Files related to the Second Annual Text Adventure Authorship Competition (1996). The subdirectories contain all the games in unpacked, directly usable format.
Aayela, an Interactive Vision by Magnus Olsson (TADS). Release 1.1 / 961015. (an updated version of this game is in games/tads/aayela.gam)
Alien Abduction? An Interactive Fiction Story by Charles Gerlach (TADS). (an updated version of this game is in games/tads/abductv2.gam)
Wearing the Claw, an Interactive Fantasy by Paul O'Brian (Inform). Release 2 / Serial number 961003. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/claw.z5)
Don't Be Late! An Interactive Snippet by Grew Ewing (Alan).
Delusions, an Interactive Self-Discovery (Inform). Release 2 / Serial number 961021. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/Delusns.z5)
Fear, an Interactive Nightmare (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 961012.
My First Stupid Game, by Dan McPherson (AGT). AGT runtime for DOS included.
Of Forms Unknown, an Interactive Excursion by Chris Markwyn (Inform). Release 2 / Serial number 961021. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/forms.z5)
In the End, by Joe Mason (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 961010.
The Curse of Eldor, an Adventure by Stuart Allen (J.A.C.L.). Release 3; J.A.C.L. engine for DOS and Linux included.
Kissing the Buddha's Feet, an Interactive Cramming (TADS). Version 1.00. (an updated version of this game is in games/tads/kissing.zip)
Punkirita Quest One: Liquid, a Viking's Funeral by Rybread Celsius (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 960927.
Lists and Lists, an Interactive Tutorial by Andrew Plotkin (Inform). Release 3 / Serial number 960823. (another version of this game is in games/zcode/lists.z5)
Maiden of the Moonlight, by Brian P. Dean (TADS). Release 1.1b. (an updated version of this game is in games/tads/maiden.zip)
Phlegm, an Interactive Interactive by Adjacent Drooler (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 961014. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/phlegm.z5)
The Land beyond the Picket Fence, by Martin Oehm (stand-alone DOS program). Version 1.0.
Piece of Mind, an Interactive Short Story by Giles Boutel (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 961015. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/piece_v3.z5)
Promoted! By Mike DeSanto (REXX Adventure - OS/2 only). You have to fetch the current beta version of REXX Adventure from Mike's ftp site; it may not be distributed otherwise. (a port of this game to Inform is in games/zcode/promoted.z5)
Ralph, an Interactive Sniffing by Miron Schmidt (Inform). Release 2 / Serial number 961005. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/Ralph.z5)
Reverberations, a Hectic Voltairian Adventure by Russell Wain Glasser (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 961015. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/reverb.z5)
Rippled Flesh, an Interactive Goosing by Rybread Celsius (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 960914. (source code is in games/source/inform/scary.inf)
The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet: The Interactive Memoirs of a Diplomat, by Angela M. Horns (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 960928. (an updated version of this game is in games/zcode/sherbet.z5)
Small World, Interactive Fiction by Andrew D. Pontious (TADS). Release 1.0. (an updated version of this game is in games/tads/SmallW3.gam and in games/mac/SmallW3.sit)
The House of the Stalker (gamma 0.9), by Jason Clayton White (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 960930.
Stargazer: Prologue, an Adventure in Outfitting by Jonathan Fry (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 961015.
Tapestry, an Interactive Destiny by Daniel Ravipinto (Inform). Release 1 / Serial number 961010.
Sir Ramic Hobbs and the Oriental Wok, by Gil Williamson (AGT). Version 1.1s; AGT runtime for DOS included.
how to judge and vote for this year's competition by Whizzard
Whizzard's note about the package
the results of the competition, by Whizzard
the original rules for the game writers and the prizes to win, by Whizzard