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- Sat Sep 27, 2025 5:19 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Jason Wells' port of The Mysterious Tower (Tower of Mystery, written by Gary McGath)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4186
Re: Jason Wells' port of The Mysterious Tower
This had me confused. The game is actually called 'Tower of Mystery' and was written by Gary McGath, not Jason Wells. The fixed game that I submitted a long time ago had been unzipped, but it shouldn't have been, so I've resubmitted it. The zip file contains an auto-booting Atari 8-bit disk image.
- Sun Sep 14, 2025 12:12 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Porting Warlord (Argus Specialist Publications) to Inform 6
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10265
Re: Porting Warlord (Argus Specialist Publications) to Inform 6
That's original...and amusing.
- Thu Sep 11, 2025 5:36 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Porting Warlord (Argus Specialist Publications) to Inform 6
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10265
- Thu Aug 28, 2025 1:14 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Ian Watt question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6091
Re: Ian Watt question
I was going to say the same thing, but Alastair beat me to it.
- Sat Jul 12, 2025 4:50 pm
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Feature request: "needs maps?"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10513
Re: Feature request: "needs maps?"
That's not a silly suggestion at all. I know that I've got a large backlog of maps and solutions that I haven't contributed yet, partially for lack of time and partially for lack of organisation on my part.
I would also like to see a Needs screen grab check box, as I can provide these fairly easily ...
I would also like to see a Needs screen grab check box, as I can provide these fairly easily ...
- Tue Jun 24, 2025 3:08 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
- Views: 265512
Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Just tried it and, yes, it does. You can finish the game in one move. That's a bug.
The SAY routine starts at line 990. At line 1010, it tests if the noun is "MUSH" and the location is not 19. If those conditions are true, it prints "Nothing happens", but it then falls through to line 1020 and ...
The SAY routine starts at line 990. At line 1010, it tests if the noun is "MUSH" and the location is not 19. If those conditions are true, it prints "Nothing happens", but it then falls through to line 1020 and ...
- Tue Jun 03, 2025 5:18 pm
- Forum: The modern era
- Topic: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025
- Replies: 12
- Views: 95091
Re: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025
Thanks, guys, but it could just as easily have gone to any of the top 5 games, depending on the whim of the voting public.
- Sun Jun 01, 2025 5:43 am
- Forum: The modern era
- Topic: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025
- Replies: 12
- Views: 95091
Re: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025
The results of Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025 are now available. The quality of the games was really high and the authors should all be proud of themselves. Every participant won a prize (except for the host, as he's not eligible for prizes). Cash prizes totalled US$400 and the 6th and 7th place ...
- Fri May 16, 2025 3:51 pm
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted
- Replies: 82
- Views: 367283
Re: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted
I think KQuest II is going to be hard to find. It's not on the SynTax web site and a Google search doesn't reveal much. It might be MIA.
- Fri May 16, 2025 3:29 am
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted
- Replies: 82
- Views: 367283
- Thu May 08, 2025 6:14 am
- Forum: Site feedback & announcements
- Topic: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted
- Replies: 82
- Views: 367283
Re: Duplicate games & games that should be deleted
I don't believe so. 'Incubo' (which is Italian for 'Nightmare') was written much later (June 1987) after Epic 3000 had ceased publication. The last issue was December 1986.Garry, regarding the two E.T.s do you know if there is an "E.T. version" of Amos Newton - Incubo?
- Thu May 01, 2025 1:21 pm
- Forum: The modern era
- Topic: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025
- Replies: 12
- Views: 95091
Re: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025
The games submitted to Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025 are now available for playing and judging. All games are free to play for the duration of the judging period, which starts today and finishes on 31 May 2025.
The rules required that the games must be text adventures (i.e. parser-based ...
The rules required that the games must be text adventures (i.e. parser-based ...
- Wed Apr 30, 2025 1:02 pm
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
- Views: 265512
Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
Thanks. I didn't know that, as I hadn't seen the book.
- Wed Apr 23, 2025 5:58 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
- Replies: 210
- Views: 265512
Re: Another Classic Ported to TRS-80 MC-10
That's actually from Creative Computing (the magazine, not the publisher). It was reprinted in David Ahl's book a couple of years later. David Ahl was the publisher of Creative Computing and editor of the book.
- Mon Mar 24, 2025 5:38 am
- Forum: The modern era
- Topic: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025
- Replies: 12
- Views: 95091
Re: Text Adventure Literacy Jam 2025
That's the hope. However, beginners don't even know that this genre exists, so it's almost impossible to draw them in to try the games. If you know any beginners, let them know about the competition and encourage them to give it a go. If they strike a bad game, encourage them to try another one. Not ...