Index: if-archive/games/tads
This directory contains TADS game files, which can be used on any
machine that runs the TADS interpreter (version 2 or later). To get
a TADS 2 interpreter for your favorite system, look in
if-archive/programming/tads2/executables/,
and for a TADS 3 interpreter, look in
if-archive/programming/tads3/executables/.
1 Subdirectories
184 Items
- 00ReadMeFirst-TADS [24-Oct-1999]
- An instruction sheet describing how to play TADS
games on many computer systems, by Neil K. Guy
[file is linked to
programming/tads2/executables/00ReadMeFirst-TADS]
- 1893Demo.gam [19-May-2003]
- 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, version 2.5d demo,
written by Peter Nepstad.
A diamond theft leads to kidnapping and murder on the
grounds of the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
- 2044.gam [12-Jan-1998]
- 2044: Space Troopers, release 1.0
A science fiction adventure by Angus R. McLaren
- 3.gam [27-Nov-1994]
- += 3: A Logical Adventure, v1.2
by Carl de Marcken and Dave Baggett
(source code is in games/source/tads/3.gam)
- aayela.gam [16-Aug-2001]
- Aayela, an Interactive Vision, Release 1.2
by Magnus Olsson.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition96/aayela/aayela.gam, and
source code is in games/source/tads/aayelasrc.zip)
- abductv2.gam [04-Jun-1998]
- Alien Abduction? version 1.2, by Charles Gerlach.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition96/abduct/abduct.gam)
- above.gam [23-Apr-2001]
- Above and Beyond! version 1.22, by Mike Sousa.
- adventions
- Symlink to if-archive/games/adventions
- AllHope.zip [25-Feb-2006]
- All Hope Abandon, version 2, by Eric Eve.
(source code is in games/source/tads/AllHopeAbandonSource.zip)
- alone1.gam [03-Jul-2000]
- All Alone, by Ian Finley.
- amissville.gam [27-Oct-2003]
- Amissville version 1.0, by Tilli Productions.
- amoi.gam [01-Mar-2008]
- A Matter of Importance, version 1.1,
by Valentine Kopteltsev.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2007/tads2/amoi/amoi.gam)
- arrival.zip [23-Dec-1998]
- Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Cliches,
version 2, by Stephen Granade.
HTML TADS game and resource files. For sound
a HTML TADS 2.2.7 interpreter is required.
(source code is in games/source/tads/arrsrc.zip
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition98/tads/arrival/arrival.gam)
- awe.gam [23-Apr-2001]
- At Wit's End version 1.2, by Mike Sousa.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2000/tads/awe/awe.gam)
- Babel31.gam [11-Feb-2000]
- Babel, release 3.1, by Ian Finley.
(a DOS executable is in games/pc/Babel.exe,
a Mac version is in games/mac/babel-31.hqx, and
the original competition entry is in
games/competition97/tads/babel/babel.gam)
- banana.zip [15-Oct-2005]
- The Quest of the Golden Banana, version 1.7, by Eric Eve.
(This game is part of the TADS 3 Tour Guide, which is in
programming/tads3/manuals/)
- barometer.gam [25-Sep-1998]
- Spyder and Jeb, Version 1.0, an interactive puzzle
by Neil deMause. A parody of Andrew Plotkin's game
"Spider and Web".
- BattleSimDemo.zip [15-Dec-2004]
- A TADS 3 demonstration of various forms of combat.
Version 1.06, by James Mallette.
- beet.zip [24-Apr-2002]
- The Beetmonger's Journal, an Archaeological Epiphany,
Version 1.1, written by Aubrey Foil (Scott W. Starkey).
Archive includes the game, hints and a walkthrough.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2001/tads/Beet/Beet.gam)
- Blighted.zip [14-Jul-2007]
- Blighted Isle, version 1, by Eric Eve.
- bmch.zip [13-Dec-1998]
- Bad Machine, Release 1.2, by Dan Shiovitz.
Archive includes a machine independent TADS .gam file
and a text readme.
- bmiss.gam [10-Apr-2002]
- Bmissfille, by "Tilli Productions".
Serial Number 20020410, Release 1.
- broken.zip [13-Feb-1996]
- The Broken String, a Punk-Rock Adventure version 1.1
by Harel Malka and Ran Kramer.
TADS .gam file, TADS runtime for DOS, and a walkthrough
[file is linked to games/pc/broken.zip]
- ccr.oldtr.tar.Z [25-Jul-1993]
- Colossal Cave Revisited
A remake of Crowther and Woods' original
adventure, with complete TADS source code.
Version 1.0, TADS version by David M. Baggett.
Contains a .GAM file that works with older (< 2.1)
versions of the TADS run-time.
[file is linked to games/source/tads/ccr.oldtr.tar.Z and
to games/adventions/others/ccr.oldtr.tar.Z]
- ccr.tar.Z [10-Jul-1993]
- Colossal Cave Revisited
A remake of Crowther and Woods' original
adventure, with complete TADS source code.
Version 1.0, TADS version by David M. Baggett.
[file is linked to games/source/tads/ccr.tar.Z and to
games/adventions/others/ccr.tar.Z]
- choice.gam [14-Apr-2000]
- Your Choice, by J. Robinson Wheeler.
- coast.zip [05-Jan-2002]
- The Coast House version 1.1, by Stephen and Dan Newton.
The zip file contains the game, a walkthrough, and a
map of the game
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2001/tads/coast/)
- comp02tr.t3 [31-Dec-2002]
- Comp02ter Game version 1.0, by Austin Thorvald,
aka Brendan Barnwell.
- cquest.zip [08-Dec-2002]
- CoffeeQuest 2, by Dog Solitude.
Archive includes TADS .gam file and a walkthrough.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2002/tads2/cquest/cquest.gam)
- cruise.gam [29-Nov-2001]
- The Cruise version 1.1, by Normal Perlmutter
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2001/cruise/cruise.gam)
- cube.gam [06-Nov-1995]
- Tyler's Great Cube Game v1.1,
by Tyler Bindon and Steven Taschuk.
Not really a full adventure, more of a deviously
fiendish puzzle.
- dampcamp.gam [06-Feb-1999]
- The Damp Camp release 1.2, a TADS adventure
by JAMJAR Software (James Dean and Jarvist Frost)
- Deanna.zip [07-Nov-1999]
- Deanna version 1.1, by Optimus
WARNING: This game contains scenes of an explicit
sexual nature.
- dearbrian.zip [19-Apr-2003]
- Dear Brian, version 1.10, a work of adult interactive
fiction by Choices.
- deepspace.zip [01-Jun-2002]
- Deep Space Drifter 1.0, by Michael J. Roberts and
Steve McAdams (now freeware)
- depravityBITES.zip [23-Jan-2002]
- Depravity Bites Release 1.4, by Samantha Jones.
The archive includes the game, its source code, and
hints.
WARNING: This game contains scenes of an explicit
sexual nature.
- diemasse.gam [27-Feb-2005]
- Die Vollkommene Masse, by Alice Merridew, aka Omega.
WARNING: Contains adult content.
- ditchday.zip [01-Jun-2002]
- Ditch Day Drifter, by Michael J. Roberts
This is the example TADS game referred to in the
TADS documentation files. TADS source code and .gam
file.
[file is linked to games/source/tads/ditchday.zip]
- Drool.zip [11-Feb-2006]
- Drool, version 1.2. A puzzle solving tour of 1994
Cambridge MA, as a dog on a quest for a stick. TADS
version by John Huebner, ported from the original HTML
game by Jeff Breidenbach.
- ecdysis.zip [12-Nov-2007]
- Ecdysis, version 1.6, by Peter Nepstad. Based on an
entry in H.P. Lovecraft's Commonplace Book.
- Elysium.zip [08-Mar-2007]
- The Elysium Enigma, version 2.03, by Eric Eve.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2006/tads3/elysium/Elysium.t3)
- Enhanced.tar.Z [23-Jan-1995]
- Enhanced release 3/941004, the first (and so far the only)
part of the Cyberventure trilogy; a cyberpunk SF adventure
by Hans Persson and Dominik Zemmler
- Escape.zip [24-Jul-2006]
- Escape from the Crazy Place, a Choose-Your-Own-Nightmare,
by J. J. Guest. Version 1. An illustrated choose your own
adventure type game written over 22 years.
- eterna.zip [08-Oct-2002]
- Eterna Corp, by Christopher Cole.
WARNING: Contains adult content.
- excuse.zip [29-Oct-2005]
- Excuse Me, Do You Have The Time? by Jean Childs.
- exhibit21.gam [11-Feb-2000]
- Exhibition, version 2.1, by Ian Finley.
(a Windows executable is in games/pc/exhibit.exe;
the original competition entry is in
games/competition99/tads/exhibit/)
- firebird.gam [04-Nov-1998]
- Firebird, version 1.01 (2nd November 1998), by
Bonnie Montgomery.
"Firebird is an interactive retelling of a
Russian folk tale."
- firwitch.zip [06-Feb-1995]
- John's Fire Witch version 1.01 (02/04/95),
by John T Baker II.
DOS executable and machine-independent TADS .gam file
[file is linked to games/pc/firwitch.zip]
- flames.zip [01-Jun-2002]
- Perdition's Flames, by Michael J. Roberts.
Release 930912
- flames_manual.dvi [02-Jul-2005]
- Manual for Perdition's Flames in DVI format, converted
by Hugh Allen.
- flames_manual.pdf [02-Jul-2005]
- Manual for Perdition's Flames in PDF format, converted
by Hugh Allen.
- flames_manual.ps [02-Jul-2005]
- Manual for Perdition's Flames in Postscript format,
converted by Hugh Allen.
- fm.gam [13-Aug-2005]
- Finding Martin, version 1.12, by Gayla Wennstrom.
- fmsr4.gam [01-Mar-1997]
- Frobozz Magic Support. An Interactive Short Fantasy,
set in the Zork universe, by Nate Cull.
Release 4, February 1997
- foom.tar.gz [05-Jul-1996]
- FooM - the shoot-'em up text adventure, by dI software
(Piers Johnson). TADS source and .gam file.
[file is linked to games/source/tads/foom.tar.gz]
- forever.zip [11-Mar-2003]
- Elizabeth Hawk's Forever Always: a Romance Novel Game,
written by Iain Merrick.
(the original entry to the RomanceNovelComp is in
games/mini-comps/rncomp/, and a Macintosh executable
is in games/mac/forever.sit)
- fourin1.gam [10-Jul-2000]
- Four in One, an Interactive Marx Brothers Comedy
by J. Robinson Wheeler.
Release Version 1.1.7 20000710.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition98/tads/fourin1/,
an MS-DOS executable is in games/pc/fourin1.zip,
a Macintosh executable is in games/mac/fourin1.sit,
and source code is in games/source/tads/4in1_src.zip)
- fren5-2.zip [02-Jan-2000]
- The Frenetic Five vs. Mr. Redundancy Man
(The Frenetic Five Epsiode 2), version 1.2,
interactive fiction by Neil deMause
(a Macintosh executable is in games/mac/fren5-2.hqx)
- fren5-3.gam [30-Dec-2002]
- The Frenetic Five vs. The Seven Deadly Dwarves
(The Frenetic Five Epsiode 3), version 1.0,
by Neil deMause
- frenfive.gam [01-Feb-1998]
- The Frenetic Five vs. Sturm und Drang version 1.1,
interactive fiction by Neil deMause
(a Macintosh executable is in games/mac/frenfive.sit.hqx,
a Windows executable in games/pc/frenfive.zip, and
the original competition entry is in
games/competition97/tads/frenfive/frenfive.gam)
- friendly.gam [25-May-2003]
- Friendly Foe, release 2, by Mike J. Sousa.
- frust.zip [31-Mar-1996]
- Frustration version 1.02 (960115), by Jim MacBrayne.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
(see games/amiga/Frustration.dms for an Amiga version)
[file is linked to games/pc/frust.zip]
- ftf.gam [21-Dec-2006]
- First Things First, written by J. Robinson Wheeler.
Version 3.0 20061221
- ftf_manual.pdf [19-Feb-2002]
- Manual for First Things First, in Adobe PDF format.
- fusillad111.zip [28-Nov-2001]
- Fusillade version 1.11, by Mike Duncan
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2001/tads/fusillad/)
- gate.gam [19-Jan-2004]
- The Gate, version 1.1. An interactive decision by
Owen Parish.
- gc-gam.zip [01-Feb-1994]
- GC: A Thrashing Parity Bit of the Mind,
the 1994 MIT AI Laboratory Olympics text adventure game
by Carl de Marcken, David Baggett, and Pearl Tsai
(source code is in games/source/tads/gc-src.zip)
- gfleece.zip [21-Feb-1996]
- The Golden Fleece version 1.00 (960114), by Jim MacBrayne.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
(see games/amiga/GoldenFleece.dms for an Amiga version and
games/pc/fleece.zip for the 1989 DOS version)
[file is linked to games/pc/gfleece.zip]
- gna.zip [19-Mar-1999]
- Generic New York Apartment Building,
a work of adult interactive fiction by NewKid.
In this game you are a New York City apartment
superintendant. You work in a building in which many of the
tenants are parodies of American sit-com characters. Game
makes extensive use of HTML-Tads, but can be played in text
only mode just fine.
This is the main game file; it can be played with a TADS
interpreter version 2.2.4 or later.
WARNING: This game (text and graphics) contains themes and
scenes of a sexual nature. It is intended for adults only.
- gnars.zip [19-Mar-1999]
- Generic New York Apartment Building,
a work of adult interactive fiction by NewKid.
This file contains the graphics (gna.rs0) and sound
(gna.rs1) files for the game. Add these files if you play
using HTML-TADS or HyperTADS or another graphics enabled
TADS interpreter.
WARNING: This game (text and graphics) contains themes and
scenes of a sexual nature. It is intended for adults only.
- golddemo.zip [13-Apr-1998]
- The Golden Skull, a complete working demonstration
game for HTML TADS with images and sounds,
by Neil K. Guy.
Requires the HTML TADS interpreter.
[file is linked to programming/tads2/examples/golddemo.zip]
- grip.gam [30-Nov-2001]
- Losing Your Grip, a Journey in Five Fits.
Version 5 (Nov 30 2001), by Stephen Granade.
(source code is in games/source/tads/gripsrc.zip)
- gripfeelies.zip [04-Dec-2001]
- The registration goodies, including a registration key
file, for the game Losing Your Grip, by Stephen Granade.
- Ground.gam [18-Jan-2000]
- Common Ground, Version 1 (17jan2000),
written by Stephen Granade. From the introduction:
"Great, just great. First you oversleep, end up
being late for school. Then the whole day sucks so
bad you can barely wait until seventh period's over
and you're free. Now you've wasted so much time
watching TV that you've gotta rush through your
makeup or you won't be ready for tonight before
April gets here with her wheels. Mississippi may
say you're old enough to drive, but Frank sure
doesn't agree."
(source code is in games/source/tads/Ground_src.zip)
- GunMute.t3 [27-Apr-2008]
- Gun Mute, version 5. An IF shoot-em-up by C.E.J. Pacian.
- hamper.gam [17-Mar-2004]
- To Hell in a Hamper, version 1.0, by J.J. Guest.
(an Adrift version is in games/adrift/ToHellInAHamper.zip)
- helpgam1.zip [01-Mar-2000]
- The Adventures of Helpfulman, a Day in the Life of the
Heroic Mark Dent. An Interactive Comic Adventure,
version 1.0.0, by Philip Dearmore.
Archive includes TADS .gam file and HTML-TADS resource
files.
(a Windows executable is in games/pc/helpwin1.zip)
- Hero1r3.gam [20-Feb-1997]
- HERO, INC Part One: "Calling All Heroes",
an Interactive Fantasy by Nate Cull.
Release 3 / February 1997
- hgrail.zip [31-Mar-1996]
- The Holy Grail version 1.01 (960227), by Jim MacBrayne.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
(see games/amiga/HolyGrail.dms for an Amiga version)
[file is linked to games/pc/hgrail.zip]
- house.gam [24-Oct-2003]
- The House - a first attempt at Interactive Fiction,
by Owen Parish.
- infinity.zip [02-Jan-2003]
- The Island of Infinity, release 1.1, by Alex Freeman.
- inherit.gam [20-Nov-1999]
- Inheritance, by Eric Toth.
- islecult.gam [21-Jan-2005]
- The Isle of the Cult, release 2, by Rune Berg.
- kaged_s.gam [24-Dec-2000]
- Kaged, by Ian Finley. Winner of the 2000 IF
Competition. Shareware, included are images but
no music.
(a Windows executable is in
games/pc/kaged_s.exe, and
the original competition entry is in
games/competition2000/tads/kaged/kaged.gam)
- katana.gam [08-May-2002]
- Katana, version 2.0, by Matt Rohde.
(Macintosh executables are in games/mac/Katana.bin
and games/mac/Katana.hqx)
- king.zip [08-Dec-2006]
- The Journey of the King, version 1.1, by Peter Nepstad,
adapted from the short story by Lord Dunsany.
- kissing.zip [22-Oct-2000]
- Kissing the Buddha's Feet, An Interactive Cramming
by Leon Lin. Version 2.1.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition96/kissing/kissing.gam)
- kitchen.zip [18-Feb-1998]
- Kitchen Encounters, Version 0.2, by Andy Jewell.
To quote the author from his description,
"After re-arranging the kitchen, my wife sent me the
following to let me know where things should go.
Shortly thereafter TADS arrived, and the rest is
history."
Includes machine-independent TADS .gam file and a
description of the origins of the game.
- lambs.gam [28-Mar-1996]
- Silence of the Lambs, An Interactive Horror.
The author prefers to stay anonymous :-)
(an Inform port is in games/zcode/lambs.z5)
- legend.tar.Z [04-May-1995]
- The Legend Lives! v1.0
An Unnkulian Universe Unventure,
by David Baggett.
[file is linked to games/adventions/others/legend.tar.Z]
- legend386.zip [04-May-1995]
- The Legend Lives! v1.0
An Unnkulian Universe Unventure,
by David Baggett.
386SX or later CPU required.
[file is linked to games/pc/legend386.zip
and to games/adventions/pc/legend386.zip]
- lethe.txt [31-Aug-1995]
- Describes the difference between the following two files:
- lethe.zip [20-Sep-1995]
- Lethe Flow Phoenix: A Flight of Fantasy
by Dan Shiovitz. Release 2.1, September 1995.
This version uses the TADS 2.2 file I/O features.
- lethe_noio.zip [20-Sep-1995]
- This version does not use file I/O; use it if the
other version will not work for you.
- lost202g.zip [23-Apr-1996]
- Lost, a science fiction text adventure, version 2.0.2.
Shareware by Jeffrey Hersh; his rating: hard.
(TADS source code is in games/source/tads/lost202s.zip,
executables are in games/mac/LostAdv2.0.2.sit.hqx
and in games/pc/lost202.zip)
- lostny.egg [16-Aug-1996]
- Some Easter eggs from Lost New York (see below) and what
you can win if you find them, by Neil deMause
[file is linked to games/mac/lostny.egg and to
games/pc/lostny.egg]
- lostny14.gam [29-Apr-1997]
- Lost New York version 1.4, April 1997.
a time-travel TADS adventure by Neil deMause.
The built-in hint system is disabled in this freeware
version; type REGISTER to see how to get the full version.
Machine-independent TADS .gam file
(a PC executable is in games/pc/lostny14.zip, and
a Macintosh executable is in games/mac/lostny14.sit)
- LydiasHeart.zip [16-Apr-2008]
- Lydia's Heart, version 2.0.03, by Jim Aikin. An extensive
reworking of the author's previous game, "Last Resort."
About 18 new puzzles, an expanded map area, and more
conversation with NPCs. The most recent update is
available from the author's website at
http://www.musicwords.net/if/if_heart.htm.
(a Windows executable is in games/pc/LydiasHeart.zip)
- maiden.zip [12-Apr-1997]
- Maiden of the Moonlight version 1.4, by Brian P. Dean
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition96/maiden/maiden.gam)
- mansion.gam [12-Feb-1999]
- The Mansion or The Tale of the Adventurous Thief
release 4, by The Wildman
(loosely based on The Miser's House by M. J. Lansing)
- meine.gam [27-Feb-2005]
- Meine Dalix, by Alice Merridew, aka Omega.
WARNING: Contains adult content.
- metroid.gam [14-Mar-2001]
- Metroid (v0.5 Release 1), a text version of Metroid
by Retro Studios and Billy Rawls.
(source code is in games/source/tads/tadsmetsrc.zip)
- mission.zip [31-Mar-1996]
- The Mission version 1.02 (960331), by Jim MacBrayne.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
(see games/amiga/Mission.zip for an Amiga version)
[file is linked to games/pc/mission.zip]
- modern.gam [22-Mar-1993]
- Modernism version 1.0, by Jacob Solomon Weinstein,
includes both "Waiting for Godot" and "No Exit"
- Moist.zip [17-Jun-1999]
- Moist version 1.06, by Scarlet Herring
WARNING: This game contains scenes of an explicit sexual
nature.
(Source code is in games/source/tads/MoistSrc.zip)
- mrsk.zip [05-Jan-1997]
- Magic Realms: The Sword of Kasza, by James Mallette.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
[file is linked to games/pc/mrsk.zip]
- MrsPepper.t3 [16-Mar-2008]
- Mrs. Pepper's Nasty Secret, version 1.03, by Jim Aikin
and Eric Eve.
(the original IF Beginners competition entry is in
games/mini-comps/ifbeginners/IFBeginnersComp2008.zip,
a Windows executable is in games/pc/MrsPepper.zip, and
source code is in games/source/tads/MrsPepperSrc.zip)
- museum.gam [14-Dec-1999]
- Museum of TADS, an interactive translation of the
Museum of Inform. Inform version originally written
by Graham Nelson; ported to TADS by Kevin Forchione.
Release 2 / Serial number 991214
(TADS source code is included in
programming/tads2/examples/inform.zip,
and the original Inform source code is in
programming/inform6/examples/Museum.inf)
- Museum.zip [30-Aug-1995]
- A Night at the Museum Forever, version 1.0,
by Chris Angelini. Includes a walkthrough.
[file is linked to games/competition95/Museum.zip]
- myth.zip [02-May-1997]
- Myth, an adventure based on Greek and Roman mythology,
by Barry Volain.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
[file is linked to games/pc/myth.zip]
- nbdemo.gam [29-Aug-1996]
- The Singular, and Historically Inaccurate, Misadventures
of Nobeard: Would-be Scourge of the Carribbean,
Quest Adventure #4 by Colm McCarthy.
Playable demo of a game in development.
- Ninjaburger.gam [14-Aug-2003]
- Ninja Burger, by Andrew Drazkowski.
"You are a lowly delivery Ninja working for Ninja
Burger, the most prestigious fast food burger chain
of all time. Use your wits and Ninja skill to reclaim
the Golden Ninja Warrior Statue, defeat the evil White
Ninja, and crush the sadistic Samurai Burger once and
for all!"
- ntts.gam [17-Mar-2003]
- No Time To Squeal, by Mike Sousa and Robb Sherwin.
Release 1.3 / Serial number 031603
(source code for this version is in
games/source/tads/ntts_src.zip
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition2001/tads/ntts/ntts.gam)
- oaf.sit.hqx [01-Apr-2001]
- Once and Future, Release 2.1 (Freeware, January 2001),
written by G. Kevin Wilson. Macintosh format archive.
- oaf.zip [01-Apr-2001]
- Once and Future, Release 2.1 (Freeware, January 2001),
written by G. Kevin Wilson. Zip archive.
- ofd.gam [12-Feb-1999]
- One Foot Down, an experiment in hopelessly unfunny sarcasm,
by Jason Reigstad. Version 2.
- Parade.comment.txt [03-Aug-1997]
- Solution to Everybody Loves a Parade, a commentary on the
genesis and development of the game, and some programming
tips for TADS beginners, by Cody Sandifer
[file is linked to games/mac/Parade.comment.txt, to
games/pc/parade.txt, and to solutions/Parade.comment.txt]
- Parade.gam [04-Oct-1999]
- Everybody Loves a Parade release 2.3, by Cody Sandifer
(a Macintosh executable is in games/mac/Parade.sit.hqx,
a DOS executable is in games/pc/paradeDOS.zip, and
a Windows executable is in games/pc/paradeWin95.zip)
- pastense.zip [27-Mar-1996]
- Past Tense, An Interactive Intrigue by Dave Nault.
TADS source code and compiled game file.
[file is linked to games/source/tads/pastense.zip]
- pcu10.zip [11-Apr-1995]
- PC University: An Everyday Nightmare, version 1.0,
a TADS adventure by Neil deMause.
Machine independent .gam file and TADS runtime for DOS
[file is linked to games/pc/pcu10.zip]
(MacWesleyan, the Macintosh version, is in
games/mac/MacWes10.sit.hqx)
- pesach.zip [28-Jul-1994]
- The Pesach Adventure, by Avi Gobbler Productions.
A simple game for Jewish children about the search
for chametz on the night before the Seder night.
- pill.gam [12-Jan-2006]
- A Sugared Pill, version 1.2, by Colin Borland.
(a Windows installer is in games/pc/pill.exe)
- plant_2.zip [01-Jun-2002]
- The Plant, Release 2 (Special Edition),
by Mike Roberts.
(source code for this version is in
games/source/tads/plantsrc_2.zip
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition98/tads/plant/plant.gam)
- polyadv.gam [21-Oct-2007]
- PolyAdv 3.20 Rev. C, a TADS version of the original
Adventure / Colossal Cave text adventure, including:
The original 350 point game by Crowther and Woods,
ported by David Baggett.
The 550 point extended version by David Platt,
ported by Bennett Standeven.
The 580 point extended version by Mike Goetz,
ported by Bennett Standeven.
The 551 point version by David Long and an anonymous
author, ported by David Picton.
A 701 point version by David Picton, combining the 550
point and 551 point versions.
A 701+ point version by David Picton, based on the 701
point version but with new extensions.
(source code is in games/source/tads/polyadv_320c.zip)
- ptbad4.gam [19-Dec-2004]
- PTBAD4: How the Record Got its Groove Back.
Version 1.0, by Xorax, aka Jonathan Berman.
- ptbad5.gam [21-Feb-2005]
- PTBAD5: Jesus Attack of Jesus Christ and the Church
of the Seventeenth day Robots.
Version 1.003, by Xorax, aka Jonathan Berman.
- quick.gam [15-Aug-2000]
- A Simple Theft, an interactive larceny
by Mark J. Musante.
Serial No. 20000810, Release 3
- Recluse.zip [18-Mar-2008]
- Recluse v1.0, by Stephen Gorrell.
"All you have to do is knock on the door and deliver
the package...".
Archive includes game file, a walkthrough and maps.
- ReeferIsland.gam [20-Apr-2004]
- Reefer Island, a Joneser's Odyssey.
Version 1.0, written by Steve Barrera.
- Rematch.gam [22-Aug-2000]
- Rematch, release 1.0.4.
An interactive repetition by Andrew Pontious.
- return-to-ditch-day.zip [12-Jun-2004]
- Return to Ditch Day, release 1, by Michael J. Roberts.
- rylvania.tar.Z [01-Nov-1993]
- The Horror of Rylvania, by D. A. Leary
Playable DEMO v1.0
(for the full version see games/adventions/adventions.zip)
[file is linked to games/adventions/others/rylvania.tar.z]
- sabotage.gam [16-Nov-2005]
- Sabotage on the Century Cauldron, release 1.1,
by Thomas de Graaff.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2005/tads2/sabotage/sabotage.gam
and a DOS executable is in games/pc/sabotage.exe)
- sanecube.gam [19-Jun-1999]
- Insanity Cubed, by Simmon Keith Barney.
Development version 0.98
- savannah.gam [05-Mar-1998]
- Sunset Over Savannah, An Existential Vacation,
by Ivan Cockrum. Version 1.0.3, 3/5/98.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition97/tads/savannah/savannah.gam)
- saveprinceton20.gam [21-Mar-1995]
- Save Princeton version 2.0
by Jacob Solomon Weinstein and Karine Schaefer.
- scavenger.zip [11-Apr-2005]
- Scavenger: Night's Edge interactive fiction,
by Quintin Stone. Version 1.2.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2003/tads2/scavenger/scavenger.gam
and a Windows executable of this game is in
games/pc/scavenger.zip)
- School.gam [14-Nov-2007]
- Ballymun Adventure, by Brendan Cribbin.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2006/tads2/school/School.gam,
and a Windows installer is in games/pc/School.exe)
- SecondPit.zip [21-Jul-2002]
- The Second Pit, version 1.0, by Andrew Craig, Tom Craig
and Sue Medley.
- shadow.gam [17-Feb-1998]
- Shadowland I: The Tower of Iron, Interactive
Role-Playing System, Release 1.0, by Tom Claburn.
(source code is in games/source/tads/shadow.zip)
- shelby.zip [01-Sep-1996]
- The Light: Shelby's Addendum. Quest Adventure #3,
by Colm A. McCarthy. Version 2.1, release 19960901.
Number #1 of the series, Manor of Madness, is in
games/spectrum/mnrmdnss.zip
(a PC executable of this game is in games/pc/shelbypc.zip;
a Macintosh executable is in games/mac/Shelby.sit.bin and
in games/mac/Shelby.sit.hqx)
- slapthatfish.zip [21-Nov-2007]
- Slap That Fish, Version 1.1, by Peter Nepstad.
This time, those fishy bastards are finally going to get
what's coming to them.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2007/tads2/slapthatfish/slapthatfish.gam)
- SmallW3.gam [29-Nov-1998]
- Small World release 3, a Miniature Text Adventure
by Andrew D. Pontious
(a Macintosh executable is in games/mac/SmallW3.sit;
the original competition entry is in
games/competition96/smallwld/smallwld.gam)
- son0.gam [26-Mar-2000]
- Prelude to Night, the epilogue to an unfinished
prequel to Gerry Kevin Wilson's "Sea of Night",
written by Ivan Cockrum.
- son1.gam [02-Feb-1998]
- The Sea of Night release 2, by Gerry Kevin Wilson.
A short TADS adventure in which you are a sort of
'interplanetary trucker' making a run with a load of
bananas. Bad things happen, and you wind up on an odd
spaceship that seems to be organic.
- space.t3 [10-Oct-2007]
- Space Shooter: A TADS 3 abuse.
Version 3, by Krister Fundin.
- spatial.t3 [10-Apr-2003]
- Rat In Control, version 1.0, written by Mike Roberts.
An experimental game supporting both conventional
compass directions and relative directions ("in front
of you," etc.).
(source code is in games/source/tads/spatial_source.zip)
- SquareCircle.zip [27-Nov-2004]
- Square Circle version 1.1, by Eric Eve.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2004/tads3/squarecircle/SquareCircle.t3,
and source code is in
games/source/tads/SquareCircleSrc.zip)
- Stowaway.gam [26-Nov-2003]
- Cerulean Stowaway, version 1.1, by Roger Descheneaux.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2003/tads2/stowaway/stowaway.gam)
- stranded.gam [20-Jun-2001]
- Stranded version 1.0, written by Jim Bayers.
(a Windows executable is in games/pc/stranded.zip)
- suprematism.zip [30-Jan-2007]
- An experimental work exploring interactivity in IF, by
Andrey Grankin. It consists of two pieces: an 'absolutely
non-interactive' piece, and an 'absolutely interactive'
one. According to the author, the idea for this came from
the influence of Kazimir Malevich's work.
- tads-gamelist1.txt [14-Jan-1993]
- The Complete, Unofficial List of TADS Games v3.00 (jan93),
by Alan Mead
[file is linked to info/tads-gamelist1.txt]
- tads-gamelist2.txt [22-Aug-1996]
- The (Other) TADS Game List, version 1.2 (20aug96),
by Gerry Kevin Wilson and Paul David Doherty
[file is linked to info/tads-gamelist2.txt]
- tads_dungeon.zip [06-Jun-1996]
- Dungeon, the more or less public domain version of the
original MIT Zork,
ported to TADS by Darin Johnson (v0.3 beta).
Based on the FORTRAN version 3.1A, 1-Feb-94.
Compiled .GAM file and complete TADS source code.
[file is linked to games/source/tads/tads_dungeon.zip]
- the_one.zip [16-Oct-2000]
- The One That Got Away, version 1.2 (release 3),
by Leon Lin.
(the original competition entry including a walkthrough
is in games/competition95/TheOne.zip)
- TheApprentice.gam [27-Dec-2006]
- The Apprentice, by Saevar Benjaminsson.
- theoracle.zip [21-Apr-2002]
- The Oracle, version 1.5 by Brandon Allen.
Archive includes TADS game file and a map.
- TheSleepingPrincess.t3 [28-Mar-2008]
- The Sleeping Princess, version 2.0,
by Molly, Alex, and Mark Engelberg.
(the original IF Beginners competition entry is in
games/mini-comps/ifbeginners/IFBeginnersComp2008.zip)
- tide.zip [19-Dec-2006]
- The Ebb and Flow of the Tide, version 1.1, by
Peter Nepstad, adapted from the short story by
Lord Dunsany.
- tildeath.gam [11-Feb-2003]
- Till Death Makes a Monk-Fish Out of Me,
by Michael J. Sousa and Jon Ingold.
Release 1.1 / Serial number 021103
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2002/tads2/tildeath/tildeath.gam)
- tnc.zip [09-Oct-2007]
- Tomorrow Never Comes, version 2.21, by A. Bomire.
A James Bond parody with adult content.
- toonesia.gam [06-Dec-1995]
- Toonesia, A Mini Text-Adventure Game, version 1.1,
by Jacob Weinstein
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition95/toonesia.gam)
- tortoise.gam [02-Feb-1998]
- The Lesson of the Tortoise, release 2,
by G. Kevin Wilson. A game based on some aspects of
Chinese folklore. Some adult content.
- tow11.gam [06-Sep-1995]
- Undertow v1.1 (05sep95), by Stephen Granade.
TADS game file only.
(the original competition entry with instructions is in
games/competition95/tow.zip)
- underoos.gam [17-Jan-1997]
- The Underoos that ate New York! by Gerry Kevin Wilson,
version 2.0.
(a DOS executable is in games/pc/underoos.zip,
a Macintosh executable is in games/mac/underoos.sit;
both these are version 1.0)
- undo.gam [31-Aug-1995]
- Undo, version 1.0.1, by Neil deMause
[file is linked to games/competition95/undo.gam]
- unease.gam [09-Sep-2002]
- Unease, Release 2.0 [020909], by Brendan J. O'Brien.
- unnkhz10.oldtr.tar.Z [25-Jul-1993]
- Unnkulia One-Half: The Salesman Triumphant, plus
a playable demo of Unnkulia Zero: The Search for Amanda.
Both games are version 1.0, by D. A. Leary.
Contains .GAM files that work with older (< 2.1)
versions of the TADS run-time.
[file is linked to
games/adventions/others/unnkhz10.oldtr.tar.z]
- unnkhz10.tar.Z [20-Apr-1993]
- Unnkulia One-Half: The Salesman Triumphant, plus
a playable demo of Unnkulia Zero: The Search for Amanda.
Both games are version 1.0, by D. A. Leary.
[file is linked to games/adventions/others/unnkhz10.tar.z]
- urban1.zip [14-Jun-1996]
- Urban Cleanup, a TADS Sci-Fi adventure by Philip Dearmore.
Machine independent .gam file and DOS executable.
[file is linked to games/pc/urban1.zip]
- uu1v301.oldtr.tar.Z [25-Jul-1993]
- Unnkulian Underworld: The Unknown Unventure, Version 3.01
by D. A. Leary.
Contains a .GAM file that works with older (< 2.1)
versions of the TADS run-time.
[file is linked to
games/adventions/others/uu1v301.oldtr.tar.z]
- uu1v301.tar.Z [20-Apr-1993]
- Unnkulian Underworld: The Unknown Unventure, Version 3.01
by D. A. Leary.
[file is linked to games/adventions/others/uu1v301.tar.z]
- uu2v30.oldtr.tar.Z [25-Jul-1993]
- Unnkulian Unventure II: The Secret of Acme, Version 3.0
by David M. Baggett.
Contains a .GAM file that works with older (< 2.1)
versions of the TADS run-time.
[file is linked to
games/adventions/others/uu2v30.oldtr.tar.z]
- uu2v30.tar.Z [20-Apr-1993]
- Unnkulian Unventure II: The Secret of Acme, Version 3.0
by David M. Baggett.
[file is linked to games/adventions/others/uu2v30.tar.z]
- uux.gam [13-Aug-2003]
- Unnkulia X: Escape of the Sacrificed, Version 1.1,
by Valentine Kopteltsev.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition2000/tads/uux/uux.gam)
- veritas22.gam [23-Jan-1998]
- VERITAS: A Harvard Game of Interactive Fiction,
version 2.2, by James T. Reese
(see games/mac for a stand-alone Macintosh version)
- videobar.zip [17-Jun-2004]
- I'm Gonna Take You To The Video Bar!
Version 1.1, by James Mitchelhill.
- waterbrd.gam [01-Jan-2000]
- The Water Bird, release 1.1, by Athan Skelley
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition99/tads/waterbrd/waterbrd.gam)
- way.zip [20-Dec-1995]
- Waystation v1.1 (19dec95), by Stephen Granade.
- worlds.zip [11-Aug-2005]
- Worlds Apart, an Interactive Fugue,
Version 2.2, written by Suzanne Britton.
(a Windows version is in games/pc/worlds.exe,
and a Mac version is in games/mac/worlds.hqx)
- wormhole.zip [16-Aug-1996]
- Wormhole: The Beginning release 1.0, a TADS (and
WorldClass) introductory adventure by Philip Dearmore
(introductory meaning promotional, I think).
Machine independent .gam file and DOS executable
[file is linked to games/pc/wormhole.zip]
- xarbo.zip [02-Oct-2002]
- Escape from the Arboretum, by Robbies Dog. The archive
contains the game and a walkthrough.
- zebulon3.zip [16-Jan-2003]
- Uncle Zebulon's Will, an Interactive Inheritance.
Release 3.0 / 030115, by Magnus Olsson.
Winner of the TADS category of the 1995 IF competition.
(the original competition entry is in
games/competition95/zebulon.gam, and
TADS source is in games/source/tads/zeb3src.zip)
- zero.gam [29-Aug-1998]
- Zero Sum Game, an Exercise in Fantastic Futility,
Release 2, by Cody Sandifer.
(a Mac version is in games/mac/zero.sit.hqx,
a DOS version is in games/pc/zeroDOS.zip,
a Win95 version is in games/pc/zeroWin95.zip,
and the original competition entry is in
games/competition97/tads/zero/zero.gam)
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