Apple IIgs Infocom-type Games Guide This guide is for the 100 plus Infocom-style games in a folder on Ground and ACN Florida at ... ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/apple16/Games/InfocomTypeGames/ ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/Games/Infocom-type%20Games/ . AAINDEX.SHK is a .tch version of this guide in a GS-ShrinkIt file. The folder contains games in Infocom Z-Machine format which can be played with the Big Red Computer Club Lost2.sys16 Infocom game interpreter originally included in Activision's IIgs version of The Lost Treasures of Infocom. The games were created by many different authors. Quite a few were entries for the annual Interactive Fiction Competition. Others, such as the three versions of The Adventure (or "The Colossal Cave") and Scott Adams Adventures, are transformations to Z-Machine form. None is an actual Infocom release. In order to produce this Apple IIgs collection, the games were downloaded to PC from gmd.de and transferred to GS via NULL-modem. Any .zip files were unZipped using PMPunZip. Next, the file Type and Auxtype for each game file was changed to $F5 and $8005 respectively. The one exception is MinZork, which is a Z3 game and has an Auxtype of $8003. The BRCC interpreter, Lost2.sys16 was started and each game was tried. Nearly all of the games seemed to work as expected. Those few which did not are not included in this collection. A few games and groups of games (like the folder of Scott Adams Adventures) came with Text file information files. These were converted to Apple II format. Finally, each game or folder was converted to .shk form. This preserves file Type and Auxtype information. To play the games, download the interpreter, Lost2sys16.shk (from the same folder containing the games) and the games you wish to try. Move the files to your GS and unShrink via GS-ShrinkIt ("GSHK"). Start Lost2.sys16 and select a game. Most of the game descriptions here came from ... http://www.truespectra.com/~svanegmo/if-archive/if-archiveXgamesXinfocom.html and ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive/games/infocom/Index . A few notes have been tacked on based upon IIgs tryouts. Thanks to Dean Cyberon, the Big Red Computer Club, Activision, the game authors, Z-machine translators, and interactive fiction archive sites for making this collection possible. The 100+ games here should be good for many entertaining, challenging hours on our IIgs's. Have fun! Jeff Hurlburt, June 7, 1998 rubywand@swbell.net Adventcc.shk The Adventure also known as "The Colossal Cave", the original 350 points version ported to Inform by Graham Nelson, based on Dave Baggett's TADS reconstruction "Colossal Cave Revisited". Release 5 / Serial number 961209 Abentcc.shk Abenteuer, a German translation of the original 350 points version of Adventure (aka Colossal Cave). Translated by Toni Arnold, based on Graham Nelson's Inform port of Adventure. Release 5 / Serial number 980419. The current version version of the game's source code and German library can be found at http://www.unizh.ch/~tarnold/DINF.HTM Aventcc.shk Aventura, a Spanish translation of the original 350 point version of Adventure (aka Colossal Cave). Translated by Jose Luis Diaz, based on Graham Nelson's Inform port of Adventure. Z5 Game file and Text info file (in Spanish). Adventsa.shk Scott Adams' Adventureland, ported to Inform by Graham Nelson Release 1/ Serial number 961111 Acorncrt.shk The Acorn Court, An Interactive Text Adventure by Todd S. Murchison Release 3 / Serial number 970904 Awitl.shk A Week In The Life, An Interactive Self, by Neil James Brown Release 3 / Serial number 980215 Balances.shk Balances, An Interactive Short Story by Graham Nelson Release 5 / Serial number 961216 Balt24.shk Baltimore:24, An Exercise in Interactive Fiction by Howard A. Sherman. Z5 game file. Relase 2 / Serial number 970706. Z5 Game file and Text info file. Bear.shk A Bear's Night Out, an Interactive Children's Story by David Dyte. Release 4 / Serial number 980205 (the original competition entry and a solution are in games/competition97/inform/bear/) Bedlam.shk Bedlam, An Interactive Preview by Michael Zey. Release 1 / Serial number 970711 Booth1.shk Pick up the Phone Booth and Die, Part 1, a NyQuil nightmare by R. Noyes. Release 619, Serial number 960409 Booth2dm.shk Pick up the Phone Booth and Die, Part 2, an interactive demonstration by R. Noyes Release 2, Serial number 961017 Bse.shk BSE, An Interactive Epidemic by Chris Smith Release 3 / Serial number 970110 Winner of the Acorn User 1996 IF Competition Bunny.shk 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/bunny.zip) Busted.shk 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. Z5 Game file and Text info file. Candy.shk Candy, An Attempt at Reliving Childhood, by Rybread Celsius. Beta One. Release 1 / Serial number 970621 Cheater.shk Cheater, An Annoying Adventure by Martin Wesley Osam Release 1 / Serial number 960920 Claw.shk 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) Comp96.shk 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 Curses.shk Curses, An Interactive Diversion by Graham Nelson Release 16 / Serial number 951024 curses_rel16.txt description of Curses release 16, by Graham Nelson Delusns.shk 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) Doll.shk The Zuni Doll: An Interactive Horror Story, by Jesse Burneko. Release 1 / Serial number 971031 Edifice.shk 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) Forms.shk 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) Freefall.shk* Free Fall, An, uh, Interactive Z-Code Demonstration by Andrew C. Plotkin. Release 2 / Serial number 951111 *Note: not an adventure-- game is like tetris Frozen.shk Frozen: A Night at the Lab, by Jeremy Farnham. Release 1 / Serial number 960620 Godot.shk Looking For Godot, An Interactive Looking-Around-For-A-Lost-English-Book, by Patrick Shaughnessy. Release 1 /Serial number 960599 Gumshoe.shk Gumshoe, An Interactive Investigation by Mike Oliphant Release 1 / Serial number 960331 I0.shk I-0: Jailbait on Interstate Zero, by Adam Cadre Release 4 (v1.21) / Serial number 970307 contains some adult content (source code is in games/source/inform/I-0.inf) Inhumane.shk 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. Jigsaw.shk Jigsaw, An Interactive History by Graham Nelson, Release 3 / Serial number 951129. Game only without help information. Karn.shk Return to Karn, by Patrick Wigfull Release 2 / serial number 961207 Based on the television programme "Doctor Who". Kooku.shk Kook U, An Interactive Kook Adventure Release 1 / Serial number 971119 Lambs.shk 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) Library.shk 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) Limp.shk Limp, an interactive thingy, by Rybread Celsius Release 1 / Serial number 980517 Lists.shk 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/competition95/lists.z5) Lost.shk 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) Mercy.shk 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) Mhpquest.shk 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) Mimesis.shk 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.shk 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) Minizork.z3 Mini-Zork I: data file of a demo originally distributed for the Commodore 64 Minster.shk Christminster, An Interactive Conspiracy by Gareth Rees release 4, serial number 961117 Mst3k1.shk Detective, An Interactive MiSTing (Mystery Science Theater 3000) of Matt Barringer's AGT game "Detective", by Christopher E. Forman. Silver Screen Edition, release 101, serial number 960831. (Source code to 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) Mtoyshop.shk 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) Mysterious.shk (folder) Folder containing 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. Z5 Game files and Text info file. Newday.shk A New Day, by Jonathan Fry Release 3 / Serial number 560827 (the original competition entry is in games/competition97/inform/newday/newday.z5) Night.shk Night at the Computer Center, An Interactive Nocturnal Chase, by Bonni Mierzejewska Release 1 / Serial number 961118 Ninepts.shk 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] Odieus.shk 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) Z5 Game file and Text info file. Paperchs.shk 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. Phlegm.shk 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) PieceV3.shk 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) Princess.shk 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) Z5 Game file and Text info file-- be sure to read info file concerning possible requirement to pay shareware fee to obtain information to complete the adventure. Promotd.shk* 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)-- *Note: uses non-standard adventuring interface but seems to work okay. Ralph.shk Ralph, An Interactive Sniffing by Miron Schmidt Release 7 / Serial number 980224 (the original competition entry is in games/competition96/ralph/ralph.z5) Residnt.shk* 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. *Note: uses non-standard adventuring interface but seems to work okay. Robots.shk* Robots - Another Abuse of the Z-Machine - A Nostalgic Diversion by Torbjoern Andersson Release 6 / Serial number 980115 *Note: not an adventure SAdamsInf.shk (folder) Folder of 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. Z5 Game files and Text info file. Sherbet.shk 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) Slackerx.shk Slacker X, A scatological breakthrough in adventure gaming. Release 1 / Serial number 971009 Spirit.shk SpiritWrak, An Interactive Fantasy Adventure by Daniel S. Yu Release 3 / Serial number 960606. Z5 Game file and Text info file. The game seems to run fine; but, it is one which does not permit using the interpreter Switch Game option-- instead, you exit the interpreter. Stiffmst.shk 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) Sutwin.shk The Space Under the Window, by Andrew Plotkin Release 2 / Serial number 970402 Tangle.shk Spider And Web, Interactive Fiction by Andrew Plotkin Release 4 / Serial number 980226 Theatre.shk Theatre, An Interactive Night of Horror; by Brendon Wyber Release 2 / Serial number 951203 Tk1.shk Time Killer #1: Claustrophobia, a time-killer by Sam Hulick Release 1 / Serial number 950925 Troll.shk Zork: A Troll's Eye View, an interactive tedium by Dylan O'Donnell Release 3 / Serial number 980518 Tryst205.shk Tryst of Fate, An Interactive Horse-Opera by Gregory M. Zagurski Release 205 / Serial number 970629 Tube.shk Tube Trouble, a mini-adventure by Richard Tucker Release / Serial number 950901 (the original competition entry is in games/competition95/tube.z5) Under.shk 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) Vindaloo.shk Vindaloo, An Interactive Recipe by Adam G Crutchlow Release 1 / Serial number 960613 Vision.shk Lack of Vision, a eye opening demo by Rybread Celsius Release 1 / Serial number 980412 Weather.shk 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.shk 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.