ifwiki: IFComp 1999
tuidcomp: uptjenjmow23gfvy

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
ifwiki: CompXX

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 comp99.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
tuid: gbum4w6lvn57h9ps
ifwiki: King Arthur's Night Out

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

# alan/hebgb
tuid: sjcl3dxizsq4nxkv
ifwiki: The HeBGB Horror!

The HeBGB Horror! by Eric Mayer.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/alan/#hebgb.zip>)

# inform/banana
tuid: 7c6hd4n9es2vrgqv
ifwiki: Pass the Banana

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

# inform/btd2
tuid: wjcxkqyoqsxo2l8u
ifwiki: Beat the Devil

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

# inform/calliope
tuid: 7jxa2jr0tpccqll7
ifwiki: Calliope

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

# inform/change
tuid: t61i5akczyblx2zd
ifwiki: For A Change

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

# inform/chix
tuid: mx72qeuuisvp76qg
ifwiki: Chicks Dig Jerks

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
</if-archive/games/mac/#chix.hqx>,
</if-archive/games/pc/#chix.exe>,
and in </if-archive/games/zcode/#chix.z5>)

# inform/death
tuid: r65yuipqtv1hzxlw
ifwiki: Death to my Enemies

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

# inform/guard
tuid: fssgocb2swnmrdod
ifwiki: Guard Duty

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

# inform/halo
tuid: oq9r03a5x7vixejp
ifwiki: Halothane

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

# inform/huntdark
tuid: mh1a6hizgwjdbeg7
ifwiki: Hunter, in Darkness

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

# inform/jacks
tuid: imvpmb0vj115hqt9
ifwiki: Jacks or Better to Murder, Aces to Win

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

# inform/lomalow
tuid: pjgxrkgnaapbudtl
ifwiki: Lomalow

Lomalow, by Brendan Barnwell.
Release 0 / Serial number 888888.

# inform/ludite
tuid: ny9rngelpxn8jm8d
ifwiki: Lurk. Unite. Die. Invent. Think. Expire.

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

# inform/me
tuid: w1hvfh2sfprakd1x
ifwiki: Music Education

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

# inform/oad
tuid: lsnpv1bkylr6vsva
ifwiki: Only After Dark

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

# inform/outsided
tuid: mscbawkj4rmx3p9n
ifwiki: Outsided

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

# inform/softfood
tuid: aktys788a52fac96
ifwiki: A Day for Soft Food

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

# inform/tac
tuid: 2k171zs82dpkinbz
ifwiki: Thorfinn's Realm

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

# inform/winter
tuid: vtuf6hfo9aj5xs64
ifwiki: Winter Wonderland

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

# inform/wossname
tuid: 6hwu0ywfwk4ksxxn
ifwiki: Spodgeville Murphy and The Jewelled Eye of 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
</if-archive/games/zcode/#wossname.z5>)

# msdos/lunatix
tuid: xt96319ebnlsh0l2
ifwiki: Lunatix: The Insanity Circle

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

# msdos/skyranch
tuid: tv5762lz22m1zpph
ifwiki: Skyranch

Skyranch, by Jack Driscoll.

# msdos/snosae
tuid: p8vmhhkmzp5qsnlr
ifwiki: SNOSAE

Snosae, by No Frills Software.
Version 1.0.

# tads/4seconds
tuid: bu6mmul5vxci5vqc
ifwiki: Four Seconds

4 Seconds, by Jason "Trig" Reigstad.
Release 1.

# tads/amoment
tuid: l9pk65bqrd9vc6l3
ifwiki: A Moment of Hope

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

# tads/beal
tuid: 9uj0ohf33rcg97ay
ifwiki: Life on Beal Street

Life on Beal Street.

# tads/bliss
tuid: qjj154rsxz9uzedc
ifwiki: Bliss

Bliss: An interactive harrowing by Cameron Wilkin.
Version 1.1.

# tads/cell
tuid: 801nv4c2g1k48cmm
ifwiki: Stone Cell

Stone Cell, by Middle Eagle.
Version 1.

# tads/chaos
tuid: rt6brl1fmmjf0y7u
ifwiki: Chaos (by Caron)

Chaos, an interactive explosion by Shay Caron.

# tads/erehwon
tuid: 01tci21gexh1pv2i
ifwiki: Erehwon

Erehwon, interactive fiction by Jos. Pinkfoot.
Release 1.0.

# tads/exhibit
tuid: ruaersctvvr7t6vh
ifwiki: Exhibition

Exhibition, by Anatoly Domokov.

# tads/otf
tuid: xtjl0qi2ek8gxdoi
ifwiki: On the Farm

On the Farm, a TADS adventure by Lenny Pitts.

# tads/six
tuid: p9ci8ridqcdcpw5b
ifwiki: Six Stories

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

# tads/stranger
tuid: dtycbk6mvalnduoe
ifwiki: Strangers in the Night

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
tuid: s2sf6bgb1u5yojib
ifwiki: The Water Bird

The Water Bird, interactive fiction by Athan Skelley.
Release 1.0.

# web/remember
tuid: ojx9t0eku2h9voap
ifwiki: Remembrance

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.

The IF Archive is a public service of the Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation.

Terms of Use - About Us