iPad Interactive Fiction Heaven - Page 2

kjk · 06-05-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluebaize

Yes, I have this on my iPad too, great app.

I still have all my Commodore 64 originals of Infocom's great adventures and all their covers, papers and bits are intact too.

I hold on to them mainly as nostalgia and the fact that while I still have them I know they haven't just been lost, ruined or thrown away somewhere.

Sad, I know, but I have such fond memories of these days gone by.

* high five* I had the C64 too! Damn, is everyone here as old as me?

The Old Man · 06-05-2010, 03:01 PM

New adventures (to buy) are available at:
http://www.malinche.net/
A couple of free ones if you sign up for their newsletter.

No, I have no commercial or other involvement with this site.

tyche · 06-05-2010, 03:14 PM

Thanks for the reminder. I had Frotz on the Touch but it was too small to play. With the iPad I'm getting some good typing practice while hitchhiking across the galaxy.

Rique · 06-05-2010, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jes1

Since all my old Infocom games were in the Amiga format, I don't think I will have much luck moving them to my iPod or my pc.

I did load Frotz on my iPod awhile back, and have enjoyed the free games it came with.

You can still add most of the Infocom library to Frotz - they are free (and legal) for the download @ http://www.refalo.com/palm/zips/zorks.zip

When you open the zip, you will find the first three Zorks and Zork the Undiscovered Underground - plus Enchanter, Wishbringer, Seastalker, Spellbringer, Suspended, Witness, Deadline, Sorcerer, Planetfall, Phobos - and I probably forgot some.

I also found the original Adventure on the same site @ http://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/...code/Advent.z5

Enjoy - and thanks again to Harry for helping me to "waste" my Saturday!

-- Rique

Rique · 06-05-2010, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kjk

*high five* I had Amigas too!

That is a very special source of nostalgia for me - I used to work for Commodore, as an Amiga rep. (I worked for a manufacturer's rep who had the contract with Commodore).

Sadly, they took my Amiga back when I left the company.

-- Riq

Bluebaize · 06-05-2010, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rique

Sadly, they took my Amiga back when I left the company.

-- Riq

Nooooooo!!

I had an Amiga after my C64. Commodre had good machines, but poor management.

I played Infocom again on my Amiga after originally going through them on my C64, and now I have Frotz on the iPad, I am starting Zork once more.

kjk · 06-05-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rique

That is a very special source of nostalgia for me - I used to work for Commodore, as an Amiga rep. (I worked for a manufacturer's rep who had the contract with Commodore).

Sadly, they took my Amiga back when I left the company.

-- Riq

As someone who closely followed Commodore from the PET days...I bet you have stories to tell, especially concerning the Amiga

HarryT · 06-05-2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Old Man

Yes, this works with the PC also.
Activision released all the Infocom adventures on a CD many years ago.
These use the .DAT extension which works just fine in Frotz. Extensions with a .z (like .z5) will also work but extensions with a .t will not.

I have the two packages of releases, "Lost Treasures of Infocom", volumes I and II, released by Activision in the early 1990s. They come with all the manuals, maps, and so on. They are among my most treasured computer-related possessions!

HarryT · 06-05-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rique

However - undaunted, I plunged into Google and easily located this site, from which (with some digging) I found a goldmine of old Infocom titles (not to mention the original Adventure - Colossal Cave) - in just about any format you could imagine:

http://www.ifarchive.org/

I uploaded just about every title I could think of - and am going to put them to the test this afternoon - very happy!

The Interactive Fiction archive is THE place for adventure games, but you won't (to the best of my knowledge) find Infocom stuff there - it contains games written by individuals, but most of them are "z-code" games which are run using the Infocom "game engine", of which Frotz is one.

Note, by the way, that you can browse the IF archive and download from it from within Frotz itself. Tap the "Story List" button, and then the "Browse IFDB" button from that.

HarryT · 06-05-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by The Old Man

So what is your favorite game? I like Leather Goddesses of Phobos, in the "lewd" mode.

I have fond memories of "Hitchhiker's Guide" because many, many years ago a group of half a dozen of us used to play it every lunchtime at work, and it's probably the only Infocom game that I ever managed to finish!

Rique · 06-05-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

The Interactive Fiction archive is THE place for adventure games, but you won't (to the best of my knowledge) find Infocom stuff there - it contains games written by individuals, but most of them are "z-code" games which are run using the Infocom "game engine", of which Frotz is one.

Note, by the way, that you can browse the IF archive and download from it from within Frotz itself. Tap the "Story List" button, and then the "Browse IFDB" button from that.

Harry, I found a reference to this link at the IF archive (judging from the link, it looks to be off that site - but that's how I found it) - and I think these are all Infocom files:

http://www.refalo.com/palm/zips/zorks.zip

-- Riq

HarryT · 06-05-2010, 05:02 PM

Yes, those are indeed Infocom games!

volwrath · 06-05-2010, 09:25 PM

I had masterpieces of infocom on cd for about 5years, but then turned around and sold it on eBay for $150. Not saying whether or not i burned a copy of it before i shipped it

one of these days i will beat spell breaker though!

weateallthepies · 06-06-2010, 03:24 PM

Off on a slight tangent but there is a documentary about IF due out at some point called Get Lamp, thought it might be of interest to the old text adventurers showing themselves here.

Also the brasslantern.org guides are not a bad jumping off point for those interested in interactive fiction.

...oh and high fives all round to the Amiga owners, I've still got mine.

stustaff · 06-06-2010, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by weateallthepies

Off on a slight tangent but there is a documentary about IF due out at some point called Get Lamp, thought it might be of interest to the old text adventurers showing themselves here.

Also the brasslantern.org guides are not a bad jumping off point for those interested in interactive fiction.

...oh and high fives all round to the Amiga owners, I've still got mine.

got my 1200 too and it still works, also got a cough CD32 in the loft...

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06-05-2010, 03:01 PM	#17
The Old Man Fanatic Posts: 546 Karma: 1337413 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Keene, New Hampshire Device: iPad Mini	New adventures (to buy) are available at: http://www.malinche.net/ A couple of free ones if you sign up for their newsletter. No, I have no commercial or other involvement with this site.

06-05-2010, 03:14 PM	#18
tyche Addict Posts: 227 Karma: 2530 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, iPad	Thanks for the reminder. I had Frotz on the Touch but it was too small to play. With the iPad I'm getting some good typing practice while hitchhiking across the galaxy.

06-05-2010, 05:02 PM	#27
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yes, those are indeed Infocom games!

06-05-2010, 09:25 PM	#28
volwrath Guru Posts: 713 Karma: 1001739 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Device: SGS3/PW2/Nexus72	I had masterpieces of infocom on cd for about 5years, but then turned around and sold it on eBay for $150. Not saying whether or not i burned a copy of it before i shipped it one of these days i will beat spell breaker though!

06-06-2010, 03:24 PM	#29
weateallthepies Lord of the Pies Posts: 252 Karma: 103458 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Oasis 3, Kobo Sage, Onyx Boox Leaf 2, iPad Pro	Off on a slight tangent but there is a documentary about IF due out at some point called Get Lamp, thought it might be of interest to the old text adventurers showing themselves here. Also the brasslantern.org guides are not a bad jumping off point for those interested in interactive fiction. ...oh and high fives all round to the Amiga owners, I've still got mine.