2003]
AAS Masters, in which all is revealed, by "David Banner." (Actually by Stephen Granade.) Ported by Adam Biltcliffe. (the original AAS version of this game is in games/aas/aasmasters.aas)
Accuse.zblorb [22-Mar-2007]
Accuse, a small replayable puzzle by David A. Wheeler. Release 4 / Serial number 070321
acorncourt.z5 [04-Sep-1997]
The Acorn Court, An Interactive Text Adventure by Todd S. Murchison Release 3 / Serial number 970904
adamsinform.zip [29-Mar-1998]
17 Scott Adams adventures and a sample mini-adventure, all converted from ScottFree to Inform (.z5):
  Adventureland
  Adventureland (sample version)
  Buckaroo Banzai
  The Count
  Ghost Town
  The Golden Voyage
  The Hulk
  Mystery Fun House
  Strange Odyssey
  Pirate Adventure (aka Pirate's Cove)
  Pyramid of Doom
  Return to Pirate's Isle
  Savage Island, Part I
  Savage Island, Part II
  Secret Mission (aka Mission Impossible)
  Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle
  Spiderman
  Voodoo Castle
  [file is linked to scott-adams/games/zcode/adamsinform.zip]
Addendum.zblorb [11-Jun-2008]
Flawed Addendum, by Jalbum. Release 1 / Serial number 080611
Advent.z5 [20-Oct-2007]
Adventure aka Colossal Cave, the original 350 points version ported to Inform by Graham Nelson, based on Dave Baggett's TADS reconstruction "Colossal Cave Revisited". Release 9 / Serial number 060321
advent.z6 [23-Nov-2001]
Adventure aka Colossal Cave, the original 350 points version ported to Inform by Graham Nelson, based on Dave Baggett's TADS reconstruction "Colossal Cave Revisited". This version (based on Graham's release 5) has been recompiled as a Version 6 game by Jason Penney, using his V6Lib Inform library. Release 10 / Serial number 011123
Adventureland.z5 [23-Nov-1996]
Scott Adams' Adventureland, ported to Inform by Graham Nelson Release 1 / Serial number 961111
adverbum.z5 [05-Sep-2006]
Ad Verbum, written by Nick Montfort. Release 11 / Serial number 060905 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/adverbum/adverbum.z5)
affront.zip [29-Feb-2004]
Annoyotron IV: Affrontotron, by Joe Mason. Release 1 / Serial number 040226
Aisle.z5 [28-May-1999]
Aisle, an instant in the life of a man, by Sam Barlow. Release 1 / Serial number 990528
alice3.z5 [01-May-2003]
Alice Through the Looking Glass, version 3, the first room of a game based on the Lewis Carroll book. Written by Gareth Rees, and updated for Inform 6 by David Cornelson. Release 1 / Serial number 030501
AllRoads.z5 [19-Nov-2001]
All Roads, by Jon Ingold. Winner of the 2001 IF Competition. Release 1 / Serial number 011119 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/AllRoads/AllRoads.z5)
Alpha.z5 [19-Oct-1998]
Journey to Alpha Centauri (In Real Time), an Interactive Waste of Time, by Julian Fleetwood. Release 3 / Serial number 981017
amish.z5 [03-Jun-2002]
Amishville, a plain adventure. A parody of Amissville, by Jacob Amman. Release 1 / Serial number 020603
amiss.z5 [09-Apr-2002]
Amissville, by "A.P. Hill". Release 1 / Serial number 020409 (This is a parody of the actual Amissville)
anchor.z8 [07-Feb-1999]
Anchorhead: an Interactive Tale of Lovecraftian Horror, by Michael S. Gentry Release 5 / Serial number 990206
animals.z5 [11-Dec-2007]
Animals 1.0, a logic and observation word puzzle, written for the C-40 ZCode competition by David Fisher.
annoy.z5 [28-Aug-1999]
Annoyotron, The Most Annoying Game of All Time, by Ben Parrish Release 1 / Serial number 990127
AOTYRZ.z5 [27-Aug-2006]
Attack of the Yeti Robot Zombies, by Oyvind Thorsby. Release 0 / Serial number 060825
appall.z5 [22-Apr-2002]
Appallatron: Annoyotron 3, by Sean Barrett. An unofficial sequel to Annoyotron and Aggravatron. Release 1 / Serial number 020422
ats.z8 [23-Sep-2001]
A Tight Spot, A Z-machine Sokoban by Quim K. Holland. Release 1 / Serial number 000001 (source code is in games/source/inform/atssrc.tar.gz)
AtWork.z5 [05-Jul-2000]
Danger! Adventurer At Work! originally written by Simon Avery using The Quill. Ported to Inform by Duncan Cross. Release 1 / Serial number 000705
Aug4.z8 [01-Apr-2000]
Augmented Fourth, an Interactive Performance, written by Brian Uri. Release 1 / Serial number 000401 (source code is in games/source/inform/Aug4Source.zip)
awaken.z5 [27-Jul-1998]
The Awakening, by Dennis Matheson. A horror game based loosely on the work of H.P. Lovecraft. Release 1 / Serial number 980726 (source code is in games/source/inform/awaken.inf)
awitl.z5 [15-Feb-1998]
A Week In The Life, An Interactive Self, by Neil James Brown. Release 3 / Serial number 980215
ayac.z5 [12-Sep-2007]
Are You A Chef? An interactive ifMUD-saving, by Adam Biltcliffe. Release 1 / Serial number 010107
b2demo.z5 [11-Feb-1997]
Pick up the Phone Booth and Die, Part 2, an interactive demonstration by R. Noyes. Release 2, Serial number 961017
back2wakeup.zip [12-Mar-2008]
Back to WakeUp, a Backpacker Tale by Daniel Roperto. Release 1 / Serial number 080313. Created as a part of Lab2, Computer Game Design course, UTS, Australia. Archive includes game file, source and a walkthrough. [file is linked to games/source/inform/back2wakeup.zip]
Balances.z5 [19-Dec-1996]
Balances, An Interactive Short Story by Graham Nelson. Release 5 / Serial number 961216
ballerina102.z8 [29-Nov-1999]
Not Just an Ordinary Ballerina, An Interactive Seasonal Shopping Emergency, written by Jim Aikin. Release 1 / Serial number 991128
balt24.zip [01-Aug-1997]
Baltimore:24, An Exercise in Interactive Fiction by Howard A. Sherman. Z5 game file and README. Relase 2 / Serial number 970706
bathtub.z5 [09-Apr-2006]
There's a Snake in the Bathtub, a Test of Patience, by Edward Griffiths. Release 1 / Serial number 060409
bazic-0.1.zip [15-Feb-2002]
baZic version 0.1, an implementation of BASIC for the Z-Machine, by David Given. The Z-Code file includes the interpreter and several example BASIC programs. (source code is in games/source/inform/bazic-0.1.tar.gz)
bear.z5 [23-Feb-1999]
A Bear's Night Out, an Interactive Children's Story by David Dyte. Release 5 / Serial number 990224 (the original competition entry and a solution are in games/competition97/inform/bear/)
bedlam.z5 [11-Jul-1997]
Bedlam, An Interactive Preview by Michael Zey. Release 1 / Serial number 970711
BeingAndrewPlotkin.zblorb [24-Apr-2008]
Being Andrew Plotkin, by J. Robinson Wheeler. Release 2 / Serial number 080423 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/bap/bap.z5)
BeingSteve.zblorb [19-May-2006]
Being Steve, An Interactive Fiction by Anonymous. Release 1 / Serial number 060519
beneath.z5 [07-Jan-2008]
Beneath: a Transformation, by Graham Lowther. Release 2 / Serial number 080107 (source code is in games/source/inform/beneath.inf, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2007/zcode/beneath/Beneath.z5)
Beyond_txt.zip [10-Dec-2005]
Beyond, an IF by Mondi Confinanti. Created by Roberto Grassi, Paolo Lucchesi and Alessandro Peretti. Text-only version. Release 2 / Serial number 051206 (a graphical version is in games/glulx/Beyond.zip, a Windows installer is in games/pc/Beyond.exe, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2005/glulx/beyond/)
BibleRetold.z5 [27-Aug-2007]
The Bible Retold: The Bread and the Fishes, a light-hearted adaptation of favourite Bible stories, by Celestianpower and Justin Morgan. Release 8 / Serial number 102283 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2006/zcode/bibleretold/BibleRetold.z5)
Biscuit.z5 [12-Mar-2001]
Biscuit, An Interactive Funeral by Petar Kanuritch. Release 1 / Serial number 010310
bj.z5 [08-Nov-1998]
Blow Job Drifter, An Interactive You Kno What, by Big Al. Release 5 / Serial Number 981103 WARNING: This game is about oral sex.
blair.z5 [05-May-1999]
Tales From The College Presents A Breath Of Fresh Blair, an Interactive In-Joke by Jesse Burneko. Release 2 / Serial number 971119
bluechairs.z5 [29-Dec-2004]
Blue Chairs, by Chris Klimas. Release 2 / Serial number 041229 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/bluechairs/bluechairs.z5)
blues.z5 [19-Jun-2002]
Tinseltown Blues: A quest for success in Hollyweird, by Chip Hayes. Winner of Adam Cadre's 2002 Spring Comp. Version 1.1 / Serial Number 020618 [file is linked to games/springthing/2002/blues.z5]
bofh.z5 [09-Feb-2003]
The Bastard Operator from Hell, written by Howard A. Sherman, based on the characters created by Simon Travaglia. Release 8 / Serial number 030202 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2002/zcode/bofh/bofh.z5)
bomber.z5 [08-Dec-1997]
The Mad Bomber - a Z-Machine version of the classic Bomber game, by Neil James Brown. Needs an interpreter that supports timed input, and an interpreter supporting colour is recommended. Release 3 / Serial number 971123 (source code is in games/source/inform/bomber.inf)
bookvol.z5 [25-Dec-2005]
Book and Volume by Nick Montfort, Release 8, 2005-12-25. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License 2.5.
booth.z5 [11-Feb-1997]
Pick up the Phone Booth and Die, a NyQuil nightmare by R. Noyes. Release 619, Serial number 960409
boothdye.z5 [18-Jun-2003]
Pick up the Phone Booth and Dye, by Eric Schmidt. Release 2 / Serial number 345678 (source code is in games/source/inform/boothdye.inf)
break-in.z5 [28-Mar-2001]
Break-In, an Interactive Burglary, by Jon Ingold. Release 9 / Serial number 000926
Bronze.zblorb [08-Oct-2006]
Bronze, the demonstration game that accompanies Inform 7, by Emily Short. Release 11 / Serial number 060503
bse.z5 [11-Jan-1997]
BSE, An Interactive Epidemic by Chris Smith. Release 3 / Serial number 970110 Winner of the Acorn User 1996 IF Competition
building.z5 [23-Mar-2006]
Building, by Intaligo Productions. Release 17 / Serial number 030706
bunny.z5 [06-Dec-1997]
The Night of the Vampire Bunnies by Jason Dyer, somewhat a cross between a black comedy and a B-movie, ported from QBASIC to Inform by Patrick Kellum. Release 4 / Serial number 971205 (source code of this version is in games/source/inform/bunny_s.zip; the original BASIC program is in games/source/basic/bunny.zip)
burglar.z5 [26-Sep-2001]
Burglar! A Learning Experience in Inform, by Doug Roberts. Release 3 / Serial number 010925
busted.zip [28-Dec-1994]
Busted! A game of high cunning and low humor, by Jon Drukman, ported from AdvSys to Inform by the author. Release 4 / Serial number 941223
cabal.z5 [05-Dec-2004]
The Cabal: The Interactive Illuminati, by Stephen Bond. Release 3 / Serial number 041127
Calendar.z5 [05-Aug-2007]
Calendar, an Inform 7 abuse by Robert Lozyniak. Release 1 / Serial number 070805
candy.z5 [20-Jun-1997]
Candy, An Attempt at Reliving Childhood, by Rybread Celsius. Beta One. Release 1 / Serial number 970621
cars2.zip [15-Nov-1998]
ASCII Cars!!! A game of racing with the imagination by Jorge Arroyo. Includes two versions for different interpreters. Release 1 / Serial numbers 980923 and 981010
castles-1.1.z5 [17-Feb-2002]
Silicon Castles, an Interactive Board Game. "Nearly Working" Version 1.1, by David Given. Release 112 / Serial number 011119 (source code is in games/source/inform/castles-1.1.tar.gz and the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/castles/castles.z5)
CatcherInTheRye.zblorb [11-Jun-2006]
Catcher in the Rye, an adaptation by Frank Teng. Release 1 / Serial number 060611
catseye.z3 [24-Oct-2007]
Cat's Eye, Miniventure #2 by Dave Bernazzani, release 3. "When your uncle Xevion asks you for a favor, you simply can't refuse. But what mysteries lie in his strange house?"
causality.z5 [24-Mar-2004]
Causality: The Search for Eternal Life, by Hugo Martay. Release 4 / Serial number 240304
CaveAdventure.zip [22-Jul-2007]
Cave Adventure, by Jazz Remington. Release 1 / Serial number 070718
cavern.z5 [18-Apr-2003]
Zork: The Cavern of Doom. Originally published in 1983 as a multiple choice adventure book. Written by Steve Meretzky, and translated to Inform by Manfred Pfeiffer. Release 1 / Serial number 030312
caverns.zip [14-Aug-1999]
Caverns of Chaos, a multiple-choice adventure. Original written by Paul Martinez and Alison Castro, ported to Inform by Lemonhead. Version 1.6792 Archive includes z-code game file and Inform source. [file is linked to games/source/inform/caverns.zip]
ccake.zip [27-May-2003]
Arthur Yahtzee: The Curse of Hell's Cheesecake, An Interactive Tale of Weirdness Within, written by Ben Croshaw. Release 1 / Serial number 000311 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/Ccake.zip)
cheater.z5 [28-Sep-1996]
Cheater, An Annoying Adventure by Martin Wesley Osam. Release 1 / Serial number 960920
cheeseshop.z5 [30-Dec-2002]
Cheeseshop, an interactive re-creation of the sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus, by David Welbourn. Release 2 / Serial number 021230
chico.z5 [13-Apr-2000]
Chico and I Ran: Remoteless television, remote possibilities. A CRT romp by J.D. Berry. Release 1 / Serial number 000413 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/chico.exe)
ChildsPlay.zblorb [30-Jan-2008]
Child's Play, A child, a toy, and a rival, by Stephen Granade. Release 4 / Serial number 080129
chix.z5 [25-Nov-1999]
Chicks Dig Jerks, by Robb Sherwin. Release 2 / Serial number 991124 WARNING: This game contains adult language and situations and is not intended for children. (an MS-DOS version is in games/pc/chix.exe, a Mac version is in games/mac/chix.hqx, source code is in games/source/chix.inf, and the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/chix/chix.z5)
cia.z5 [19-Jun-1997]
CIA Adventure by Hugh Lampert, ported to Inform by J. Kevin Thomas, based on a GWBASIC version by Pete Wohlmut. Release 1 / Serial number 961218 This game was originally published by CLOAD Magazine. (source code of this version is in games/source/inform/cia.inf)
claw.z5 [28-Mar-1997]
Wearing the Claw, an Interactive Fantasy by Paul O'Brian. Release 3 / Serial number 970327 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/claw/claw.z5)
coke.zip [01-Apr-1999]
Coke Is It! An Inform pastiche of various works of IF, with the added bonus of Coca-Cola product placement by Lucian Smith, Adam Thornton, J. Robinson Wheeler, Michael Fessler, Adam Cadre, Dan Shiovitz, and David Dyte. Release 1 / Serial number 990331
Comp96.z5 [26-Jun-1997]
An unofficial potential 'front-end' game for the yearly IF competitions, providing easily-accessible information on all the games from the '96 competition, plus the ability to sort the games you can play into a random list. Written by Lucian Paul Smith Release 1 / Serial number 970626
ConanKillEverything.z5 [29-Apr-2005]
Conan Kill Everything, an interactive massacre by Ian Haberkorn. Release 2 / Serial number 050428
Cove.z5 [26-May-2000]
The Cove, an Interactive Seascape, written by Kathleen M. Fischer. Release 3 / Serial number 000525 The original release won Best of Landscape, Interactive Fiction Art Show 2000
Crobe.z5 [23-Aug-1999]
Crobe, an adventure game by Jonathan R. Partington (Cambridge University, 1986). Translated to Inform by Graham Nelson and Adam Atkinson. Version 1.990823 / Phoenix v1.0 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Crobe.z5]
cryptographer.z5 [17-Dec-2007]
Cryptographer 1.4, a simple code breaking game, written for the C-40 ZCode competition by David Fisher.
csbb.z8 [07-Aug-2007]
Crystal and Stone Beetle and Bone, an Interactive Psycho Fantasy by Jenny Eriksson. Release 1 / Serial number 070806
CtDoom.z5 [20-Sep-2000]
Countdown to Doom, Copyright 1999 by Peter D. Killworth. Release 1 / Serial number 000920
curses.z3 [26-Nov-2002]
Curses, An Interactive Diversion by Graham Nelson. Release 7 / Serial number 930428 Note: This was the first version of Curses to appear in the archive, and is kept here for historical interest. If you want to play Curses, you should get curses.z5 instead.
curses.z5 [24-Oct-1995]
Curses, An Interactive Diversion by Graham Nelson. Release 16 / Serial number 951024
curses_rel16.txt [26-Oct-1995]
Description of Curses release 16, by Graham Nelson.
curves.z8 [13-Jun-2001]
Dangerous Curves, an Interactive Whodunit, written by Irene Callaci. Release 9 / Serial number 010613 Note: This game contains very mild swearing and very mild sexual content.
cycles.z5 [22-Feb-2002]
Vicious Cycles, by Mark Simon. Release 3 / Serial number 020222 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/cycles/cycles.z5)
Cyclops.z5 [05-May-2002]
The Land of the Cyclops, an experiment by Francesco Cordella. English translation from the Italian by Simone "Sauron" Di Conza. Release 1 / Serial number 020505
Damnatio-Memoriae.zblorb [08-Oct-2006]
Damnatio Memoriae, a story of the Lavori d'Aracne, by Emily Short. Release 5 / Serial number 061008
DayInLife.zblorb [06-Apr-2008]
A Day in Life, by John Goettle. Release 1 / Serial number 080406
DDIV.z5 [10-Feb-2003]
Dutch Dapper IV: The Final Voyage, a science fiction comedy, written by Harry Hol. Release 11 / Serial number 030207 (an MSDOS executable is in games/pc/DDIV.exe)
deadreck.z5 [31-Jul-2003]
Dead Reckoning, a translation of the Spanish "Olvido Mortal", by Andres Viedma Pelaez. Translated into English by Nick Montfort. Release 1 / Serial number 030730 (the Spanish original is in games/zcode/spanish/Olvido.zip)
Deadsville.zip [10-Aug-2005]
Deadsville, a Z-Machine Z-Grade Movie Text Adventure, by William McDuff. Archive includes the game and a map. Release 3 / Serial number 081105 (the original competition entry is in games/mini-comps/introcomp/introcomp05.zip)
death.z5 [09-Mar-2003]
Death to my Enemies, an Interactive Tale of Revenge, by Jonathan Blask. Release 419 / Serial number 030309 (the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/death/death.z5)
Debate.z5 [13-Apr-2007]
Debate, an interactive copy machine by Louis Joyce. Release 1 / Serial number 070412
deephome.z5 [10-Dec-1999]
Deephome, a Telleen Adventure, The Return: Part 1, written by Joshua Wise. Release 1 / Serial number 991210
degen.z5 [31-Mar-2001]
Degeneracy, by Leonard Richardson. Version 0.50 / Serial number 010330
dejavu.z3 [14-May-1997]
Deja Vu, An Interactive Demonstration by Graham Nelson Release 1 / Serial Number 930921 Note: This game is archived here only for its historical interest, being the earliest inform-compiled file known to exist. Do not pester Graham about it!
Delusns.z5 [28-Nov-1997]
Delusions, an Interactive Self-Discovery by Christopher E. Forman Release 4 / Serial number 971121 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/delusns/DELUSION.Z5)
detective.z5 [15-Jul-2000]
Detective, originally by Matt Barringer. This is a straight port to Inform, by Stuart Moore. Release 1 / Serial number 000715 (source code is in games/source/inform/Detectivesrc.zip)
devdoit.z5 [18-Jun-2007]
The Devil Made Me Do It, an Interactive Fiction Morality Check by David A. Cornelson. Release 2 / Serial number 000724 (the original version is in games/mini-comps/speedif/SpeedIF03.zip)
devours.z5 [25-Mar-2005]
All Things Devours, by "half sick of shadows" (Toby Ord). Release 3 / Serial number 050325 (source code is in games/source/inform/devours.inf)
dewdrops.z5 [15-Jan-2005]
Within a Wreath of Dewdrops, or, A Poisoned Zenith. A play by Alphonse de l'Entaille. Release 1 / Serial number 050115
djinni.z5 [17-Nov-2000]
The Djinni Chronicles "Undercurrents of Manipulation" written by J.D. Berry. Release 2 / Serial number 001117 (an MS-DOS executable version is in games/pc/djinni.exe, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/djinni/djinni.z5)
dogslife.z5 [15-Oct-1998]
It's a Dog's Life, an interactive Heeling, by "Mr. WiggleButt". Release 1 / Serial number 981015
doll.z5 [01-Nov-1997]
The Zuni Doll: An Interactive Horror Story, by Jesse Burneko. Release 1 / Serial number 971031
dotd.zip [14-Dec-2005]
Dawn of the Demon, a Text Adventure Prequel to Zork: The Hidden Evil, by Paul Drallos. Archive includes game file and a map. Release 0 / Serial number 050619
Dracula_The_First_Night.zip [27-Dec-2007]
Dracula: Part 1, The First Night, a remake of the 1986 8-bit game released by CRL. Originally by Rob Pike, this version by DEF and El Clerigo Urbatain. Release 8 / Serial number 071227 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/Dracula_The_First_Night.zip, and a Spanish version is in games/zcode/spanish/Dracula_La_Primera_Noche.zip)
dragon.zip [14-Feb-2004]
Dragon Adventure, a simple text adventure for players aged 9 and over, by William Stott. Release 2 / Serial number 040211 (a Glulx version with pictures and sound effects is in games/glulx/dragon.zip, and a RISC OS version is in games/archimedes/dragon.zip)
DragonTroll.z5 [20-Jan-2007]
The Dragon and the Troll, originally written for the C64 in Swedish by Johan Berntsson, and translated to English and ported to Inform by Fredrik Ramsberg. (source code is in games/source/inform/DragonTroll.inf)
dreamhold.z8 [31-Dec-2004]
The Dreamhold, a tutorial adventure by Andrew Plotkin. Release 5 / Serial number 041231
DreamTooReal.zblorb [03-Dec-2006]
A Dream Too Real, by Raditz. Release 1 / Serial number 061128
dumont.z5 [05-May-2000]
Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I. Revision 4.11, Inform Version 1.1. Text, script and design by Muffy and Michael Berlyn, Inform translation by Mark J. Musante and Michael Berlyn, hints by Gunther Schmidl. Release 1 / Serial number 990223
dumontfeelies.pdf [05-May-2000]
Scans of the additional material supplied with Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I., PDF format.
dumontmanual.pdf [05-May-2000]
Manual for Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I., PDF format.
eas.zip [17-Dec-2001]
Earth And Sky: Episode 1. Serial interactive fiction by Paul O'Brian. Release 2 / Serial number 011204 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/eas/eas.z5)
edifice.z5 [06-Feb-1998]
The Edifice, An Interactive Allegory, By Lucian Smith. Release 2 / Serial number 980206 Winner of the 1997 IF competition. (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/edifice/edifice.z5)
eleven.zip [01-Jan-2002]
Film at Eleven, by Bowen Greenwood. Release 2 / Serial number 001231 The archive contains the zcode file and a solution (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/eleven/eleven.z5)
eliza.zip [07-Feb-1999]
Eliza, a version of the well known program which simulates a conversation with a psychiatrist, ported to Inform by Ricardo Dague. The archive contains the zcode file, Inform source, Basic source on which this version is based, and a sample transcript. [file is linked to games/source/inform/eliza.zip]
Enemies.z8 [18-Jan-1999]
Enemies, An Interactive Psychothriller, by Andy Phillips. Release 4 / Serial number 990115 (an MSDOS executable is in games/pc/Enemies.zip)
enter.z5 [31-Jul-2004]
The Enterprise Incidents: A Middle School Fantasy, written by Brendan Desilets. Release 1 / Serial number 020428
erden.zip [16-Jun-2007]
Travels in the Land of Erden: In Quest of the Adventure, by Laura A. Knauth. Release 2 / Serial number 980131 Z8 game file and solution included. (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/erden/erden.z8)
eric_dm.z5 [03-Jan-2005]
Eric The Power-Mad Dungeon Master, by Mark Arenz. Release 1 / Serial number 000001
escape.zblorb [17-Jul-2006]
An Escape To Remember, an Interactive Collaboration by the IF Whispers Team: Dan Shiovitz, Sean Barrett, N.B. Horvath, Mark Musante, Roger Carbol, Mordechai Shinefield, Tom Blawgus, Lucian Smith, Ricardo Dague, Carl Muckenhoupt, Josh Giesbrecht, Karl Parakenings, John Cater, and Jeremy Douglass. Release 1 / Serial number 060705
eto.z5 [09-Jul-2004]
ETO, an Interactive Contest Entry, by Ian Waddell. Release 1 / Serial number 040123 This is Ian's entry into the first "Home of the Underdogs" Game Making Competition, in which it finished 5th.
f209.z5 [17-Jan-1999]
Apartment 209, an Interactive Pigsty, by Ben Parrish. Release 1 / Serial number 970806
fable.z5 [15-Jul-2000]
A Fable, originally by Stan Heller. This is a straight port to Inform, by Stuart Moore. Release 3 / Serial number 000715 (source code is in games/source/inform/Fablesrc.zip)
faculty.zblorb [23-Jan-2008]
The Care and Feeding of Adjuncts, by Eric Remy. Release 1 / Serial number 080116
FailSafe.z5 [18-Dec-2000]
FailSafe, a science-fiction story by Jon Ingold.
farm.z5 [12-Jan-2002]
The Farmer's Daughter, an Interactive Pit Stop. Original 64 game by R.W. Fisher and D.W.J. Sarhan, ported and modified by the Despoiler. Release 1 / Serial number 020101 WARNING: Contains strong adult content. (The original is in games/c64/Adult_Int-Fic_1.zip)
FFF.z5 [21-Jan-2008]
Fox, Fowl and Feed, an Interactive Exercise in Transportation, by Chris Conroy. Release 2 / Serial number 080121 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2007/zcode/fff/FFF.z5)
Figaro.zblorb [10-Sep-2007]
Figaro, a co-authored revenge by Victor Gijsbers, Innovation Comp Entry, released under the GPL v3. Release 1 / Serial number 070910 (source code is in games/source/inform/Figaro-source.zip)
FineTune.z8 [20-May-2002]
Fine-Tuned, An Auto-mated Romance by Dennis Jerz (writing as Dionysius Porcupine). Release 8 / Serial number 020520 (the original competition entry and a solution are in games/competition2001/inform/finetune/, and an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/FineTune.exe)
fmvpoker.zip [05-Jan-2003]
Frobozz Magic Video Poker, a Z6 card game that borrows graphics from Infocom's Zork Zero. The zip archive includes Frobozz Magic Video Poker, Release 60 / Serial number 001227, and Solitaire Poker, a similar card game that uses ASCII symbols. Both are by Zach Matley. Release 5.1 / Serial number 000913
Fork.z5 [05-Dec-2007]
Fork: The Great Underground Dining Room, by Chris Federico. Release 1 / Serial number 071205
forms.z5 [06-Feb-1997]
Of Forms Unknown, an Interactive Excursion by Chris Markwyn. Release 3 / Serial number 970206 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/forms/forms.z5)
fracture.z5 [07-Mar-2001]
Fractured Metamorphoses (Example Version), by Emily Short. Release 1 / Serial number 010306 A modified and clipped version of Metamorphoses, intended for those interested in understanding the game's inner workings. (the proper version of Metamorphoses is in games/zcode/metamorp.z5)
frankie.zip [04-Mar-2004]
Frankenstein Adventure. Originally published in the Cload TRS-80 magazine, October 1981 (author unknown), and converted to Inform by William Stott. Release 1 / Serial number 040304 (a RISC OS version is in games/archimedes/frankie.zip)
freefall.z5 [13-Nov-1995]
Free Fall, An, uh, Interactive Z-Code Demonstration by Andrew C. Plotkin. Release 2 / Serial number 951111
Frobozzi.z5 [29-Jan-1999]
The Encyclopedia Frobozzica (Abridged Edition), edited by Nino Ruffini and ported to the Inform format by Digby McWiggle. [file is linked to infocom/info/Frobozzi.z5] (source code is in games/source/inform/Frobozzi.inf)
frozen.z5 [25-Jun-1996]
Frozen: A Night at the Lab, by Jeremy Farnham. Release 1 / Serial number 960620
Fyleet.z5 [23-Aug-1999]
Fyleet, an adventure game by Jonathan R. Partington (Cambridge University, 1985). Translated to Inform by Graham Nelson and Adam Atkinson. Version 1.990823 / Phoenix v1.0 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Fyleet.z5]
Galatea.zblorb [08-Oct-2006]
Galatea, by Emily Short. Release 3 / Serial number 040208 (the original Year 2000 IF Art Show entry, which won "Best of Show", is in games/art/if-artshow/year2000/galatea.z5)
gamlet.z5 [23-Dec-2004]
Gamlet, by Tomasz Pudlo. Release 2 / Serial number 041223 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/gamlet/gamlet.z5)
gardening.zblorb [12-Apr-2008]
Gardening for Beginners, an Interactive Gardening Experience by Juhana Leinonen. Release 2 / Serial number 080412
geb.z5 [15-Oct-2007]
"Goose, Egg, Badger", an Eccentric Girl's Birthday by Brian Rapp. Release 2 / Serial number 051028 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/geb/GEB.z5)
GerbilRiot.z5 [13-May-2000]
Gerbil Riot, originally written by Simon Avery and ported from The Quill to Inform by Duncan Cross. Release 2 / Serial number 000513
ghost.z8 [09-Apr-2005]
The Ghost Train, by Paul Johnson. Release 6 / Serial number 080405
Glass.zblorb [08-Oct-2006]
Glass, a fractured fairy tale, by Emily Short. One of the demonstration games for Inform 7. Release 1 / Serial number 061008
godot.z5 [26-May-1996]
Looking For Godot, An Interactive Looking-Around-For-A-Lost-English-Book, by Patrick Shaughnessy. Release 1 / Serial number 960599
golf.z5 [15-Jan-2001]
Textfire Golf by Adam Cadre (writing as J.T. Adams) Version 1.01 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/golf.exe)
gostak.z5 [05-Mar-2002]
The Gostak, by Carl Muckenhoupt. Release 2 / Serial number 020305 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/gostak/gostak.z5)
gourmet.zblorb [11-Mar-2008]
Gourmet, an Interactive Comedy by Aaron Reed and Chad Barb. Release 2 / Serial number 031116 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2003/zcode/gourmet/gourmet.z5)
GreatXavio.z5 [04-Dec-2004]
The Great Xavio, A Todd and Hagerston Mystery, by Reese Warner. Release 3 / Serial number 041204 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/greatxavio/GreatXavio.z5)
guard.zip [01-Jan-2000]
Guard Duty, an Interactive Vigil, by Jason F. Finx. Release 1 / Serial number 991231 (the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/guard/guard.z8)
guess.z5 [10-Dec-2000]
Guess The Verb! An Effective Enumeration, written by Leonard Richardson. Release 4 / Serial number 001210 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/guess/guess.z5)
guestret.z5 [26-Mar-2000]
Life on Gue Street, a parody of the 1999 competition game "Life on Beal Street", written by Chris Charla.
Gumshoe.z5 [01-Apr-1996]
Gumshoe, An Interactive Investigation by Mike Oliphant. Release 1 / Serial number 960331
gussdeath.z3 [31-Jan-2004]
Guss's Death, an Exercise in Interactive Fiction, by Kyle Frownfelter. Release 1 / Serial number 040131
Ham_House.zip [11-Apr-2008]
In the House of Professor Evil: The HAM HOUSE, an Utterly Epic Text Adventure from Cumberland Games, written by S.John Ross. Release 9 / Serial number 080411
heist.z8 [15-Dec-1997]
Heist: The Crime of the Century, by Andy Phillips. Release 4 / Serial number 971125 (a DOS executable is in games/pc/Heist.zip)
hell.zip [15-Nov-1998]
Welcome to Hell, by Kevin Norton and Brandon Myers. Release 1 / Serial number 980816 The included readme file contains a walkthrough and names the authors as Chode Smoka and The Velvet Jester.
HelloSword.zip [14-Jan-2006]
Hello Sword - The journey, by Andrea Rezzonico. Archive contains English and Italian versions. Release 3 / Serial number 060113 [file is linked to games/zcode/italian/HelloSword.zip] (the original competition entry is in games/competition2005/zcode/hs_eng/hs_eng.z5)
Help.z8 [08-Feb-2003]
When Help Collides: The Wreck of the H.M.S. Snark, a Parodic Drama by J. D. Berry. Release 2 / Serial number 030208 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2002/zcode/help/help.z8, there are also help files for the game in solutions/geishaCheatSheet.html and solutions/geishaWinningSession.html)
heroes.zip [30-Nov-2001]
Heroes, an interactive vice-tainter by Sean Barrett. Release 2 / Serial number 011130 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2001/inform/heroes/heroes.z5)
Heroine.z8 [12-Dec-2000]
Heroine's Mantle, written by Andy Phillips. Release 3 / Serial number 001211
HLAinform.z5 [17-Jul-2005]
HLA Inform: A Classic Quest. Originally written by Paul Panks and converted to Inform by "Roger Pepitone". Release 1 / Serial number 050715 (source code is in games/source/inform/HLAinform.zip, and the original is in games/pc/hlaadv.zip)
housekey1.z5 [18-Jan-2008]
Housekey, Part I, by Arien Holthuizen Release 1 / Serial number 080112
HouseOfDreamOfMoon.z8 [06-Dec-2007]
House of Dream of Moon, an Interactive Collaboration by The IF Whispers Team. Release 1 / Serial number 071204
how_to_play_these_games [05-Oct-1995]
by Gareth Rees, last updated October 1995 [file is linked to infocom/demos/how_to_play_these_games]
HugeCave.z8 [02-Dec-2005]
Adventure in Humongous Cave, David Malmberg's AGT version of Adventure, ported to Inform by Al Golden. Release 1 / Serial number 000001 (a Windows package is in games/pc/HCWinPkg.zip, and a Mac package is in games/mac/HCMacPkg.sit)
HugeHint.z5 [02-Dec-2005]
Humongous Cave Hints, originally written by Dave Malmberg and ported to Inform by Al Golden. Release 1 / Serial number 000001
huntdark.z5 [20-Nov-1999]
Hunter, in Darkness. A Cave Crawl by "Dave Ahl Jr." (Andrew Plotkin) Release 4 / Serial number 991119 (a Mac version is in games/mac/HuntDark-R4.hqx; the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/huntdark/huntdark.z5)
I-0.z5 [07-Mar-1997]
I-0: Jailbait on Interstate Zero, by Adam Cadre Release 4 (v1.21) / Serial number 970307 contains some adult content (an MS-DOS version is in games/pc/I-0.exe)
identity.z5 [21-Nov-2004]
Identity, an interactive science fiction short story by Dave Bernazzani. Release 7 / Serial number 041121 (source code is in games/source/inform/identity.zip; the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/identity/identity.z5)
ifquake.zip [02-Mar-2005]
A text adventure interpretation of the first level of id's classic first-person shooter, created by Jason Bergman. Release 1 / Serial number 040812
ill.z5 [22-Apr-2002]
I'll, by Sean Barrett. Release 1 / Serial number 000218
Inevita.z5 [28-Apr-2003]
Inevitable, by T. L. Heinrich (a.k.a. Kathleen M. Fischer). Release 2 / Serial number 030428 (the original 2003 Spring Thing entry is in games/springthing/2003/inevita/Inevita.z5)
inform-gamelist.txt [15-Oct-1997]
A Non-Interactive List of Inform Games, by Neil James Brown. Based on a previous list by Brendon Wyber. Release 5 / 971015 [file is linked to info/inform-gamelist.txt]
Informat.z5 [12-Dec-1998]
Informatory, a Not Very Interactive Pastiche with Tutorial Pretensions, by William J. Shlaer. Release 2 / Serial number 981211 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/informat/informat.z5)
inhumane.z5 [18-Aug-1995]
Inhumane: An Infralogic Massacre, by Andrew C. Plotkin. Revision 2, ported from Applesoft BASIC to Inform by the author. This is a parody of Infocom's Infidel, written by Andrew when he was about 15.
insight.z5 [09-Feb-2003]
Insight, an interactive investigation, by Jon Ingold. Release 4 / Serial number 030209
intruder.zip [10-Feb-1999]
Intruder - Interactive Fiction: A Burglary, by Volker Lanz. A cross between a mystery and a treasure hunt, set in France. Archive includes a HTML manual, readme and zcode story file. Release 59 / serial number 990210
IraqiInvasion.zip [31-Jan-2008]
Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure, Interactive Propaganda by Anonymous. Release 88 / Serial number 080131 [file is linked to games/source/inform/IraqiInvasion.zip]
jet.z8 [17-Oct-2004]
Jet-Blue, by Paul Johnson. Release 3 / Serial number 161004
jewel.z5 [10-Jul-1999]
The Jewel of Knowledge, "a somewhat traditional cave crawl" by Francesco Bova. Release 2 / serial number 990710
Jigsaw.z8 [29-Nov-1995]
Jigsaw, An Interactive History by Graham Nelson. Release 3 / Serial number 951129 Complete version (game and help information); must be played with an interpreter that can handle V8 games.
Jigsaw_Footnotes.z5 [29-Nov-1995]
Jigsaw: Rules and Footnotes, by Graham Nelson. Release 3 / Serial number 951129. Help and background information only.
Jigsaw_Game.z5 [29-Nov-1995]
Jigsaw, An Interactive History by Graham Nelson. Release 3 / Serial number 951129. Game only without help information.
karn.z5 [07-Dec-1996]
Return to Karn, by Patrick Wigfull. Release 2 / serial number 961207 Based on the television programme "Doctor Who".
killing.zip [21-Feb-2001]
Killing the Doctor, by Victor Verbitsky. Release 1 / Serial number 010221 Archive contains z-code game file, Inform source code and a walkthrough. [file is linked to games/source/inform/killing.zip]
kirby.z5 [23-Nov-1999]
The X-Child, The Second Installment In The Kevin Johnson Residence Hall Saga, by Jesse Burneko. Release 3 / Serial number 062776
kitten.z5 [16-Nov-2003]
robotfindskitten, a Zen Simulation. Originally written by Leonard Richardson, and converted to Inform by David Griffith. Release 6 / Serial number 031116 (Source code is in games/source/inform/kitten.inf)
KoA.z5 [25-Aug-2007]
Kingdom of Amphibia: The Shipwreck, by Al. Release 9 / Serial number 000004 (a Windows package is in games/pc/KOAWinPkg.zip, and a Mac package is in games/mac/KOAMacPkg.sit)
kooku.z5 [19-Nov-1997]
Kook U, An Interactive Kook Adventure. Release 1 / Serial number 971119
lambs.z5 [10-Oct-1997]
Silence of the Lambs, An Interactive Horror. Release 2 / serial number 971010 Ported to Inform by Gunther Schmidl, original author unknown. (the original TADS game is in games/tads/lambs.gam)
lambs2.z5 [29-Dec-2002]
Silence of the Lambs 2, An Interactive Inanity, written by "The Thief of Bad Gags". Release 1 / Serial number 021230
largemac.z5 [04-Sep-2001]
Large Machine, a Meta Puzzle by Gringo G. Scumm. Release 1 / Serial number 010905
LASH.z8 [07-Aug-2000]
Local Asynchronous Satellite Hookup, by Paul O'Brian. Release 11 / Serial number 000806 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/LASH.zip, and a Mac executable is in games/mac/LASH-r11.hqx)
LDoDoom.z5 [02-Aug-2000]
Last Days of Doom, Copyright 1999 by Peter D. Killworth. Release 1 / Serial number 000801
library.z5 [04-Dec-1995]
All Quiet on the Library Front, An Interactive Vignette by Michael S. Phillips. Release 2 / serial number 951204. (the original competition entry is in games/competition95/library.z5)
life.zip [10-Jul-1998]
Life or Death, an interactive biological diversion, by David S. Glasser. The archive includes a z-code game file and Inform source code. Release 1 / Serial number 980702 [file is linked to games/source/inform/life.zip]
limp.z5 [17-May-1998]
Limp, an interactive thingy, by Rybread Celsius. Release 1 / Serial number 980517
lists.z5 [05-Dec-1996]
Lists and Lists, an Interactive Tutorial by Andrew Plotkin. Release 3 / Serial number 960823 (Source code to this version is in games/source/inform/lists.tar.Z, the original competition entry is in games/competition96/lists/lists.z5)
LLR3.z8 [13-Mar-2007]
A Little Like Rogue, a W&W Scenario by Guy Hungerford, based on Graham Nelson's "Reliques of Tolti-Aph". Release 1 / Serial number 070314
LMS_TVG.zblorb [13-Apr-2008]
LMS The Video Game, an Action Interactive Fiction Game by John Goettle. Release 4 / Serial number 080413 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/LMS_TVG.gblorb, and source code is in games/source/inform/LMS_TVG.txt)
loose.z5 [03-Dec-1998]
Mother Loose, an Interactive Nursery Rhyme by Irene Callaci. Release 2 / Serial number 981128 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/loose/loose.z5)
lost.z5 [17-Jan-1998]
The Lost Spellmaker, An Interactive Mission by Neil James Brown. Release 3 / Serial number 980116 (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/lost/lost.z5)
LostPig.z8 [06-Apr-2008]
Lost Pig And Place Under Ground, by Admiral Jota. Winner of the 2007 IF Competition. Release 2 / Serial number 080406 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2007/zcode/lostpig/lostpig.z8)
LostPig.zblorb [06-Apr-2008]
Lost Pig And Place Under Ground, by Admiral Jota. Winner of the 2007 IF Competition. Release 2 / Serial number 080406 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2007/zcode/lostpig/lostpig.z8)
ludicorp.z5 [26-Mar-2006]
The Ludicorp Mystery, by Cal Henderson. Release 12 / Serial number 031010
magic-toyshop.z5 [18-Oct-1995]
The Magic Toyshop, a fun game for all the family by Gareth Rees. Release 1, serial number 951018. (Source code to this version is in games/source/inform/magic-toyshop.inf, the original competition entry is in games/competition95/magic-toyshop.z5)
mary.z5 [20-Oct-2000]
Revenger, by Robb Sherwin. Release 2 / Serial number 000403 This game contains adult language and situations and is not intended for children. (a DOS executable is in games/pc/mary.exe)
Mask.z5 [22-Jan-2001]
Masquerade, written by Kathleen M. Fischer. Release 4 / Serial number 010122 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/mask/mask.z5)
medusa.z5 [16-Mar-2003]
Medusa, an Example in NPC Conversations, by Jim Fisher. Release 106 / Serial number 030314 (source code is in games/source/inform/medusa.inf)
Mercy.z5 [17-Feb-1998]
Mercy, A short story by Christopher Klimas. Release 2 / Serial number 980217 (The code (from release 1) for the computer in this game can be found in games/source/mercycomp.txt)
metamorp.z5 [22-Feb-2002]
Metamorphoses, by Emily Short. Release 4 / Serial number 020222 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/metamorp/metamorp.z5, and a special version intended to show how the game works is in games/zcode/fracture.z5)
mhpquest.z5 [13-Jun-1996]
Quest for the Magic Healing Plant, by Adam Crutchlow. Release 2 / Serial number 960613 Ported by the author from AGT to Inform. (the AGT original is in games/pc/mhpquest.zip)
midpoints.zip [31-Mar-2001]
Midpoints, an Interactive Nightmare by Mike Hnatushko. Release 1 / Serial number 010330 Archive includes ZCode game file and brief notes.
mimesis.z5 [25-Jan-1998]
Sins Against Mimesis: An Interactive Theosophy, by Adam Thornton. Release 3 / Serial number 980110 (Source code to this version is in games/source/inform/mimesis.zip, the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/mimesis/mimesis.z5)
mindelec.z5 [09-Oct-1995]
The Mind Electric, An Interactive Vision by Jason Dyer. Release 3 / serial number 941008 (should be 951008) (the original competition entry is in games/competition95/mindelec.z5)
minster.z5 [17-Nov-1996]
Christminster, An Interactive Conspiracy by Gareth Rees. Release 4, serial number 961117
Misdirection.txt [20-Feb-2004]
Announcement for The Act Of Misdirection.
Misdirection.z5 [04-Mar-2006]
The Act Of Misdirection, An Interactive Performance, written by Cal Harrison. Release 6 / Serial number 060304
Mobius.zblorb [19-Nov-2006]
Mobius, an Interactive Twist by J.D. Clemens. Release 2 / Serial number 061119 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2006/zcode/mobius/Mobius.zblorb)
MonzasPhantom.zblorb [20-Feb-2007]
Monza's Phantom, by Sebastiano and Federico Gobbo. Release 1 / Serial number 070219
Moon-Shaped.zblorb [24-Jun-2008]
Moon-Shaped, a Fairy Tale Retold by Jason Ermer. Release 2 / Serial number 080624 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2006/zcode/moon-shaped/Moon-Shaped.z8)
moonglow.z3 [24-Oct-2007]
Moonglow, Miniventure #1 by Dave Bernazzani, release 3. "What do you do when a mysterious orb crash-lands in your field? It's not your typical day at the farm!"
Mountain.zip [22-Mar-2003]
Mountain, an Interactive Expedition, by Benjamin Penny. Release 6 / Serial number 030317
mst3k1.z5 [14-Jun-1999]
Detective, An Interactive MiSTing (Mystery Science Theater 3000) of Matt Barringer's AGT game "Detective", Silver Screen Edition, by Christopher E. Forman. Release 101 / Serial number 960831 (Source code for this version is in games/source/inform/mst3k1.inf, the original competition entry is in games/competition95/mst3k1.zip, an AGT conversion by Graeme Cree is in games/pc/mst1agt.zip)
mst3k1_2.z5 [23-Jul-2000]
Detective, An Interactive MiSTing (Mystery Science Theater 3000) of Matt Barringer's AGT game "Detective", by Christopher E. Forman, updated by Stuart Moore. Release 7 / Serial number 000715 (Source code is in games/source/inform/MST3k1src.zip, the original competition entry is in games/competition95/mst3k1.zip, an AGT conversion by Graeme Cree is in games/pc/mst1agt.zip)
mst3k2.z5 [23-Jul-2000]
A Fable, an interactive MiSTing-up of Stan Heller's GAGS game "A Fable". Original AGT MiST-ed version by Graeme Cree, ported to Inform by Stuart Moore. Release 5 / Serial number 000715 (Source code is in games/source/inform/MST3k2src.zip, and the AGT version by Graeme Cree is in games/agt/mst3k2.zip)
Mulldoon.z8 [04-Aug-2000]
The Mulldoon Legacy, a Tale of Time and Self, by Jon Ingold. Release 6 / Serial number 000724
Mullmurd.z5 [14-Feb-2002]
The Mulldoon Murders, An Interactive Sequel, by Jon Ingold. Release 3 / Serial number 020214
muse.z5 [23-Sep-1999]
Muse: An Autumn Romance, by Christopher Huang. Release 2 / Serial number 990922 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/muse/muse.z5)
musician.z8 [23-Nov-2007]
The Musician, by Phillip Skains. Release 1 / Serial number 070820
My_Angel.z5 [18-Dec-2000]
My Angel, by Jon Ingold. Release 2 / Serial number 001218 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/my_angel/my_angel.z5)
mysterious_inform.zip [06-Apr-1998]
The 11 Mysterious Adventures by Brian Howarth (1981-83), converted from ScottFree to Inform (.z5):
  The Golden Baton
  The Time Machine
  Arrow of Death Part 1 and 2
  Escape from Pulsar 7
  Circus
  Feasibility Experiment
  The Wizard of Akyrz
  Perseus and Andromeda
  Ten Little Indians
  Waxworks
  [file is linked to scott-adams/games/zcode/mysterious_inform.zip]
mysterious_z6.zip [12-Dec-2004]
The 11 Mysterious Adventures by Brian Howarth (1981-83), converted from ScottFree to Inform (.z6) with Blorb format graphics, by Colin Davies:
  The Golden Baton
  The Time Machine
  Arrow of Death Part 1 and 2
  Escape from Pulsar 7
  Circus
  Feasibility Experiment
  The Wizard of Akyrz
  Perseus and Andromeda
  Ten Little Indians
  Waxworks
  [file is linked to scott-adams/games/zcode/mysterious_z6.zip]
newday.z5 [30-Apr-1998]
A New Day, by Jonathan Fry. Release 3 / Serial number 560827 (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/newday/newday.z5)
night.z5 [19-Nov-1996]
Night at the Computer Center, An Interactive Nocturnal Chase, by Bonni Mierzejewska. Release 1 / Serial number 961118
NightBeforeChristmas.zblorb [25-Dec-2006]
An Abbreviated Night Before Christmas, a Barely Interactive Pastiche by Adam Thornton. Release 1 / Serial number 061224
ninepts.z5 [27-Nov-1996]
Nine Points: A Demonstration of an Interactive Fiction Game, by Robert Janelle and Brad O'Donnell. Release 12 / Serial number 961127 [file is linked to starters/ninepts.z5]
njag2.z5 [20-Mar-2000]
Not Just A Game, by John Menichelli. Release 2 / Serial number 000319
noroom.z5 [17-Jan-2004]
No Room, by Ben Heaton. Release 2 / Serial number 040117 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2003/inform/noroom/noroom.z5 and source code in games/source/inform/noroom.inf)
nuntalylihu.z5 [10-Dec-2002]
nuntalyli'u, a translation of Adventure, aka Colossal Cave, into Lobjan. Translated by Nick Nicholas, with Jay Kominek, Eugene Mayes and Robin Powell, based on Graham Nelson's Inform version of Adventure.
oad.z5 [13-Sep-2000]
Only After Dark, by Gunther Schmidl. Release 2 / Serial number 000913
odieus.zip [27-Oct-1994]
Odieus's Quest for the Magic Flingshot (beta release), author unknown. Original game converted from LADS to AGT and "embellished" by David Malmberg, then ported to Inform by Teo Kwang Liak. Release 1 / Serial number 941021 (AGT source code is in games/source/agt/odieusrc.zip; the compiled AGT game is in games/pc/odieus.zip)
omniquest.z5 [26-Mar-2006]
OMNIQuest, originally written in 1988 in Commodore 64 BASIC by Chris Barden and Chris Ethridge, and adapted for Inform by Chris Barden. Release 2 / Serial number 040127 (source code is in games/source/inform/omniquest.inf)
orevore.z8 [17-Nov-2007]
Orevore Courier, by Brian Rapp. Release 2 / Serial number 071116 (the original competition entry and accompanying graphics files are in games/competition2007/zcode/orevore/orevore.z8)
orion.z5 [23-Nov-2004]
The Orion Agenda, by Ryan Weisenberger. Release 10 / Serial number 041123 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/orion/orion.z5)
pad.z5 [18-Aug-1998]
Total Paddling Mania, An Interactive Punishment Jag by Dr. Aloysius Beltway, PH.D Release 1 / Serial number 314159
paint.z5 [16-Mar-1998]
Paint and Corners: Still Another Abuse of the Z-Machine, by L. Ross Raszewski. Release 1.0B / Serial number 980316
paperchase.z5 [03-May-1995]
Paper Chase, An Interactive Education by Chris Skapura. This game was originally published as a TRS-80 BASIC listing titled "Collegiate Capers" in '80 Micro' magazine, August 1983.
parallel.z5 [19-Feb-2008]
Parallel, by David Hughes. Release 1 / Serial number 080219
paranoia.zip [09-Jun-1999]
Paranoia, a not-very-interactive future. Originally from an article by Sam Shirley, implemented in C on a Vax 11/780 by Tim Lister and converted to Inform by Glenn Hutchings. Release 1 / Serial number 981208 Archive contains a Z-Code game file, Inform source and the original C source on which the game is based. [file is linked to games/source/inform/paranoia.zip]
pathway.zip [19-May-2008]
Pathway to Destruction, by Richard Otter. Originally written with ADRIFT and ported to Inform by the author. Release 2 / Serial number 080511 (the ADRIFT original is in games/adrift/pathway.zip)
Peacock.z5 [08-Feb-2000]
Not Made With Hands, an Interactive Demonstration, written by Emily Short. Release 1 / Serial number 000208
pentari.z5 [09-Feb-2003]
Pentari, an Interactive Prequel to "The Mission", by Howard Sherman. Release 6 / Serial number 030206
permagic.z5 [21-Sep-1999]
Perilous Magic, a really short interactive comic tragedy, by David Fillmore. Release 10 / Serial number 990821
PerrysWorld.zblorb [01-May-2007]
Perry's World, by Jim Wilbur. Release 1 / Serial number 070501
phlegm.z5 [05-Aug-1997]
Phlegm, an Interactive Interactive by Adjacent Drooler, (aka Jason Dyer). Release 3 / Serial number 970804 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/phlegm/phlegm.z5)
Photograph.zblorb [28-Apr-2008]
Photograph, a Portrait of Reflection, by Steve Evans. Release 5 / Serial number 040827 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2002/zcode/photo/photo.z5)
photopia.z5 [25-Dec-1998]
Photopia, by Adam Cadre. Version 1.22 (24dec98) / Serial number 9089 (a DOS executable is in games/pc/photopia.exe; the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/photopia/photopia.z5)
piece_v3.z5 [18-Aug-1997]
Piece of Mind, an Interactive Short Story by Giles Boutel. Release 3 / Serial number 970816 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/piece/piece.z5)
praser5.z5 [15-May-2005]
Praser 5, an Interactive Puzzle by Andrew Plotkin. Release 4 / Serial number 050509
Primrose.zblorb [22-Mar-2008]
The Primrose Path, by Nolan Bonvouloir. Release 3 / Serial number 080322 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2006/zcode/primrose/Primrose.z8)
princess.zip [31-Jan-1997]
The Ice Princess, an Interactive Fairy-Tale by Ruediger Hanke. Release 8 / Serial number 960901 (the original Amiga only version by the same author is in games/amiga/Mipric_IP_4.lha)
Probing.zip [03-Oct-1999]
Offensive Probing, an Epic Sci-Fi Adventure, by Ben Croshaw. Release 1 / Serial number 990919 Archive includes the z-code game file, an MS-DOS executable version and documentation. [file is linked to games/pc/Probing.zip]
promoted.z5 [18-Jul-1997]
Promoted! by Mike DeSanto, ported from REXX Adventure to Inform by Johannes Steingraeber. Release 1.1 of port. (the original OS/2 only competition entry is in games/competition96/promoted/promoted.rad)
puerto.z5 [02-Jan-2005]
The board game Puerto Rico, ported to Inform by J. Robinson Wheeler. Release 1.1 / Serial number 20050101 (source code is in games/source/inform/puerto.inf)
punkpnts.z5 [11-Jan-2001]
Punk Points, a Video Game in Three Acts by Jim Munroe. Release 2 / Serial number 010108 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/punkpnts/punkpnts.z5)
Puppet.zip [03-Aug-2004]
The Puppet-Man (Larsoft Adventure number 5). Originally written by G.H. Larsen (1987) and converted to Inform by William Stott. Release 2 / Serial number 040803 (the original BBC version is in games/bbc/Puppet.zip)
PUTPBAA.z5 [18-Jun-2001]
Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle. The latest in a long series of silly games. Release 2 / Serial number 010618 Written by David Dyte, Steve Bernard, Dan Shiovitz, Iain Merrick, John Cater, Liza Daly, Ola S. Bauge, J. Robinson Wheeler, Jonathan Blask, Dan Schmidt, Stephen Granade, Rob Noyes and Emily Short.
pytho.z8 [23-Feb-2002]
Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short. Release 3 / Serial number 020223 [file is linked to games/mini-comps/smoochie/pytho.z8]
Ralph.z5 [09-Mar-2004]
Ralph, An Interactive Sniffing by Miron Schmidt. Release 9 / Serial number 040309 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/ralph/ralph.z5)
rameses.zblorb [02-Nov-2006]
Rameses, a Tale of Heroes, by Stephen Bond. Release 3 / Serial number 061023 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/rameses/rameses.z5)
rans.zip [12-Nov-2000]
RANS, an interworld progress, by Bob Reeves. Release 3 / Serial number 000918 Archive includes game zcode file and hints in a separate zcode file.
RBD.z8 [28-Mar-2007]
Rachel has a bad day, by Sly Old Dog. Originally written with ADRIFT and ported to Inform by Roger Pepitone. Release 5 / Serial number 070328 (source code is in games/source/inform/bad-day-src.zip, and the ADRIFT original is in games/adrift/rachels-bad-day.zip)
Relief.z5 [20-Aug-2000]
The Hunt For Relief, a toilettic experience, by Christian Gaertner. Release 1 / Serial number 000820
reser.z5 [09-Feb-2005]
Rock'Em Sock'Em Robots, an Interactive Boxing Match by Benjamin Mullins. Release 1 / Serial number 050209 (source code is in games/source/inform/reser.inf)
residnt2.z5 [08-Sep-1997]
The Resident, by Mike DeSanto, ported from REXX Adventure to Inform by Johannes Steingraeber. 'The Resident' is a cyberspace adventure; its main quest is to escape from a virtual world.
reverb.z5 [11-Jan-1999]
Reverberations, a Hectic Voltairian Adventure, by Russell Glasser. Release 1 / Serial number 990110 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/reverb/reverb.z5)
reverzi.z5 [18-Dec-1999]
Reverzi, Version 1.0, a port of Reversi to the Z-Machine by John Menichelli (source code is in games/source/inform/reversi.inf)
ribbons.z5 [02-Jul-2001]
Ribbons, an IF Art Show 2001 Still Life, written by J.D. Berry. Release 2 / Serial number 010702
risorg.z8 [08-Mar-2006]
Risorgimento Represso, an Interactive Invigoration, written by Michael Coyne. Release 4 / Serial number 060308 (a Glulx version is in games/glulx/risorg.ulx, source code is in games/source/risorg_src.zip, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2003/zcode/risorg/risorg.z8)
robodud.zip [30-Nov-2003]
Robodud, by Ian Waddell. Release 1 / Serial number 031129
robots.z5 [15-Jan-1998]
Robots - Another Abuse of the Z-Machine - A Nostalgic Diversion by Torbjoern Andersson. Release 6 / Serial number 980115 (source code is in games/source/inform/robots.inf)
rogue.z5 [06-Jul-1998]
zRogue, a port of the classic game Rogue. Ported by Gevan Dutton, based on Tim Stoehr's Rogue 5.3 clone. Release 2 / Serial number 980706
RoTA.zblorb [03-May-2006]
The Reliques of Tolti-Aph, a W&W Scenario by Graham Nelson. Release 1 / Serial number 060430
RtDoom.z5 [20-Sep-2000]
Return to Doom, Copyright 1999 by Peter D. Killworth. Release 1 / Serial number 000831
SameGame.z5 [31-Jul-1998]
SameGame, another episode in the Z-Machine abuse saga, by Kevin Bracey. SameGame is an implementation of a simple arcade game and is also a stress test of Z-Machine interpreters. Release 1 / Serial number 980731 (source code is in games/source/inform/SameGame.inf)
samhain.z5 [22-Oct-2000]
Samhain: Pick Up The Pumpkin and KILL, a brief Halloween-themed game, by Ed Mueller. Release 1 / Serial number 001021 Not suitable for children.
Sangraal.z5 [23-Aug-1999]
Sangraal, an adventure game by Jonathan R. Partington (Cambridge University, 1987). Translated to Inform by Graham Nelson and Adam Atkinson. Version 1.990823 / Phoenix v1.0 [file is linked to phoenix/games/zcode/Sangraal.z5]
saveprinceton.z8 [25-Nov-2004]
Save Princeton, originally by Jacob Weinstein and Karine Schaefer, and ported to Inform by Mike Caesar. Release 21 / Serial number 041125 (the original TADS version is in tads/saveprinceton20.gam)
Savoir-Faire.zblorb [08-Oct-2006]
Savoir-Faire, an Interactive Search for Loot, by Emily Short. Release 8 / Serial number 040205
Savoir-Faire_Feelies.pdf [18-Mar-2007]
The "feelies" for Savoir-Faire, scanned as a PDF file, by Emily Short.
School.z5 [18-Dec-1999]
Inform School, a tutorial game about Inform written in Inform, by William J. Shlaer. Release 1 / Serial number 991217
schooldays.z5 [04-Jan-2001]
Schooldays, an Interactive Story by Andrew MacKinnon. Release 3 / Serial number 092800 (source code is in games/source/inform/schooldays.inf)
selection.z5 [09-Oct-2006]
Final Selection, by Sam Gordon. Winner of the 2006 One Room Game Competition. Release 3 / Serial number 061009
sgate.z5 [29-Oct-2004]
Shadowgate, originally implemented on the NES by ICOM (1989) and reimplemented in Inform by David Griffith. Release 8 / Serial number 040616 (source code is in games/source/inform/sgate.tar.gz)
sh1.z5 [17-Jan-2003]
Murder at the Diogenes Club, an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Solo Mysteries gamebook #1. The book was written by Gerald Lientz, and adapted for Inform by "Doc". Release 1 / Serial number 021024
sh2.zblorb [17-Jan-2003]
The Black River Emerald, an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Solo Mysteries gamebook #2. The book was written by Peter Ryan, and adapted for Inform by "Doc". Release 1 / Serial number 021101
sh3.z5 [17-Jan-2003]
Death at Appledore Towers, an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Solo Mysteries gamebook #3. The book was written by Gerald Lientz, and adapted for Inform by "Doc". Release 1 / Serial number 021114
sh4.z5 [17-Jan-2003]
The Crown vs Dr. Watson, an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes Solo Mysteries gamebook #4. The book was written by Gerald Lientz, and adapted for Inform by "Doc". Release 1 / Serial number 021231
shade.z5 [28-Nov-2000]
Shade, a brief story by "Ampe R. Sand" (aka Andrew Plotkin). Release 3 / Serial number 001127 (a Mac version is in games/mac/Shade-R3.hqx, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/shade/shade.z5)
ShadowOfMemories.zblorb [27-Nov-2006]
Shadow of Memories, by Bethany Horbury. Release 1 / Serial number 061124
ShadowSoldiers.zblorb [25-Jun-2007]
Shadow Soldiers, by Arvind Pillai. Release 1 / Serial number 070625
Shapes.z5 [17-Oct-2007]
Shapes: an Interactive Surrealism, by DG Ware Company. Release 3 / Serial number 000001 (a Windows package is in games/pc/ShapesWinPkg.zip, and a Mac package is in games/mac/ShapesMacPkg.sit)
sherbet.z5 [19-Dec-1996]
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Angela M. Horns (aka Graham Nelson). Release 2 / Serial number 961216 Winner of the 1996 IF competition. (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/sherbet/sherbet.z5)
shrapnel.txt [12-Feb-2000]
Brief notes on Shrapnel, by Adam Cadre
shrapnel.z5 [12-Feb-2000]
Shrapnel, by Adam Cadre Version 1.01 (12 February 2000) / Serial number 9504 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/shrapnel.exe)
Slackerx.z5 [26-Mar-1998]
Slacker X, A scatological breakthrough in adventure gaming. Release 1 / Serial number 971009 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/slackerx.zip)
Snafufun.zip [03-Oct-1999]
SNAFUFUN, a simple hypertext adventure originally written in BASIC by Chris Kerton and converted to Inform by Duncan Cross. Archive contains z-code game file, Inform source code and the original BASIC source code. [file is linked to games/source/inform/Snafufun.zip]
SoFar.z8 [19-Dec-1996]
So Far, An Interactive Catharsis by Andrew Plotkin. Release 6 / Serial number 961218
softporn.zip [19-Oct-1997]
Softporn Adventure, by Chuck Benton. Release 0 / 971018 An Inform port of Softporn Adventure, by Patrick Kellum. This is an early beta port, please read the enclosed softporn.txt file. Benton's original was the predecessor of Leisure Suit Larry I. (The original is in games/appleII/softporn.zip, and DOS ports of this game are in games/pc/softporn.zip (Gary Thompson, executable only) and games/pc/softporp.zip (Paul Schlyter, executable and source))
solitary.txt [14-Jun-2004]
Notes on Solitary, by the game's author.
solitary.z5 [07-Jun-2004]
Solitary, A Single Room Reminiscence, by Kahlan. Release 2 / Serial number 040607
Somewhere.z5 [31-Jan-2008]
Somewhere, an Interactive Poem by Kazuki Mishima. Release 2 / Serial number 080129
spacest2.z5 [30-Jan-2004]
Space Station, a science fiction story based on the example transcript included with Infocom's Planetfall, by David Ledgard. Release 2 / Serial number 040130 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/space_st/space_st.z5 and source code is in games/source/inform/spacest2.zip)
spacez.z5 [11-Jul-1998]
Space InvaderZ, a Z-Machine implementation of Space Invaders, by L. Ross Raszewski. Release 1 / Serial number 980710
SpAdventure.z5 [17-Jun-2007]
SpAdventure by Jay Walton. The original Adventure with a twist - you play as an Enchanter with spells. Release 2 / Serial number 971030 (source code is in games/source/inform/SpAdventure.inf)
spirit.readme [07-Jun-1996]
Description of SpiritWrak, by Daniel S. Yu.
spirit.z5 [07-Jun-1996]
SpiritWrak, An Interactive Fantasy Adventure by Daniel S. Yu. Release 3 / Serial number 960606
sporkery1.z5 [11-Jan-2008]
Sporkery 1: There Will Be Sporking, by David Hughes. Release 1 / Serial number 080111
spot.z5 [25-Oct-2002]
The Spot, by Kid Vicious. Release 0 / Serial number 021025
spring.z8 [08-Feb-2008]
She's Got a Thing For a Spring, an Interactive Dip in a Hot Spring, by Brent VanFossen. Release 4 / Serial number 080207 (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/spring/spring.z5)
stiffmst.z5 [17-Mar-1998]
Stiffy Makane: Mystery Science Theater 3000. An Interactive MiSTing of Mark Ryan's AGT game "The Incredible Erotic Adventures of Stiffy Makane" Release 69 / Serial number 690609 (Source code is in games/source/inform/stiffmst.inf)
sunburst.z6 [22-Feb-2007]
A science fiction adventure game for the C64 by Fredrik Ramsberg and Johan Berntsson, ported to the Z-machine by Johan Berntsson. Version 1.
Sushi.zblorb [08-Oct-2006]
A Day For Fresh Sushi, by Emily Short. Release 1 / Serial number 010416 (original .z5 version is in /games/mini-comps/speedif/SpeedIF_WON.zip)
sutwin.z5 [18-Apr-1997]
The Space Under the Window, by Andrew Plotkin. Release 2 / Serial number 970402
suvehnux.z5 [26-Dec-2007]
Suveh Nux, a game of magical experimentation, version 1.1, by David Fisher. Winner of the 2007 One Room Game Comp. Release 1 / Serial number 071226 (the original competition entry is in games/mini-comps/oneroom/orgc2007.zip)
Swineback.z5 [22-Apr-2006]
Swineback Ridge, A Desperate Battle by Eric Eve. Release 1 / Serial number 060422
sycamora.z5 [15-Feb-2000]
Sycamora Tree, How your game should look for submission, written by David Dyte. Release 2 / Serial number 980107
taipan.z5 [20-May-2002]
Taipan! A game based on the China trade of the 1800s. Created by Art Canfil and ported to the Z-Machine by D. Jacob Wildstrom. Release 2 / Serial number 020520 (Source code is in games/source/inform/taipan.tar.gz)
Tangle.z5 [04-Mar-1998]
Spider And Web, Interactive Fiction by Andrew Plotkin. Release 4 / Serial number 980226
tatctae.z8 [21-May-1997]
Time: All things come to an end, by Andy Phillips. Release 7 / Serial number 970521 (a DOS executable is in games/pc/Tatctae.zip)
TauntingDonut.zblorb [12-Jun-2008]
Taunting Donut, a super-short interactive fiction by Kalev Tait. Release 1 / Serial number 080612
TCOTY.zblorb [08-Sep-2006]
The Citizen of the Year: The Game, written by "KG". Release 1 / Serial number 060908
teacher.z5 [26-Nov-2007]
Teacher Feature, by Paul Equinox Collins. Release 1 / Serial number 071126
tell.z5 [25-Oct-2002]
William Tell: The Game, by Kid Vicious. Release 1 / Serial number 021025
telling.zblorb [11-Mar-2008]
Whom The Telling Changed, by Aaron A. Reed. Release 3 / Serial number 060518 (the original SpringThing entry is in games/springthing/2005/teller.zip)
temple.z5 [18-Nov-2002]
The Temple, an Interactive Homage to H.P. Lovecraft, written by Johan Berntsson. Release 2 / Serial number 021118 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2002/zcode/temple/temple.z5)
terror_tabby.z5 [15-May-2008]
Attack of the Terror Tabby! A brief exercise in futility by Eric Mayer. "Oh no! The cat is ticking. It must have swallowed a bomb!" Release 1 / Serial number 080514
tess.z5 [27-Dec-2003]
Beyond The Tesseract, an Abstract Adventure by David Lo, ported to Inform by Andrew Plotkin. Release 2 / Serial number 031227 (the original game is in games/pc/tess.zip)
TGM.z5 [31-Mar-2005]
The Great Machine - a fragment, by Jonas Kyratzes Version 1.0 (an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/TGM.exe and a Windows installer is in games/pc/TGM_Setup.exe)
theatre.z5 [03-Dec-1995]
Theatre, An Interactive Night of Horror, by Brendon Wyber. Release 2 / Serial number 951203
thegallery.z5 [18-Jun-2008]
The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp, by Mike Vollmer. Release 1 / Serial number 080618
thegreat.z5 [02-Sep-2001]
The Great, A Voyage To The Inner Self by Peter Blanston. Release 1 / Serial number 010902
TheHouse.zip [14-Jul-2007]
The House, by Jazz Remington. Release 1 / Serial number 070714
thorn.z5 [04-Jul-2003]
The Thorn, by Eric Mayer. Release 1 / Serial number 030701 (an Italian translation is in games/zcode/italian/rovo.z5)
tirehoax.zblorb [04-Jan-2008]
My Magic Tire Hoax, by nd. Release 1 / Serial number 080104
tk1.z5 [25-Sep-1995]
Time Killer #1: Claustrophobia, a time-killer by Sam Hulick. Release 1 / Serial number 950925
toask-sampler.zip [15-Jun-2008]
Sampler for Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom. Originally by Dr. Saul Leeman, with Henry and Dinah Riley, and adapted by S. John Ross. Release 3 / Serial number 080615
Tokyo2.z5 [03-Jul-2000]
Downtown Tokyo Present Day, by Digby McWiggle. Release 2 / Serial number 000615 (the original competition entry is in games/competition98/inform/tokyo/tokyo.z5)
troll.z5 [18-May-1998]
Zork: A Troll's Eye View, an interactive tedium by Dylan O'Donnell. Release 3 / Serial number 980518
tryst205.z5 [30-Jun-1997]
Tryst of Fate, An Interactive Horse-Opera by Gregory M. Zagurski. Release 205 / Serial number 970629
tube.z5 [05-Dec-1995]
Tube Trouble, a mini-adventure by Richard Tucker. Release 0 / Serial number 950901 (the original competition entry is in games/competition95/tube.z5)
typo.zip [25-Nov-2004]
Typo!, by Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn. Release 1 / Serial number 041119 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2004/zcode/typo/typo.z5)
uhoh-demo.z5 [18-Feb-1998]
Uh-oh! (demo version), by Scott Covert. Release 1 / Serial number 980218
under.z5 [03-Apr-1997]
The Underoos that ate New York!, by Gerry Kevin Wilson. Release 1 / Serial number 970329 (This is a conversion by the author of the TADS original, which is in games/tads/underoos.gam)
Vacation.z5 [02-Jun-2006]
Vacation Gone Awry, by Johan Berntsson, Fredrik Ramsberg, and Staffan Friberg. Release 3 / Serial number 060527 (an archive containing this file and the Windows Frotz interpreter is in games/pc/Vacation.zip)
vampire.z8 [04-Apr-2005]
House of the Midnight Sun - A Vampire's Tale, written by Paul Johnson. Release 12 / Serial number 020405
vespers.z8 [28-Nov-2005]
Vespers, by Jason Devlin. Release 1 / Serial number 051128 (source code is in games/source/inform/vespers.inf, and the original competition entry is in games/competition2005/zcode/vespers/vespers.z8)
vgame.z8 [31-Aug-1999]
Varicella, by Adam Cadre Version 1.14 (31 August 1999) / Serial number 9339 (an MS-DOS version is in games/pc/vgame.exe)
vigilance.z5 [06-Jan-2007]
Internal Vigilance, version 2.0, by Simon Christiansen. Release 2 / Serial number 070106 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2005/zcode/vigilance/vigilance.z5)
vindaloo.z5 [13-Jun-1996]
Vindaloo, An Interactive Recipe by Adam G Crutchlow. Release 1 / Serial number 960613
vision.z5 [12-Apr-1998]
Lack of Vision, a eye opening demo by Rybread Celsius. Release 1 / Serial number 980412
visitor.z5 [19-Sep-2000]
The Visitor, A Chat, written by Peter Polkinghorne. Release 1 / Serial number 000321 (source code is in games/source/inform/visitor.inf, and the original Year 2000 IF Art Show entry is in art/if-artshow/year2000/visitor.z5)
vosr.zip [09-Nov-2006]
Voices of Spoon River, based on the Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. Written by Brett Shelton, Jon Scoresby, Tim Stowell, Tom Caswell, Jared Bernotski, Marie Duncan, Marian Jensen and Jennifer Jorgensen. Release 1 / Serial number 060925
wadewar3.z5 [19-May-2002]
The WadeWars Book III: Askin, by Jim Fisher - despite its title the first release in the Wade Wars series. Release 106 / Serial number 020512 Rating: beginner to intermediate. (a DOS version from 1993 without save/restore is in games/pc/wadewar3.zip)
Wallpaper.zblorb [17-Nov-2006]
Delightful Wallpaper, by Andrew Plotkin. Release 5 / Serial number 061117 (the original competition entry is in competition2006/zcode/wallpaper/Wallpaper.zlb)
warp.z5 [20-Mar-2002]
Warp!, a science fiction story. Originally written by Richard Kelly and converted to Inform by Steve Nickolas. Release 2 / Serial number 640101 (the original, called "Chaos in Space", is in games/pc/Chaos.zip)
wcastle.z5 [18-Sep-2000]
Wizard's Castle, originally from the July/August 1980 issue of Recreational Computing magazine. Written for Exidy Sorceror by Joseph R. Power, modified for Heath Microsoft BASIC by J. F. Stetson and ported to Inform by Adam Biltcliffe. (source code is in games/source/inform/wcastle.inf)
weapon.zip [07-Jul-2001]
The Weapon, an Interactive Misdirection by Sean Barrett. Release 1 / Serial number 010706 Archive includes ZCode game file and background information.
weather.z5 [13-Jun-1996]
A Change in the Weather, An Interactive Short Story by Andrew Plotkin. Release 6, serial number 960613. Winner of the Inform category of the 1995 IF competition. (the original competition entry is in games/competition95/weather.z5)
wedding.z5 [06-Jun-1997]
The Wedding, an Interactive Family Headache by Neil James Brown. Release 4 / Serial number 970602 This game came second in the Acorn User 1996 IF Competition
weirdness.z5 [18-Jun-2005]
Weirdness: Strange, Different, and Altogether Weird. Originally written by Gregory Janson for his MegaZeux platform, and ported to Inform by Patrick Walton. Release 2 / Serial number 030922
WernersQuest.zip [04-Mar-2002]
Werner's Quest Parts 1-4, a series of parodies of Zork and Enchanter. Originally written by Jan Aberg and converted to ZCode by Fredrik Ramsberg. Archive includes ZCode game files and the C64 originals in a D64 disk image. [file is linked to games/c64/WernersQuest.zip]
whispers.z5 [26-Sep-2005]
The Corn Identity, an "IF Whispers" collaborative project. Release 1 / Serial number 050926
winchest.z8 [31-Jan-2002]
Winchester's Nightmare, a Novel Machine by Nick Montfort. Release 5 / Serial number 020131
windhal1.z8 [04-Sep-1996]
The Windhall Chronicles, Volume One: The Path to Fortune by Jeff Cassidy and Christopher E. Forman. Release 5 / Serial number 960828
winter.z5 [27-Feb-2003]
Winter Wonderland, version 2.0, by Laura A. Knauth. Winner of the 1999 IF Competition. Release 1 / Serial number 030227 (the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/winter/winter.z5)
WiR1.zblorb [08-Oct-2006]
When in Rome 1: Accounting for Taste, by Emily Short. One of the demonstration games for Inform 7. Release 2 / Serial number 060503
WiR2.zblorb [11-Oct-2006]
When in Rome 2: Far from Home, by Emily Short. One of the demonstration games for Inform 7. Release 1 / Serial number 060503
wireless.z5 [09-Sep-2004]
Get Magazine. Open Magazine. Read Article. An interactive interpretation of an article published in God's Rude Wireless, written by Simon Scott. Release 1 / Serial number 040909
wossname.z5 [27-Feb-2000]
Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname, written by David Fillmore. Release 10 / Serial number 000225 (the original competition entry is in games/competition99/inform/wossname/wossname.z5)
wscholars.zblorb [12-Nov-2007]
Weishaupt Scholars, an Interactive Secret History, written by Michael Martin. Release 2 / Serial number 071107 (source code is in games/source/inform/wscholars.txt)
wump2ka.z5 [09-Feb-2005]
Wumpus 2000, The Virulent Labyrinth Of Yob-Shuggoth. A randomly-generated dungeon crawl by Muffy St. Bernard. Release 1 / Serial number 041119 (source code is in games/source/inform/wump2ka.inf)
wumpus.z5 [16-Dec-1999]
Hunt the Wumpus, originally written in BASIC in 1972 by Gregory Yob, and ported to Inform by Magnus Olsson. Release 1 / Serial number 991216 (source code is in games/source/inform/wumpus.inf)
wurm.z5 [08-Dec-2002]
Wurm, a blatant abuse of the Z-Machine by C.V.F. Knight. Release 2 / Serial 021126 (source code is in games/source/inform/wurm.inf)
yagwad.z5 [20-Nov-2000]
YAGWAD: Yes, Another Game With A Dragon! written by Digby McWiggle. Release 2 / Serial number 001121 (the original competition entry is in games/competition2000/inform/yagwad/yagwad.z5)
z-life.z5 [22-Jan-1996]
Z-Life, an Inform implementation of Conway's Game of Life, by Julian Arnold. Release 3 / serial number 960121. (source code is in games/source/inform/z-life.inf)
zball.z5 [15-Mar-1998]
ZassBall, Another Abuse of the Z-Machine, an arcade game written in Inform by L. Ross Raszewski. Release 1.0B / Serial number 980314
zbefunge.zip [28-Nov-2002]
ZBefunge 0.7 beta, by Francis Irving. Befunge is a 2D programming language, and this archive contains an interpreter for Befunge written in Inform. Includes Z-Code file and Inform source. [file is linked from games/source/inform/zbefunge.zip]
zcamel.z5 [18-Sep-2000]
Camel, originally by the Heath Users Group and ported to Inform by Adam Biltcliffe. (source code is in games/source/inform/zcamel.inf)
ZCatalog.chm [23-Oct-1999]
The Z-Files, a Z-Code Catalog. Michael Baum's catalog of Z-Code games and programs converted to a Windows HTML Help File by Paul de Valmency. [file is linked to info/Zcatalog.chm]
ZCatalog990722.txt [01-Aug-1999]
Detailed description of ZCatalog990722.zip [file is linked to info/ZCatalog990722.txt]
ZCatalog990722.zip [22-Jul-1999]
A catalog of all Z-Code games and programs, in HTML format. Written by Michael Baum, based on previous catalogs by Brendon Wyber, Neil Brown and Gunther Schmidl. Last updated 22 July 1999 [file is linked to info/ZCatalog990722.zip]
zchess.zip [25-Jan-2004]
Z-Chess, release 4, by Eric Schmidt. An abuse of the Z-Machine that allows two people to play chess. Archive includes Z-code game and Inform source code. [file is linked from games/zcode/zchess.zip]
zdungeon.z5 [05-Sep-2004]
ZDungeon, a port to Inform of Dungeon, the more or less public domain version of the original MIT Zork. Ported by Ethan Dicks, based on the original MDL sources, dated 22 July 1981. Release 13 / Serial number 040826
zedfunge.zip [11-Nov-2003]
ZedFunge 0.7.3 beta, by Martin Bays, based on ZBefunge by Francis Irving. This is an extension to ZBefunge, adding almost complete support for the Concurrent Funge-98 specification. ZedFunge was originally named ZFunge. Includes Z-Code file and Inform source. [file is linked from games/source/inform/zedfunge.zip]
zenon.z5 [24-Dec-2000]
Escape from the Starship Zenon, by Andrew Gawthorpe. Release 2 / Serial number 100122
zenspeak.blb [16-Jun-2003]
The sound and music resources for Zen Speaks!, converted to the Blorb format by Leif Huhn.
zenspeak_alpha.zip [17-Feb-1999]
Zen Speaks! or 1999: A Quite Brief Space Odyssey an Eliza-style demo by Aldo Cumani. Release 1 / Serial number 990217 Background music and speech output require a sound-capable interpreter.
zfiles.z8 [19-May-1998]
The Z-Files, An Interactive Guide to available Inform games, by Gunther Schmidl. Based on the Inform Games List by Neil Brown and Brendon Wyber. Release 3 / Serial number 980519
Zokoban.z5 [11-Aug-1999]
Zokoban, a Z-Machine implementation of the puzzle game Sokoban, written by Jake Wildstrom. Release 1 / Serial number 990810
zombies.z5 [02-Jun-1999]
Zombies, yet another abuse of the Z-Machine. Written by David Ledgard, based on Torbjorn Andersson's game Robots. Release 1 / Serial number 990524 (source code is in games/source/inform/zombies.inf)
zracer.z5 [11-Dec-2007]
ZRacer 1.0, a real-time racing game, written for the C-40 ZCode competition by David Fisher.
zsnake.z5 [05-Jan-2003]
Z-Snake, an Inform port of the classic game. Ported by Zach Matley. Release 3 / Serial Number 010201
ZTornado.z5 [11-Jul-2003]
Z-Tornado, a two-player weather action game. Originally written by Oliver Feiler and Rene Puls, and ported to Inform by Sophie Fruehling. Release 2 / Serial number 030711 (source code is in games/source/inform/ztornado.zip)
ztrek.z5 [29-Feb-2000]
Super Z Trek, a Z-Machine implementation of the classic Star Trek. Written by John Menichelli, based on Chris Nystrom's C port of a BASIC version. (source code is in games/source/inform/ztrek.inf)
zugzwang.zip [10-Jul-1999]
Zugzwang: The Interactive Life of a Chess Piece, by Magnus Olsson. Release 2 / Serial number 990710 This is an update to the original, which was part of the TextFire, Inc. hoax. The original is still in games/demos/textfire/12pack.zip. Archive contains zcode game and source code. [file is linked to games/source/inform/zugzwang.zip]

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