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Games with files timestamped Dec 1997
The Mad Bomber
| Author: | Neil James Brown | | Genre: | Abuses>Non-IF game | | Released: | 1997 | | Review: | Another Inform videogame. This one's a relative of Canyon Bomber,
except that the bombs don't have any horizontal momentum, which makes it kind of easy.
Rating: Not rated
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
| | Downloads: | - 1997-12-08 bomber.inf (6.80 KB)
- Inform source code (version: Release 3)
- 1997-12-08 bomber.z5 (3.50 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable (version: 3)
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Night of the Vampire Bunnies
| Author: | Jason Dyer | | Genre: | Horror>Vampire | | Review: | A nothing-special attempt at humor by a 10-year-old, set in a
graveyard. The parser is an inconsistent blend of general two-word
commands and special full-sentence syntaces. Contains a small,
innocuous maze. The original BASIC version has no save game feature.
Rating: **
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
| | Downloads: | - 1995-05-03 bunny.zip (11.83 KB)
- BASIC source code (compatible with GW-BASIC)
- 1997-12-06 bunny_s.zip (20.08 KB)
- Inform source code (version: 4)
- 1997-12-06 bunny.z5 (77.00 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable (version: 4)
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Mystery Fun House
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
Pyramid of Doom
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
Ghost Town
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
Savage Island, Part I
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
Savage Island, Part II
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
The Golden Voyage
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
The Horror of Rylvania
| Author: | D. A. Leary | | Publisher: | Adventions | | Genre: | Horror>Vampire | | Released: | 1993 | | License: | Former shareware | | Review: | A nice vampire game. Very much based on object puzzles and hunting for potion ingredients, but there's some good interactive storytelling underlying it. Full of clichés, but it delivers them with considerable gusto.
I hope I'm not giving away too much here, but it's hard to write a review without mentioning the first of the game's big plot twists: fairly early on, the player character is turned into a vampire. It doesn't really carry the this far enough, though. Your special powers are few and unsatisfying, you only seem to have superhuman strength when the plot calls for it, and you can be killed surprisingly easily for one of the undead. But it does provide the basis for a modal environment, with some locations that you can only visit as a human and others that you can only visit as a vampire.
Two mazes, scattered violence, easy to lock yourself out of victory, expects you to dig in places just because you can. The "help" command gives gentle guidance through the early stages of the game.
Rating: ****
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (25 Mar 2001)
| | Review: | Creepy, satisfyingly scary. You're on a hiking trip in Central Europe, and your companion gets killed by werewolves--and you're next on the menu. There are lots of gratuitous puzzles, and some of them aren't very interesting--but a few are pretty creative, and the plot is unusually well done for a puzzle-oriented game. Has an interesting twist at the end--it's an early prototype of what's come to be known as the Zarfian ending. Very gory in parts. Originally released as shareware, but when a project to release all the Adventions games on a CD failed, this and all the rest were made available for free.
Rating: ****
Reviewed by Duncan Stevens (09 Jul 2000)
| | Related Links: | SPAG reviews
| | Downloads: | - 1997-12-04 adventions.tar.gz (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: Release 2.5, all the Adventions games tarred and gzipped together)
- 1997-12-04 adventions.zip (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: Release 2.5, zipped together with all the other Adventions games)
- 1993-11-01 rylvania.sea.bin (233.00 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: Release 1.0, demo)
- 1993-11-01 rylvania.sea.hqx (316.45 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: Release 1.0, demo)
- 1993-11-01 rylvania.tar.Z (164.92 KB)
- TADS executable (version: Release 1.0, demo)
- 1993-11-01 rylvania.zip (226.02 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (version: Release 1.0, demo)
- 1994-04-27 rylvania.sol (9.83 KB)
- Walkthrough
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Unnkulian Underworld: The Unknown Unventure
Part of the Unnkulian series
| Author: | D. A. Leary | | Publisher: | Adventions | | Genres: | Fantasy>Cave crawl
Humor>Satire | | Released: | 1990 | | Review: | The first episode in the satirical Unnkulian saga. Like Zork,
it's set in a high fantasy environment peppered with anacronisms. You're a
slave to Kuulest, a wise hermit who dies during the intro. This makes you
free, but also charges you with the obligation of descending into the ancient
caverns of the Valley King to set something or other right. All the
recurring themes of the Unnkulian games are established here, from Duhdhism
and the obligatory fried egg puzzle to the Acme Corporation and its
vastly inferior products. Hunger is a factor, but not a seriously limiting
one. Contains a maze. Contains a lot of old adventure cliches, for that
matter, but mostly for the sake of mocking them. Has some very nice puzzles,
the sort where the solution arrives in a blaze of inspiration while you're
waiting for the bus or whatever.
Rating: ****
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
| | Related Links: | SPAG reviews
| | Downloads: | - 1997-12-04 adventions.tar.gz (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: Release 3.01, all the Adventions games tarred and gzipped together)
- 1997-12-04 adventions.zip (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: Release 3.01, all the Adventions games zipped together)
- 1993-07-30 uu1v301.arc (300.45 KB)
- Atari ST executable (version: Release 3.01)
- 1993-10-26 unnk1v301.sit.bin (277.38 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: Release 3.01)
- 1993-10-26 unnk1v301.sit.hqx (377.55 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: Release 3.01)
- 1993-07-25 uu1v301.oldtr.tar.Z (267.64 KB)
- TADS 2.1 and older executable (version: Release 3.01)
- 1993-04-20 uu1v301.tar.Z (168.16 KB)
- TADS executable (version: Release 3.01)
- 1993-01-09 unnk1v30.zip (291.79 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (version: Release 3.0)
- 1999-03-04 unnkulian1.sol (11.01 KB)
- Walkthrough
- 2004-10-03 unnkulian1.step (11.32 KB)
- solution
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Unnkulian Unventure II: The Secret of Acme
Part of the Unnkulian series
| Author: | David Baggett | | Publisher: | Adventions | | Genres: | Fantasy
Humor>Satire | | Released: | 1991 | | Review: | This game follows the further exploits of the slave-turned-adventurer from
Unnkulia 1. Your fame for surviving the
Unnkulian Underworld is beginning to wane, and you need a new adventure to
drum up some publicity. Further details about your goal are kept secret
until the very end. Good object-based puzzles, a nice feel to the outdoor
section, lots of red herrings, a couple of deliberately incomplete direction
lists and a small maze. Has more of a modern slant than its predecessor, in
that the "dungeon" sections consist of Acme's secet underground research
complex. Command parsing isn't as strong as it could be in TADS - I had to
hunt a bit for the correct phrasing in a couple of places, but it's bearable.
As in UU1, you get hungry, but there's loads of food scattered around. Some
hints provided in the game by Robert Abernathy.
Rating: ****
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
| | Related Links: | SPAG reviews
| | Downloads: | - 1997-12-04 adventions.tar.gz (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: Release 3.0, all the Adventions games tarred and gzipped together)
- 1997-12-04 adventions.zip (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: Release 3.0, all the Adventions games zipped together)
- 1993-07-30 uu2v30.arc (321.06 KB)
- Atari ST executable (version: Release 3.0, with demo of Unnkulia Zero)
- 1993-10-26 unnk2v30.sit.bin (296.63 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: Release 3.0)
- 1993-10-26 unnk2v30.sit.hqx (403.97 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: Release 3.0)
- 1993-07-25 uu2v30.oldtr.tar.Z (286.80 KB)
- TADS 2.1 and older executable (version: Release 3.0)
- 1993-04-20 uu2v30.tar.Z (191.50 KB)
- TADS executable (version: Release 3.0)
- 1993-01-09 unnk2v30.zip (312.87 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (version: Release 3.0)
- 1992-11-23 unnkulian2.sol (6.50 KB)
- Walkthrough
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Return to Pirate's Island
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
The Hulk
Part of Questprobe
Spiderman
Part of Questprobe
Heist
Unnkulia One-Half: The Salesman Triumphant
Part of the Unnkulian series
Unnkulia Zero: The Search for Amanda
Part of the Unnkulian series
| Author: | D. A. Leary | | Publisher: | Adventions | | Genres: | Fantasy
Humor>Satire | | Released: | 1993 | | License: | Former shareware | | Review: | Although this is the third game in the Unnkulian series, it's set before
the others. As a brave but acrophobic warrior loyal to the Valley King,
you must rescue his beloved Amanda from her abductors, the dread demons of
Unnkul. In the process, you learn much about the history of the valley,
and gain your first glimpses of its future. Fairly difficult, with
several major sticking points and opportunities to leave behind important
items (which are often the ones that seem the most unimportant). Packed
with references to the other Unnkulia games, including many items and
rooms that are otherwise mere red herrings. Hunger is a factor.
Rating: ****
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
| | Related Links: | SPAG reviews
| | Downloads: | - 1997-12-04 adventions.tar.gz (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: 1.0G, all the Adventions games gzipped together)
- 1997-12-04 adventions.zip (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: 1.0G, all the Adventions games zipped together)
- 1993-07-30 unnkhz10.arc (424.43 KB)
- Atari ST executable (version: 1.0, incomplete)
- 1993-10-26 unnkhz10.sit.bin (396.38 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: 1.0, incomplete)
- 1993-10-26 unnkhz10.sit.hqx (539.90 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: 1.0, incomplete)
- 1993-07-25 unnkhz10.oldtr.tar.Z (289.23 KB)
- TADS 2.1 or older executable (version: 1.0, incomplete)
- 1993-04-20 unnkhz10.tar.Z (186.33 KB)
- TADS executable (version: 1.0, incomplete)
- 1993-03-14 unnkhz10.zip (385.22 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (version: 1.0, incomplete)
- 1994-04-07 unnkulia.zero.sol (13.25 KB)
- solution
- 1998-08-03 unnkulia.zero1.0g.sol (13.93 KB)
- updated solution
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The Legend Lives!
Part of the Unnkulian series
| Author: | David Baggett | | Publisher: | Adventions | | Genres: | Science Fiction
Fantasy
Religious | | Released: | 1994 | | Review: | Set in the same world as the Unnkulian series, but centuries later, in a
world with computer networks, space travel, and the Akmi Corporation as
the galaxy's major power. The protagonist is a graduate student who stumbles
across a terrible secret: a computer virus that's taking over the net, and
with it the world. Could this be the revenge of the ancient and forgotten
Unnkulians? A richly detailed game, with lots of interactive gadgets to play
with, but also an ambitious work of art, with some quite lyrical prose and an
interesting combination of the silly and the serious. One major experiment
is the use of lengthy sections of non-interactive text at key points in the
plot, sort of like the cut-scenes and cartoons found in graphic adventures.
Opinions about this vary. Adaptive hint system built into the game. Slow
on some systems. Knowledge of the Unnkulian saga helps in understanding
events; consider playing them first.
Rating: *****
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
| | Downloads: | - 1997-12-04 adventions.tar.gz (1.08 MB)
- TADS 2.* executable (version: Opus 2, version 1.1G, all the Adventions games gzipped together)
- 1997-12-04 adventions.zip (1.08 MB)
- TADS 2.* executable (version: Opus 2, version 1.1G, all the Adventions games zipped together)
- 1995-03-08 legend.bin (422.25 KB)
- TADS 2.* executable (version: Opus 2, Version 1.0)
- 1995-03-08 legend.hqx (573.77 KB)
- TADS 2.* executable (version: Opus 2, Version 1.0, Mac HQX file)
- 1995-10-13 legend-src.tar.Z (344.13 KB)
- TADS source code (version: 1.0)
- 1995-05-04 legend.tar.Z (413.14 KB)
- TADS 2.* executable (version: Opus 2, Version 1.1, Contains .GAM file)
- 1995-05-04 legend386.zip (463.37 KB)
- TADS 2.* executable (version: Ops 2, Version 1.1, bundled with MS-DOS runtime)
- 1995-10-13 legndsrc.zip (273.49 KB)
- TADS source code (version: 1.0)
- 1997-08-16 legend.sol (9.60 KB)
- solution
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Adventure
| Alternate Titles: | Abenteuer, ADVENT, Adventure in Humongous Cave, Aventura, Aventure, Avontuur, Colossal Adventure - Jewels of Darkness, Colossal Cave, nuntalyli'u, Original Adventure
| | Authors: | William Crowther and Donald Woods | | Genre: | Fantasy>Cave crawl | | Released: | 1976 | | Review: | The original. What more can be said? This was the first adventure game; the whole genre is named after it. Without it, Infocom would have been just another maker of business software, Sierra On-line would be primarily known for adaptations of coin-op videogames, and Volker Blasius would have a life. A detailed description of this game's history and significance can be found in Graham Nelson's "The Craft of Adventure".
Ignoring the profound historical significance for a moment, it's a treasure hunt in a cave, like most of the early adventures (including Zork). It has a verb-noun parser, minimal detail, two big annoying mazes, magic words, nonsense puzzles, and occasional death without warning. None
of this matters. Download it anyway. You cannot consider yourself a true adventurer until you've played this game.
There are many different versions of this game, some of which include
additions by later authors. The original gave a total of 350 points.
Later additions usually award a higher final score.
Rating: ***
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (03 Jul 2000)
| | Play Online: | Play it at ifiction.org: 350 point version
Play it at ifiction.org: 350 point version (German translation)
Play it at ifiction.org: 350 point version (Spanish translation)
| | Related Links: | The Colossal Cave Adventure Page: A web site all about this game and its history
SPAG reviews
| | Downloads: | - 1997-12-04 adventions.tar.gz (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: 2.0G, additional material by David Baggett, full-sentence parser, all the Adventions games gzipped together)
- 1997-12-04 adventions.zip (1.08 MB)
- TADS executable (version: 2.0G, additional material by David Baggett, full-sentence parser, all the Adventions games zipped together)
- 1993-10-26 ccr.sit.bin (481.13 KB)
- Macintosh executable, TADS source code (version: 1.0, additional material by David Baggett, full-sentence parser)
- 1993-10-26 ccr.sit.hqx (655.11 KB)
- Macintosh executable, TADS source code (version: 1.0, additional material by David Baggett, full-sentence parser)
- 1993-07-25 ccr.oldtr.tar.Z (352.14 KB)
- TADS 2.1 or earlier executable, TADS source code (version: 1.0, additional material by David Baggett, full-sentence parser)
- 1993-07-10 ccr.tar.Z (264.27 KB)
- TADS executable, TADS source code (version: 1.0, additional material by David Baggett, full-sentence parser)
- 1993-07-10 ccr.zip (374.29 KB)
- MS-DOS executable, TADS source code (version: 1.0, additional material by David Baggett, full-sentence parser)
- 1993-07-22 firstadv.zip (159.08 KB)
- AGT executable (version: 1.4, ported by David Gasior, bundled with MS-DOS runtime, full-sentence parser)
- 1993-08-04 hugecave.zip (437.88 KB)
- AGT executable (version: 2.0, additional material by David Malmberg, bundled with MS-DOS runtime, full-sentence parser, 1000 points)
- 1996-07-02 adv350.lha (68.28 KB)
- Amiga executable (ported by Don Ekman and David Kinder, 350 points)
- 1996-11-20 adv350jg.lha (82.26 KB)
- Amiga executable (ported by Jim Gillogly and David Kinder, 350 points)
- 1997-08-03 adv350r4.lha (69.92 KB)
- Amiga executable (version: DECUS release 4, ported by David Kinder, 350 points)
- 1996-02-06 adv430.lha (161.50 KB)
- Amiga executable (version: 2.5, ported by David Kinder, additional material by Donald Woods, 430 points), C source code
- 1996-01-08 adv550.lha (201.46 KB)
- Amiga executable (ported by David Kinder, additional material by Ken C. Wellsch, 550 points), C source code
- 1996-05-28 adv551.lha (123.36 KB)
- Amiga executable (ported by David Kinder, additional material by Doug McDonald, 551 points)
- 1996-01-08 adv660.lha (274.78 KB)
- C source code, Amiga executable (version: 10.06, ported by David Kinder, additional material by Mike Arnautov, 660 points, requires Kicksart 2.04)
- 1996-11-20 Adventure.lha (644.33 KB)
- Amiga executable (ported by David Kinder, contains all of Kinder's amiga ports listed below)
- 1993-06-30 hugecave.lzh (237.20 KB)
- Amiga executable (additional material by David Malmberg, 1000 points)
- 1995-11-17 atari8gm.zip (790.45 KB)
- Atari 800 executable
- 1992-12-06 adventr.arc (64.75 KB)
- Atari ST executable (ported by Marvin W. Rasmussen)
- 2003-07-06 beebgames.zip (1.32 MB)
- BBC executable (additional material by Mike Austin, Nick Austin, and Pete Austin)
- 1997-02-13 ColossalAdventure.zip (19.77 KB)
- BBC executable (additional material by Mike Austin, Nick Austin, and Pete Austin)
- 1995-03-19 advc64.zip (88.38 KB)
- Commodore executable (ported by Jim Butterfield), BASIC source code (version: 4)
- 1997-06-09 C64adv.zip (2.78 MB)
- Commodore executable
- 1997-05-17 Int-Fic.zip (96.11 KB)
- Commodore executable
- 2005-02-11 cpm-advent-b03.zip (118.01 KB)
- CP/M executable (version: B03, ported by Mike Goetz, 580 points)
- 2000-08-13 cpm-advent.zip (736.95 KB)
- CP/M executable (version: A02, ported by Mike Goetz, 350 points), FORTRAN source code, CP/M executable (version: B00, 550 points), CP/M executable (version: B01, 550 points), CP/M executable (version: A02, 580 points)
- 2002-11-15 advent.blb (190.83 KB)
- Glulx executable (version: 5, ported by Simon Baldwin, GUI enhancements)
- 2000-04-01 advent.ulx (163.50 KB)
- Glulx executable (version: release 5, ported by Andrew Plotkin)
- 1997-01-03 colossal.hex (121.24 KB)
- Hugo 2.2a executable (ported by Kent Tessman)
- 2001-12-19 adv440-linux.tgz (98.93 KB)
- Linux executable (ported by Mike Arnautov, 440 points)
- 2002-01-04 adv550_glk_linux.tar.gz (146.54 KB)
- Linux executable, Linux executable (ported by Mike Arnautov)
- 2002-01-04 adv660_glk_linux.tar.gz (213.96 KB)
- Linux executable (ported by Mike Arnautov, 660 points)
- 2006-12-30 adv770-1.80-linux-glk.tgz (717.16 KB)
- Linux executable (version: 1.80, additional material by Mike Arnautov, 770 points)
- 1993-01-13 adventure-11.hqx (134.81 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: 1.1, ported by Anthony C. Ard, 550 points)
- 1999-01-29 Adventure.sit (100.93 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: 2.5.m2, ported by Jacob Munkhammar, additional material by Donald Woods, 430 points)
- 2005-12-02 HCMacPkg.sit (710.41 KB)
- Macintosh executable (version: 1, ported by Al Golden, additional material by David Malmberg, 1000 points), hints, maps in GIF format
- 1994-04-29 advos2.zip (70.15 KB)
- OS/2 2.x executable (ported by John W. Kennedy, additional material by Jerry D. Pohl, three-score version)
- 1992-11-12 adv.arc (55.75 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (ported by Jerry D. Pohl, three-score version)
- 1992-11-12 adv350de.zip (138.78 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (ported by Don Ekman), FORTRAN source code, walkthrough
- 1997-03-05 adv350kb.zip (76.99 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (ported by Kevin Black, 350 points)
- 1994-10-11 adv350kp.zip (220.38 KB)
- FORTRAN source code, MS-DOS executable (ported by Ken Plotkin)
- 1996-09-16 adv370.zip (56.05 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (ported by Paul Munoz-Colman, 370 points)
- 1999-08-21 adv375.zip (60.00 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (additional material by Walt Bilofsky and Jim Gillogly, 375 points)
- 2001-12-30 adv440.zip (124.20 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (ported by Mike Arnautov, 440 points)
- 2002-10-19 adv550_glk.zip (886.27 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (ported by Mike Arnautov and David Kinder, 550 points)
- 1993-07-22 adv550.zip (115.75 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (version: B00, ported by Steve Dover, 550 points)
- 1993-03-25 adv551.zip (118.40 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (version: 6.6, ported by Magnus Olsson, additional material by Doug McDonald, 551 points)
- 2002-10-19 adv660_glk.zip (468.19 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (ported by Mike Arnautov and David Kinder, 660 points)
- 1995-11-29 adv660.zip (199.93 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (version: 10.06, additional material by Mike Arnautov, 660 points)
- 2006-12-30 adv770-1.80-dos.zip (732.34 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (version: 1.80, additional material by Mike Arnautov, 770 points)
- 2006-12-30 adv770-1.80-win-glk.zip (1.17 MB)
- Windows executable (version: 1.80, additional material by Mike Arnautov)
- 1996-06-16 advbds.zip (140.99 KB)
- C source code, MS-DOS executable (ported by Bob Withers, three-score version)
- 1996-02-05 advent25.zip (95.56 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (version: 2.5, additional material by Donald Woods, 430 points)
- 1993-03-25 advtc2.zip (98.40 KB)
- MS-DOS executable (by Jerry D. Pohl, three-score version), C source code
- 2006-10-17 CCave.zip (1.57 MB)
- Windows executable (version: V2006.1.2, ported by C. Young, relies on graphics, music, primitive parser, GUI version)
- 2005-12-02 HCWinPkg.zip (774.07 KB)
- 1000 points, hints in Z-code format, maps in GIF format
- 2004-11-01 advent_rus.zip (259.05 KB)
- MS-DOS executable in Russian, C source code in Russian
- 1992-11-12 winadv21.zip (127.25 KB)
- Windows executable (version: 2.1, ported by Wolfgang Strobl and Ken C. Wellsch, additional material by David Platt, 550 points)
- 2000-12-28 adv350-pdp10.tar.gz (48.85 KB)
- FORTRAN source code
- 2003-04-08 adv350-php.zip (54.47 KB)
- PHP source code (ported by Matt Cox, requires MySQL)
- 1996-11-13 adv350jg.zip (62.31 KB)
- C source code (version: 1.2, ported by Jim Gillogly, 350 points)
- 1997-03-05 adv350kb-src.zip (64.56 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (ported by Kevin Black)
- 2002-11-01 adv350r4_f77.tar.gz (51.85 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (version: DECUS release 4, ported by Linards Ticmanis)
- 1996-12-12 adv350r4.tar.gz (51.06 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (version: DECUS release 4, ported by Kevin Black)
- 1996-09-16 adv370s.zip (181.10 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (ported by Paul Munoz-Colman, 370 points)
- 2001-12-17 adv440.tgz (156.53 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (additional material by Peter Luckett and Jack Pike, 440 points)
- 1993-03-25 adv550s.zip (131.48 KB)
- C source code (ported by Ken C. Wellsch, additional material by David Platt, 550 points)
- 1995-11-29 adv660.tar.Z (227.66 KB)
- C source code (version: 10.06, additional material by Mike Arnautov, 660 points)
- 2006-12-28 adv770-1.80-C-src.tgz (619.12 KB)
- C source code (version: 1.80, additional material by Mike Arnautov)
- 2002-01-04 advent_acode.tar.gz (778.67 KB)
- A-code source code (ported by Mike Arnautov, 550 points), A-code source code (ported by Mike Arnautov, 660 points), solution
- 2003-08-20 advent_forth.zip (56.92 KB)
- Forth source code (350 points, compatible with Gforth, Win32Forth, bigFORTH, VFX Forth, Swiftforth, and PFE)
- 2002-09-30 advent_unisys2200.zip (24.95 KB)
- MAPPER source code (ported by Jared Mathes)
- 2003-03-18 advent-5.2.2-5.tar.gz (161.34 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (version: 5.2/2, ported by Johann Gunnar Oskarsson, additional material by David Long)
- 2003-03-19 advent-orig550.tar.gz (115.35 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (additional material by David Platt, 550 points), PL-6 source code, A-code source code
- 1996-03-18 advent-original.tar.gz (50.42 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (This is the ur-text from which most other versions are derived.)
- 1992-12-21 advent.tar.Z (155.56 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (version: 5.2/2, additional material by David Long, 501 points)
- 1996-01-29 Adventure2.5.tar.gz (67.18 KB)
- C source code (version: 2.5, additional material by Donald Woods, 430 points)
- 1994-04-29 advos2s.zip (58.45 KB)
- C source code (ported by John W. Kennedy, additional material by Jerry D. Pohl, three-score version, for OS/2)
- 1994-02-16 advqnx.tar.gz (38.63 KB)
- C source code (additional material by Jerry D. Pohl, three-score version, for Unix)
- 1992-12-16 advsrc.zip (115.03 KB)
- FORTRAN source code (version: 6.6, additional material by Doug McDonald, 551 points)
- 1993-03-18 cave.zip (45.12 KB)
- AGT source code (350 points)
- 1995-12-29 hugecv-s.zip (216.23 KB)
- AGT source code (additional material by David Malmberg, 1000 points), solution
- 2000-10-12 colossal.hug (121.68 KB)
- Hugo source code (version: Release 2.2a, ported by Kent Tessman)
- 2003-04-26 Avontuur.inf (149.62 KB)
- Inform source code in Dutch (version: 8, translated by Yuri Robbers)
- 2006-11-12 polyadv_320a.zip (1.22 MB)
- TADS source code (version: 3.20a, ported by David Baggett, David Picton, and Bennett Standeven, original 350-point version, 550-point version by David Platt, 551-point version by David Long, 580-point version by Mike Goetz, and combined 701-point versions)
- 2003-07-22 level9.zip (1.26 MB)
- Spectrum executable (optional graphics)
- 1997-11-27 zx.zip (2.88 MB)
- Spectrum executable (optional graphics)
- 2006-11-12 polyadv.gam (849.18 KB)
- TADS executable (version: 3.20 Rev. A, ported by David Baggett, David Picton, and Bennett Standeven, original 350-point version, 550-point version by David Platt, 551-point version by David Long, 580-point version by Mike Goetz, and combined 701-point versions)
- 2006-06-12 Advent.z5 (135.00 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable (version: 9, ported by Graham Nelson, 350 points)
- 2001-11-23 advent.z6 (115.50 KB)
- Z-code 6 executable (version: 10, ported by Jason C. Penney)
- 2003-04-26 Avontuur.z5 (150.00 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable in Dutch (version: 8, translated by Yuri Robbers)
- 2000-05-17 aventure.z5 (126.50 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable in French (translated by Jean-Luc Pontico)
- 1998-04-19 abent.z5 (123.50 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable in German (version: 5, translated by Toni Arnold, full-sentence parser)
- 2005-12-02 HugeCave.z8 (325.00 KB)
- Z-code 8 executable (version: 1, ported by Al Golden, additional material by David Malmberg, 1000 points)
- 2005-12-02 HugeHint.z5 (122.00 KB)
- hints in Z-code format for Humongous Cave 1000-point version
- 2002-12-10 nuntalylihu.z5 (144.50 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable in Lojban (version: 5)
- 1997-12-09 aventura.zip (79.16 KB)
- Z-code executable in Spanish (version: 1, translated by José Luis Díaz)
- 1995-01-19 Craft.Of.Adventure.txt (96.89 KB)
- essay by Graham Nelson, containing quite a bit of background on this game
- 1996-09-24 ColossalAdventure.clues (18.34 KB)
- clue sheet
- 1995-11-24 col-adv.step (6.45 KB)
- solution
- 1998-02-07 Adv_walk.zip (7.51 KB)
- solution and map in GUEmap format for 350 point version
- 1997-09-12 adv660-hints.txt (23.86 KB)
- hints for 660-point version
- 1993-08-02 adven550.sol (25.93 KB)
- solution for the 550-point version
- 1997-08-17 adventure-walkthrough.txt (13.75 KB)
- solution for the 350-point version
- 1992-12-31 adventure.step (10.29 KB)
- solution for the 350-point version
- 1999-12-26 hcavesol.zip (68.01 KB)
- solution to 1000-point "humongous" version
- 1995-11-21 jgunness.zip (159.04 KB)
- Walkthrough for Level 9 version
- 1996-10-15 Sols1.zip (213.57 KB)
- solution
- 1992-12-02 winadsol.zip (29.96 KB)
- solution to the 550-point version
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Transylvania
| Author: | Antonio Antiochia | | Genres: | Horror>Vampire
Fantasy | | Released: | 1981 | | License: | Former commercial | | Review: | A mixture of traditional horror and fantasy motifs, with a flying
saucer thrown in for good measure.
The princess Sabrina lies ensorcelled in a vampire's castle, and will
die at dawn unless you can rescue her. Features graphics that get
stroked in as you watch, and which were considered quite good in their
day. Fairly small, two-word parser, easy puzzles, monsters that
wander around at random, and a time limit on the whole game.
The original documentation is unavailable, but the off-disk copy
protection is contained in the file trans.clue. There are at least
two versions of this game, with some slight differences in the puzzles.
Rating: **
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
| | Downloads: | - 1996-09-21 trans.clue (355 bytes)
- essential documentation
- 1996-09-21 trans.zip (191.19 KB)
- Apple II executable
- 1997-06-04 transylvania.zip (67.17 KB)
- Commodore executable
- 1997-12-01 Transylvania.sit (76.47 KB)
- Macintosh executable
- 1997-06-15 transpc.zip (102.87 KB)
- MS-DOS executable
- 1996-10-15 Sols1.zip (213.57 KB)
- solution
- 1996-11-26 Sols3.zip (172.32 KB)
- solution
- 1996-02-22 transylvania.sol (8.08 KB)
- solution
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Spadventure
| Author: | Patrick Walton | | Genre: | Fantasy>Cave crawl | | Released: | 1996 | | Review: | This is one implementation of Adventure that deserves its own listing. Mr. Walton has taken the spellcasting
code from Balances
and grafted it onto Colossal Cave, with amusing results. Much easier
than the original - who needs keys when you have Rezrov, or a lamp when you
have Frotz? Only two things are less convenient: teleportation words like
"xyzzy" are one-way, and the bear won't follow you (which means you actually
need magic to win).
Rating: ***
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
| | Downloads: | - 1997-12-01 SpAdventure.inf (156.22 KB)
- Inform source code (version: Release 2)
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The Pawn
Mini-Adventure Sampler
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
Adventureland
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
| Author: | Scott Adams | | Publisher: | Adventure International | | Genre: | Fantasy>Cave crawl | | Released: | 1978 | | License: | Former commercial | | Review: | A game of historical significance: originally written in TRS-80 BASIC, this was the first adventure game to be widely available on microcomputers. It's a minimalist treasure hunt set in and around a cave - an imitation of Colossal Cave, only without the prose. Good sense of freedom, somewhat eccentric design, two-word parser (except the Inform port), magic words, a maze, and a limited light source.
Rating: ***
Reviewed by Carl Muckenhoupt (30 Jun 2000)
| | Play Online: | Play it at ifiction.org: Graham Nelson port with full sentence parser
| | Downloads: | - 1997-11-27 trs.zip (429.95 KB)
- TRS-80 executable (version: 4.16)
- 1995-11-17 atari8gm.zip (790.45 KB)
- Atari 800 executable
- 2003-07-06 beebgames.zip (1.32 MB)
- BBC executable
- 1997-06-09 C64adv.zip (2.78 MB)
- Commodore executable (ported by Fredrik Ekman)
- 1997-05-17 Int-Fic.zip (96.11 KB)
- Commodore executable (ported by Fredrik Ekman)
- 2000-04-20 adaminte.zip (218.24 KB)
- Spectrum executable (optional graphics)
- 1997-11-27 zx.zip (2.88 MB)
- Spectrum executable (optional graphics)
- 1998-03-29 adamsinform.zip (206.57 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable
- 1996-11-23 Adventureland.z5 (48.00 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable (version: 1, ported by Graham Nelson, full-sentence parser)
- 1993-08-02 advland2.zip (74.75 KB)
- BASIC source code, C source code (ported by Morten Lohre), MS-DOS executable, hints and general information
- 1997-12-03 AdamsGames.zip (104.69 KB)
- ScottFree executable
- 1993-08-25 AdamsHints.tar.Z (39.03 KB)
- hint sheet
- 1993-08-25 AdamsHints.zip (41.81 KB)
- hint sheet
- 1993-02-08 adamssol.zip (37.31 KB)
- solution
- 1995-11-21 jgunness.zip (159.04 KB)
- solution
- 1998-03-20 SAhints.zip (32.95 KB)
- hint sheet and map in GUEmap format
- 1996-10-15 Sols2.zip (38.22 KB)
- solution
- 1996-11-26 Sols3.zip (172.32 KB)
- solution
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Pirate Adventure
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
Secret Mission
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
Voodoo Castle
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
The Count
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
| Author: | Scott Adams | | Publisher: | Adventure International | | Genre: | Horror>Vampire | | Released: | 1981 | | License: | Former commercial | | Review: | One of the better Scott Adams efforts. Count Dracula is stalking you, and you need to fend him off while you're assembling the requisite tools to defeat him. Requires long-range planning in a way that almost guarantees you'll have to replay, but it's a minor sin since the game is relatively short (and it also makes the game feel more complex and involved). One of the most interesting features is that the game is spread over three nights (and you need to avoid getting attacked when you fall asleep the first two nights); your dreams, though they flash by too quickly for you to really see, point to something significant that you discover later in the game. Most of the vampire cliches surface at one point or another, but Adams has fun with some of them as well, and generally it's pretty good considering the limited medium. Two-word parser.
Rating: ***
Reviewed by Duncan Stevens (22 Jul 2000)
| | Play Online: | Play it at ifiction.org
| | Downloads: | - 1997-11-27 trs.zip (429.95 KB)
- TRS-80 executable (version: 1.16)
- 1995-11-17 atari8gm.zip (790.45 KB)
- Atari 800 executable
- 1998-03-29 adamsinform.zip (206.57 KB)
- Z-code 5 executable
- 1997-12-03 AdamsGames.zip (104.69 KB)
- ScottFree executable
- 1993-08-25 AdamsHints.tar.Z (39.03 KB)
- hint sheet
- 1993-08-25 AdamsHints.zip (41.81 KB)
- hint sheet
- 1993-02-08 adamssol.zip (37.31 KB)
- solution
- 1999-06-02 jgunness2.zip (69.46 KB)
- solution
- 1998-03-20 SAhints.zip (32.95 KB)
- hint sheet and map in GUEmap format
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Strange Odyssey
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
Negra noche
Sacrificio por la Humanidad
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Part of Scott Adams Classic Adventures
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