This directory contains the original entries for the
1995 Text Adventure Authorship Competition.
Later updates to the games, if available, are in the general game directories
games/tads or games/zcode as indicated below.
The *.z5 files are written with Inform and must be played with an Infocom
interpreter (infocom/interpreters), the *.gam files are written with TADS 2
and must be played with the TADS 2 runtime system (programming/tads2).
- library.z5 [29-Aug-1995]
- All Quiet on the Library Front, An Interactive Vignette
by Michael S. Phillips. Release 1 / serial number 950829.
(an updated version of this game is in
games/zcode/library.z5)
- magic-toyshop.z5 [27-Jul-1995]
- The Magic Toyshop, a fun game for all the family
by Gareth Rees. Release 1, serial number 950726.
(An updated version of this game is in
games/zcode/magic-toyshop.z5,
source code to the updated version is in
games/source/inform/magic-toyshop.inf)
- mindelec.z5 [31-Aug-1995]
- The Mind Electric, An Interactive Vision by Jason Dyer.
Release 2 / serial number 950830
(an updated version of this game is in
games/zcode/mindelec.z5)
- mst3k1.zip [15-Aug-1995]
- Detective, An Interactive MiSTing (Mystery Science Theater
3000) of Matt Barringer's AGT game "Detective",
by Christopher E. Forman. Release 101, serial number 950814.
Inform source code, compiled game file, and a walkthrough.
(an updated version of this game is in
games/zcode/mst3k1.z5,
source code to the updated version is in
games/source/inform/mst3k1.inf)
- Museum.zip [30-Aug-1995]
- A Night at the Museum Forever, version 1.0, by Chris Angelini.
TADS game file, description, and a walkthrough.
[file is linked to games/tads/Museum.zip]
- results.txt [20-Oct-1995]
- the results of the competition, by Gerry Kevin Wilson
- rules.txt [27-Jun-1995]
- the rules of the competition, by Gerry Kevin Wilson
- TheOne.zip [31-Aug-1995]
- The One That Got Away, version 1.0; anonymous entry.
TADS game file and walkthrough.
(an updated version of this game (game file only) is in
games/tads/The_One.gam)
- toonesia.gam [12-Aug-1995]
- Toonesia, A Mini Text-Adventure Game, version 1.0
by "C. J. T. Spaulding".
(an updated version of this game is in
games/tads/toonesia.gam)
- tow.zip [30-Aug-1995]
- Undertow v1.00 (29aug95), by Stephen Granade.
TADS game file and instructions.
(an updated version of this game (game file only) is in
games/tads/tow11.gam)
- tube.z5 [31-Aug-1995]
- Tube Trouble, a mini-adventure by Richard Tucker.
Release 0 / serial number 950831
(an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/tube.z5)
- undo.gam [31-Aug-1995]
- Undo, version 1.0.1, by null dogmas.
[file is linked to games/tads/undo.gam]
- weather.z5 [21-Aug-1995]
- A Change in the Weather, An Interactive Short Story
by Andrew Plotkin. Release 4, serial number 950819.
(an updated version of this game is in
games/zcode/weather.z5)
- zebulon.zip [31-Aug-1995]
- Uncle Zebulon's Will, an Interactive Inheritance.
Release 1.0 / 950831, by Magnus Olsson.
TADS game file and description.
(a machine-independent TADS .gam file is in
games/tads/zebulon2.zip; and
TADS source is in games/source/zeb2_src.zip)