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12-09-2016 (Gunness)

Apart from adding a number of games from the various Speed IF comps (thanks, Garry), ChickenMan just pointed me towards a new, lengthy podcast from TRS-80 Trash Talk with none other than Scott Adams. The podcast goes into a lot of detail about Scott's career and the inspiration for his various games. Well worth a listen! The bit featuring him starts around the 42:40 mark.

Contributors: Garry, Sylvester, ahope1, Sudders, Zuperfaust, terri, Doreen B, Alastair, iamaran, Dorothy, Vaxalon, pippa, Gunness

• New Solutions: Another Day, Another Sea Monster, Basket of Destiny, Chicken Under the Window, The, Edifice, The, FIRST WAVE, Then Jump Up and Down Screaming, Infiltration On Io, Kids Shouldn't Have to Save the World, Lake, The, Night at the XYZZYies, A, Oily Deeps, The, OnNoEf, Pick Up the Phone Booth and Die, Pirates and Ninjas and Aliens, Oh My!, Profesee, The, Report, Revenge of the Chalupa, Secret Agent, Seventh Star, The, Sinking the Lily Jane, Six-Foot-Tall Man-Eating Chicken, The, Tears May Fall, Three Steps to the Left, Toxic Sewage (A (Love) Story)
• New Maps: Another Day, Another Sea Monster, Arrow of Death Part 2, Basket of Destiny, Caverns in Mountain, Edifice, The, Escape From Pulsar 7, FIRST WAVE, Then Jump Up and Down Screaming, Infiltration On Io, Kids Shouldn't Have to Save the World, Lake, The, Night at the XYZZYies, A, Odyssey, Oily Deeps, The, OnNoEf, Pick Up the Phone Booth and Die, Pirates and Ninjas and Aliens, Oh My!, Profesee, The, Report, Revenge of the Chalupa, Secret Agent, Seventh Star, The, Sinking the Lily Jane, Six-Foot-Tall Man-Eating Chicken, The, Tears May Fall, Three Steps to the Left, Toxic Sewage (A (Love) Story)
• New Hints: Odyssey, Report
• New Fixed games: Sibilla, La
• Updated Hints: Mechanic Harry, Staff of Law, The, Temple of Zoren, The
• Updated Maps: Mechanic Harry, Revenge of the Chalupa, Temple of Zoren, The
• Updated Solutions: Edifice, The, Lost Dutchman's Mine, Mechanic Harry, Sinbad and the Golden Ship, Six-Foot-Tall Man-Eating Chicken, The
• New Reviews: Arrow of Death Part 2, Escape From Pulsar 7, Tangled Tale, A
• New Games: Adventuremania, Amulet, The, Another Day, Another Sea Monster, Basket of Destiny, Chicken Under the Window, The, Colonists of Procyon, Communion, Devil To Pay, The, Escape From School, FIRST WAVE, Then Jump Up and Down Screaming, Giant's Chest, Infiltration On Io, Kids Shouldn't Have to Save the World, Lake, The, Mania, Night at the XYZZYies, A, Oily Deeps, The, OnNoEf, Pirates and Ninjas and Aliens, Oh My!, Profesee, The, Revenge of the Chalupa, Safe As Houses, Secret Agent, Secret Mission, Shadow Warrior, Sinking the Lily Jane, Six-Foot-Tall Man-Eating Chicken, The, Tears May Fall, Three Steps to the Left, Toxic Sewage (A (Love) Story), Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom

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03-08-2016 (Gunness)

Our reviews section has led a quiet, unassuming life for a long time, but I'm happy to report that it's finally gotten some much-deserved attention. The last two months have seen no less than 19 new reviews, including one for Return to Earth. I hope you'll find some inspiration here, and by all means feel free to submit your own reviews! A particular thank you to Sudders and Zuperfaust for bringing this section to life.
I've also conducted a brief interview with Richard Alexander, who was a prolific publisher for the Sinclair QL. Do give it a read.

Contributors: Garry, Zuperfaust, terri, Sylvester, Sudders, jgerrie, Porkbelly, Gunness, Alex

• New Solutions: Alaskan Adventure, Alien Adventure, Anello di Lucrezia Borgia, L', Arabian Adventure, Arabian Nights, Around the World, Arrow One, Astronave Condannata, L', Atlantis, Black Hole, The, Corona di Pietra, La, Crime Adventure, Dalton Gang, The, Danger Is My Business, Dateline: Titanic, Deadly Game, The, Deathworld, Drago delle Caverne, Il, It's About Time..., Jack the Ripper Adventure, Jack the Ripper II, James Brand Adventure, Kidnapped, Klondike Adventure, Legacy, The, Mad Scientist, Madhouse, Max's Adventure, Menagerie, Mouse That Ate Chicago, The, Nuclear Submarine Adventure, Pharaos Grave Adventure, Robin Hood, Treasure Island, Volcano Island, Witches' Brew, Wizard's Sword, The
• New Maps: Alaskan Adventure, Alien Adventure, Alla Ricerca del Budda di Bodhnath, Anello di Lucrezia Borgia, L', Arabian Adventure, Arabian Nights, Around the World, Arrow of Death part 1, Arrow One, Astronave Condannata, L', Atlantis, Black Hole, The, Corona di Pietra, La, Crime Adventure, Dalton Gang, The, Danger Is My Business, Dateline: Titanic, Deadly Game, The, Deathworld, Drago delle Caverne, Il, It's About Time..., Jack the Ripper Adventure, Jack the Ripper II, James Brand Adventure, Kidnapped, Klondike Adventure, Mad Scientist, Madhouse, Max's Adventure, Menagerie, Mines of Saturn, Mouse That Ate Chicago, The, Nuclear Submarine Adventure, Pyramid, Return to Earth, Robin Hood, Success Mansion, Time Quest, Traveller, The, Traveller, The, Traveller, The, Treasure Island, Volcano Island, Witches' Brew, Wizard's Sword, The
• New Hints: Sledge of Rahmul, The, Success Mansion
• Updated Maps: Cave Quest, Corona di Pietra, La, Mad Scientist, Nuclear Submarine Adventure, Sledge of Rahmul, The, Traveller, The, Traveller, The, Traveller, The
• Updated Solutions: Cave Quest, Corona di Pietra, La, Mad Scientist, Nuclear Submarine Adventure
• New Reviews: Anello di Lucrezia Borgia, L', Astronave Condannata, L', Cave Quest, Cave Quest: La Terra delle Ragazze-Farfalla, Corona di Pietra, La, Drago delle Caverne, Il, Mines of Saturn, Return to Earth, Time Quest, Traveller, The
• New Games: Bongo King

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29-06-2016 (Gunness)

Nearly two years after we crossed the 6,000 games threshold, we've reached yet another milestone. The 7,000th game in the database was added today (psssst - it's a Jack the Ripper game)! I would never, ever have thought that the world of adventure games was so widespread. Very impressive. And there seems to be no end to the row of games (IFDb lists 8,078 games so there's one goal to set your sights on).
There's plenty more in the pipeline, but some of us have to go on holiday once in a while, so with apologies for leaving your material hanging, I'll bid you a fine summer (or winter, all depending). Thanks for keeping us alive and kicking!

Contributors: Zuperfaust, Garry, Gunness, Sylvester, Alex, Sudders, rwap, jgerrie

• New Solutions: Cave Quest, Cave Quest: La Terra delle Ragazze-Farfalla, Courier Who Missed Me, The, Crouton Caper, The, Digging for Onions, Freak Accident Leaves Seattle Pantsless, A, Fun and Games, Hand that Rocks the Pumpkin, The, Hypnotist of Ladies, Jack the Ripper III, Kleine Hobbit, Der, Last Laugh, The, Living Room, Mario - Die unheimliche Mine, Missione Odessa, Mistero della Piramide, Il, Nostradamus's Onion Sandwich, One Night in the North Atlantic, Operation: Sabotage, Pantsless in Seattle, President, the Democrats, and Smelly Pete, The, Pryde and the Pink Flamingo, Pumpkin, The, Right Tool, The, Segreto della Piramide di Cheope, Il, Sibilla, La, SpeedIF 11, part six, speedif zombie, SpeedIF3 - The Devil Made Me Do It, SpeedIF6 - A Top Hat for Eddie, Spy Who Always Wears Gloves Now, The, Stairs, Sunday Afternoon, Town Dragon, The, Triple Bear Beer, Under Cover of Darkness, X Chicken, The
• New Maps: Cattus Atrox, Cave Quest, Cave Quest: La Terra delle Ragazze-Farfalla, Courier Who Missed Me, The, Crouton Caper, The, Digging for Onions, Freak Accident Leaves Seattle Pantsless, A, Hand that Rocks the Pumpkin, The, Hypnotist of Ladies, Jack the Ripper III, Kleine Hobbit, Der, Last Laugh, The, Missione Odessa, Mistero della Piramide, Il, Nostradamus's Onion Sandwich, One Night in the North Atlantic, Operation: Sabotage, Pantsless in Seattle, Pharaos Grave Adventure, President, the Democrats, and Smelly Pete, The, Pryde and the Pink Flamingo, Pumpkin, The, Right Tool, The, Segreto della Piramide di Cheope, Il, Sibilla, La, speedif zombie, SpeedIF3 - The Devil Made Me Do It, SpeedIF6 - A Top Hat for Eddie, Spy Who Always Wears Gloves Now, The, Sunday Afternoon, Town Dragon, The, Triple Bear Beer, Under Cover of Darkness, X Chicken, The
• New Hints: Kleine Hobbit, Der
• Updated Maps: Cave Quest, Salvage III - The Master, Troll Castle
• Updated Solutions: Cave Quest, Living Room, Muse: An Autumn Romance, Salvage III - The Master, Troll Castle
• New Reviews: Arrow of Death part 1, Missione Odessa, Mistero della Piramide, Il, Rifts of Time, The, Robin Hood, Segreto della Piramide di Cheope, Il, Sibilla, La
• New Games: Cana According To Micah, Cave Quest: La Terra delle Ragazze-Farfalla, Chelsea of the South Sea, Courier Who Missed Me, The, Crouton Caper, The, Damien, Dennis the Dwarf at the Funfear, Digging for Onions, Freak Accident Leaves Seattle Pantsless, A, Hand that Rocks the Pumpkin, The, Hypnotist of Ladies, Jack the Ripper III, Lair, The, Last Laugh, The, Lauren of the 25th Century, Nostradamus's Onion Sandwich, One Night in the North Atlantic, Pantsless in Seattle, President, the Democrats, and Smelly Pete, The, Pryde and the Pink Flamingo, Pumpkin, The, Right Tool, The, Sock ‘n Tooth Affair, The, speedif zombie, SpeedIF3 - The Devil Made Me Do It, SpeedIF6 - A Top Hat for Eddie, Spy Who Always Wears Gloves Now, The, Success Mansion, Sunday Afternoon, Triple Bear Beer, Under Cover of Darkness, X Chicken, The

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09-06-2016 (Gunness)

Among a plethora of new games you'll also find a number of new reviews, by Garry and Sudders. I want to give a nod to both Treasure of Middle Earth (which appears to be a lazy bug fest and has zip to do with a certain fantasy novel) as well as The Sealed City, which at least has a terrific title screen. Yes, I'm a sucker for those! Read on and hopefully be inspired.

Contributors: Garry, Dom, Sudders, Sylvester, jgerrie, stevenjameshodgson, gamingafter40, terri, iamaran, ChickenMan, Gunness, therealdavetaylor, Alex

• New Solutions: Adventure in the Fifth Dimension!, Athanor, Beneath the Temple of Zeus, Boy and His Goat, A, Castle of Cire-Nampahc, The, Cattus Atrox, Citadelle, Coffins, Curse of the Pharaoh, The, Dedridge Castle, Demon Adventure, Dr. Livingston, Escape From the Dungeon of the Gods, Falling Angel, Fido and the Dead Body, House of Secrets, Mean Old Uncle Henry, Need! More! Toast!, Sagor der Eroberer, Star Trek Adventure #2, Treasure of Middle Earth, The
• New Maps: Adventure in the Fifth Dimension!, Arrow of Death part 1, Arrow of Death part 2, Athanor, Beneath the Temple of Zeus, Boy and His Goat, A, Castle of Cire-Nampahc, The, Circus, Citadelle, Coffins, Crash Dive!, Curse of the Pharaoh, The, Dedridge Castle, Demon Adventure, Dr. Livingston, Escape From Pulsar 7, Escape From the Dungeon of the Gods, Falling Angel, Fido and the Dead Body, Haunted House, House of Secrets, Mean Old Uncle Henry, Need! More! Toast!, Rifts of Time, The, Robin Hood, Sealed City, The, Spooky Manor, Ten Little Indians, Treasure of Elgon, The, Treasure of Middle Earth, The, Waxworks, Wizard of Akyrz, The
• New Hints: Escape From the Dungeon of the Gods, Sagor der Eroberer, Spooky Manor
• Updated Maps: Beneath the Temple of Zeus, Need! More! Toast!, Spooky Manor, Treasure of Middle Earth, The
• Updated Solutions: Adventure in the Fifth Dimension!, Sealed City, The, Star Trek Adventure #2, Treasure of Elgon, The, Treasure of Middle Earth, The
• New Reviews: Beneath the Temple of Zeus, Sealed City, The, Treasure of Elgon, The, Treasure of Middle Earth, The
• New Games: 007 - Im Dienste Seiner Majestaet, Anion 3, Boy and His Goat, A, Breakdown, Castle of Desolation, The, Castle Stormwrath, Coffins, Destiny the Dark Lord, Dr. Livingston, Explorer Adventure, Falling Angel, Fido and the Dead Body, Fun and Games, Golden Ikon of Ramisis, The, Goldmine, Grim Marshes, The, Hadesque, Haunted House, Herbert at the World's End, Jack and the Beanstalk, Living Room, London Adventure, Lost Circus, Lurking Beast, The, Menace of the Atom Monster, Misson To Zarkon, Monster's Final Hour, Presidentielles 88, Return to Zarkon, Shipwrecked, Space Station Zebra, SpeedIF 11, part six, Spy Adventure, Stairs, Star Trek Adventure #2, Stonefear Castle, The Opal Lily, Treasure of Middle Earth, The, Underground Adventure, Zeitmaschine, Die

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06-04-2016 (Gunness)

Ever felt like being a shark, munching on innocent beach visitors? With 2013's Jaws: The Text Adventure, you can. It's a homage to/parody of the Spielberg blockbuster, browser based but looking like a Spectrum game. A fun, little game which should only gobble up 15 to 20 minutes of your time.
Particular thanks to Garry for his large no. of contributions, and to Sudders for his work on the Jaws files :)

Contributors: Richard Bos, Garry, jgerrie, Ger K, Gunness, Sudders, fgerbig, impomatic, Alex, terri, Alastair, dave

• New Solutions: 1 Line Cave Adventure, 2604, 98769765, AAS Masters, Are You A Chef?, ASCII and the Argonauts, At the Bottom of the Garden, Bears, Bears, Bears, Behold!, Being the Little Guy, Beneath the Temple of Zeus, Blair Bee Project, The, Carnival, Castle Morgue, Cheating Death, Deep Breathing, Destiny of the Chihuahua, Dino Hunt, Don Madusak, Don Madusak, Don Madusak, Doomsday, EPISODE 2: Revenge of the Mutant Spiders, Excalibur, Fish and Spaceships, Floyd, Freak Accident Leaves Seattle Pantsless III, A: Endgame, Garden of the Dragon, Help! My Vacuum Cleaner Is Broken!, Jaws: The Text Adventure, Jaws: The Text Adventure, Lost Pig, Monkey Stole Your Toast, A, Moon Over Jupiter, Parallax Moon Bar Conspiracy, The, Pass the Banana, Plaque, Practical Astrology, Ragnarok: Twilight of the Gods, Reality Railroad, Star Trek - Flucht ins Paradies, Tragedy strikes at the XYZZY awards!, Triumphant Return of the Evil Sea Grape, Who's Afraid of the Balrog?
• New Maps: 2604, 98769765, AAS Masters, Are You A Chef?, ASCII and the Argonauts, At the Bottom of the Garden, Bears, Bears, Bears, Behold!, Being the Little Guy, Blair Bee Project, The, Carnival, Castle Morgue, Cheating Death, Crown of Lithrune, The, Dark Tower, The, Deep Breathing, Destiny of the Chihuahua, Dino Hunt, Don Madusak, Don Madusak, Doomsday, EPISODE 2: Revenge of the Mutant Spiders, Espionage Island, Excalibur, Fish and Spaceships, Floyd, Freak Accident Leaves Seattle Pantsless III, A: Endgame, Garden of the Dragon, Golden Baton, The, Haunted Forest, Help! My Vacuum Cleaner Is Broken!, Hobbit, The, Jaws: The Text Adventure, Laundry Blues, Lost Pig, MicroMUD, Monkey Stole Your Toast, A, Moon Over Jupiter, Parallax Moon Bar Conspiracy, The, Pass the Banana, Pilgrim, Plaque, Practical Astrology, Ragnarok: Twilight of the Gods, Reality Railroad, Star Trek - Flucht ins Paradies, Time Machine, The, Tragedy strikes at the XYZZY awards!, Triumphant Return of the Evil Sea Grape, Who's Afraid of the Balrog?
• Updated Hints: Deliverer
• Updated Maps: Don Madusak, Lost Pig
• Updated Solutions: Deliverer
• New Reviews: Crown of Lithrune, The, Espionage Island, Golden Baton, The, Haunted Forest, Jaws: The Text Adventure, Time Machine, The
• New Games: 98769765, Are You A Chef?, At the Bottom of the Garden, Bears, Bears, Bears, Behold!, Being the Little Guy, Blair Bee Project, The, Carnival, Cheating Death, Deep Breathing, Destiny of the Chihuahua, Diamond Ring, The, Dino Hunt, Doomsday, Down the Mine, EPISODE 2: Revenge of the Mutant Spiders, Fish and Spaceships, Floyd, Freak Accident Leaves Seattle Pantsless III, A: Endgame, Garden of the Dragon, Gloome of Skimbard, The, Help! My Vacuum Cleaner Is Broken!, Jaws: The Text Adventure, Laundry Blues, MicroMUD, Monkey Stole Your Toast, A, Moon Over Jupiter, Need! More! Toast!, Parallax Moon Bar Conspiracy, The, Plaque, Practical Astrology, Ragnarok: Twilight of the Gods, Reality Railroad, Recherche du Roi Richard, A la, Tragedy strikes at the XYZZY awards!, Treasure Island, Triumphant Return of the Evil Sea Grape

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24-02-2016 (Gunness)

I'm always pleased to see more reviews, as they're an invaluable assistance when it comes to picking and choosing between the nearly 7,000 games in the database. Recently, our user Sudders has been highly active on this front, and you'll find his latest reviews right here.
I'd also like to thank Mousey for his work on adding new Zenobi games for the Atari ST. Much appreciated!

Contributors: Sudders, impomatic, Sylvester, Mousey, Gunness, Alex, ahope1, Alastair

• New Maps: 1 Line Cave Adventure, Adventure, Eye of Bain, The, Fantasia Diamond, Golden Apple, The, Ground Zero, Harcon - Herr des Lichts, Harcon - Herr des Lichts, Inca Curse, Planet of Death, Ship of Doom, Wizards Spell
• Updated Maps: Harcon - Herr des Lichts
• New Reviews: 1 Line Cave Adventure, Adventure, Eye of Bain, The, Golden Apple, The, Ground Zero, Inca Curse, Planet of Death, Ship of Doom
• New Games: Adventurer, The, Aisle, Border Warfare, Cortizone, End Day 2240, Gothmog's Lair, High Terror, Kalkazor, Kidnapped, New Arrival, Out For the Count, Plateau of the Past, Skull Cave, Souldrinker, Survivor, Thief, The, Venganza Del Castillo Encantado, La

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18-01-2016 (Gunness)

Not a lot to report today, so without further ado, here are the latest additions, with particular thanks to Garry for his steady stream of material.

Contributors: Garry, Alex, Gunness

• New Solutions: Cinderella, Journey of a Space Traveller, Question of Death, A, School of Death, The
• New Maps: Cinderella, Journey of a Space Traveller, Question of Death, A, School of Death, The
• Updated Maps: Gnurz
• Updated Solutions: Gnurz
• New Games: 6 Keys of Tangrin, The, Adventure 1 ou La Grotte, Adventure 2 ou L'Accusation, Cinderella, Question of Death, A, School of Death, The, Spy From the North, The