This directory contains all the games, each one in its own directory,
sorted by programming language.

# readme.txt

Stephen Granade's note about this year's competition:
read this to find out where to get more information

# rules.txt

The rules for the 1999 competition, by Stephen Granade

# results.txt

The results of the 1999 competition, by Stephen Granade

# comp99.z5
tuid: a3thoxm83tzz8ihz

The 'front-end' game for the 1999 competition,
providing information on all the games and systems
used to run them, plus the ability to sort the
games you can play into a random list.
Written by Lucian Paul Smith.
Release 2 / Serial number 991005

# comp99.zip

All the entries in this year's competition in
one package, plus walkthroughs and the competition
front end "comp99.z5" release 2.
Unzip into a directory with the -d option to
preserve the original subdirectory structure.

# c99rsc.zip

Resource files for the HTML TADS competition
games "Exhibit" and "Six", and for the MS-DOS
game "Lunatix".
NB: This file is over 11MB in size.

# c99_mac_games.hqx

All the entries in this year's competition plus
walkthroughs in one self-extracting archive for the
Macintosh, complete with correct files types etc.
Built by Iain Merrick.
NOTE: The competition front end "comp99.z5" in this
package is release 1; download release 2 separately
(file comp.z5 in this directory).

# c99_mac_multimedia.hqx

Resource files for the HTML TADS competition
games "Exhibit" and "Six", and for the MS-DOS
game "Lunatix" in one self-extracting archive for the
Macintosh, complete with correct files types etc.
Self-extracting archive, built by Iain Merrick.
NB: This file is over 15MB in size.

# c99_mac_interpreters.hqx

The interpreters needed to play the games on a Mac:
Arun, HyperTADS 1.1.3, MaxZIP 1.7.7.
Self-extracting archive, built by Iain Merrick.

# IFComp1999.exe

Self-installing executable for Windows,
containing all of the competition games, the
resources, and all interpreters needed to run
the games.
NB: This file is over 17MB in size.

# alan/arthur

King Arthur's Night Out, by Mikko Vuorinen
Release 2

# alan/hebgb

The HeBGB Horror! by Eric Mayer
(an updated version of this game is in
games/alan/hebgb.zip)

# inform/banana

Pass the Banana, an interactive banana passing
Release 1 / Serial number 990921

# inform/btd2

Beat the Devil, an interactive spree by Robert M Camisa
Release 4 / Serial number 990926

# inform/calliope

Calliope, an interactive obtrusion by J McIntosh
Release 1 / Serial number 991001

# inform/change

For a Change, by Dan Schmidt
Release 1 / Serial number 990930

# inform/chix

Chicks Dig Jerks, interactive fiction by Robb Sherwin
Release 1 / Serial number 990930
WARNING: This game contains adult language and
situations and is not intended for children.
(updated versions of this game are in
games/mac/chix.hqx, games/pc/chix.exe, and in
games/zcode/chix.z5)

# inform/death

Death to My Enemies, an interactive tale of revenge
by Roody Yogurt
Release 1 / Serial number 990930

# inform/guard

Guard Duty, an interactive vigil by Jason F. Finx
Release 1 / Serial number 990930

# inform/halo

Halothane, an interactive restoration
by Quentin.D.Thompson
Release 1 / Serial number 990928

# inform/huntdark

Hunter, in Darkness, a cave crawl by Dave Ahl Jr.
Release 3 / Serial number 990918
(updated versions of this game are in
games/mac/HuntDark-R4.hqx and in
games/zcode/huntdark.z5)

# inform/jacks

Jacks or Better to Murder, Aces to Win,
a short story by J.D. Berry
Release 1 / Serial number 990924

# inform/lomalow

Lomalow, by Brendan Barnwell
Release 0 / Serial number 888888

# inform/ludite

Lurk, Unite. Die. Invent. Think. Expire.
Words: Ten Thousand Monkeys on Typewriters
Compiled: Rybread Celsius
Release 1 / Serial number 990930

# inform/me

Music Education, an interactive fiasco by Bill Linney
Release 1 / Serial number 990911

# inform/oad

Only After Dark, interactive fiction
Release 1 / Serial number 990915

# inform/outsided

Outsided, interactive fiction by Chad Elliott
Release 1 / Serial number 990929

# inform/softfood

A Day for Soft Food, by Tod Levi
Release 1 / Serial number 990930

# inform/tac

Thorfinn's Realm, by Robert Hall and Roy Main
Release 101 / Serial number 990929

# inform/winter

Winter Wonderland, by Laura A. Knauth
Release 1 / Serial number 990928

# inform/wossname

Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of Wossname
by David Fillmore
Release 5 / Serial number 990927
(an updated version of this game is in
games/zcode/wossname.z5)

# msdos/lunatix

Lunatix - The Insanity Circle
interactive fiction by Mike Snyder
(an updated version of this game is in
games/pc/luntic11.zip)

# msdos/skyranch

Skyranch, by Jack Driscoll

# msdos/snosae

Snosae, by No Frills Software
Version 1.0

# tads/4seconds

4 Seconds, by Jason "Trig" Reigstad
Release 1

# tads/amoment

A Moment of Hope, interactive fiction by Simmon Keith
Version 0.258

# tads/beal

Life on Beal Street

# tads/bliss

Bliss: An interactive harrowing by Cameron Wilkin
Version 1.1

# tads/cell

Stone Cell, by Middle Eagle
Version 1

# tads/chaos

Chaos, an interactive explosion by Shay Caron

# tads/erehwon

Erehwon, interactive fiction by Jos. Pinkfoot
Release 1.0

# tads/exhibit

Exhibition, by Anatoly Domokov

# tads/otf

On the Farm, a TADS adventure by Lenny Pitts

# tads/six

Six Stories: multimedia interactive fiction by N.K. Guy
Version 1.0 / Serial number 990930-21

# tads/stranger

Stranger in the Night, an interactive gothic hunt
by Rich Pizor
Release 1.0contest
WARNING: Parents are strongly advised to preview this
game before giving it to small children.

# tads/waterbrd

The Water Bird, interactive fiction by Athan Skelley
Release 1.0

# web/remember

Remembrance, an interactive story by Casey Tait
NOTE: This game was originally meant to be played
interactively through the web on the author's machine.
Stephen Granade uploaded the source code (remember.zip)
after the beginning of the competition so that the game
can be played locally.

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