ifwiki: IFComp 1998
tuidcomp: wmuew5f7rbfib52z

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

The following files were added after the creation of the archives
comp98.zip and Comp98.sit.bin.
All files submitted by the game authors with permission from David Dyte.

inform/atrox/atrox.txt
: walkthrough for Cattus Atrox

inform/photopia/bug.txt
: a bug in Photopia and how not to run into it

tads/arrival/bug.txt
: a bug in Arrival and how to circumvent it

tads/arrival/arrival.rs1
: sound resource file for Arrival

# comp98.z5
tuid: a3thoxm83tzz8ihz
ifwiki: CompXX

The 'front-end' game for the 1998 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.

# comp98.zip

all the entries in this year's competition in one
package. Unzip into a directory with the -d option
to preserve the original subdirectory structure.
See also the note above about files that were added
after comp98.zip was created.

# Comp98.sit.bin

comp98.zip converted to Macintosh format by
Andrew Plotkin. Download in binary mode!

# pre-announcement.txt

David Dyte's announcement that he is the organiser
of the 1998 IF Writing Competition

# prizes.txt

a list of which author chose which prize in
the 1998 competition.

# readme.txt

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

# results.txt

The results of the 1998 competition

# schedule.txt

some important dates, by David Dyte

# alan/cc
tuid: 58b0tx19wzbuwlpr
ifwiki: CC

CC, by Mikko Vuorinen.
Requires Alan interpreter (Arun) 2.8 to run.

# hugo/memory
tuid: 6qhd03vzceby1wcj
ifwiki: Persistence of Memory

Persistence of Memory, by Anonymous.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/hugo/#memory.hex>)

# inform/acid
tuid: 86d7aest1ywd0eem
ifwiki: Acid Whiplash

Acid Whiplash, by Anonymous, or rather:
Rybread Celsius Can't Find a Dictionary,
by Rybread Celsius and Cody Sandifer.
Release 1 / Serial number 980928.

# inform/atrox
tuid: s5678j9ihb1ppkoy
ifwiki: Cattus Atrox

Cattus Atrox, by David A. Cornelson.
Release 3.981001.
(source code is in
</if-archive/games/source/inform/#AtroxSrc.zip>)

# inform/bluemen
tuid: l7qf2lyc563kk84p
ifwiki: Little Blue Men

Little Blue Men, an interactive object lesson
by Michael S. Gentry.
Release 1 / Serial number 980923.

# inform/city
tuid: a2wy18vpncjce925
ifwiki: The City

The City version 2, an interactive short-experience
by Sam Barlow.
Release 1 / Serial number 980930.

# inform/dilly
tuid: 4jh66h2nl6sf1x2k
ifwiki: Trapped in a One-Room Dilly

Trapped in a One-Room Dilly, by Laura A. Knauth.
Release 1 / Serial number 980917.

# inform/enlighte
tuid: fn8r65rg7upfff0o
ifwiki: Enlightenment

Enlightenment: a One Room Absurdity
by Taro Stephen Ogawa.
Release 7 / Serial number 891001.

# inform/evil
tuid: c5iic531zabcpp01
ifwiki: Where Evil Dwells

Where Evil Dwells, by Paul Johnson and Steve Owens.
Release 1 / Serial number 980930.

# inform/fifteen
tuid: 32nzgcw9qoi4k1i4
ifwiki: Fifteen

Fifteen, by Ricardo Dague.
Release 1 / Serial number 980926.

# inform/hrs
tuid: odrvu3cw97wqhr7h
ifwiki: Human Resources Stories

Human Resources Stories: In Search of Employment
by Harry M. Hardjono.
Release 1 / Serial number 980930.

# inform/informat
tuid: d6mws3jpq68wo2ks
ifwiki: Informatory

Informatory, by William S. Shlaer.
Release 1 / Serial number 980929.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#Informat.z5>)

# inform/loose
tuid: 4wd3lyaxi4thp8qi
ifwiki: Mother Loose

Mother Loose, an Interactive Nursery Rhyme
by Irene Callaci.
Release 1 / Serial number 980928.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#loose.z5>)

# inform/muse
tuid: j2e98wy467jfih8q
ifwiki: Muse: An Autumn Romance

Muse: An Autumn Romance, by Christopher Huang.
Release 1 / Serial number 980927.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#muse.z5>)

# inform/photopia
tuid: ju778uv5xaswnlpl
ifwiki: Photopia

Photopia, by Opal O'Donnell.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#photopia.z5>
and </if-archive/games/pc/#photopia.exe>)

# inform/purple
tuid: 1th5lyny9bf6ixnw
ifwiki: Purple

Purple, a passage through disaster, by Stefan Blixt.
Release 1 / Serial number 980929.

# inform/research
tuid: 5p30gd5hz5cmjslp
ifwiki: Research Dig

Research Dig, by Chris Armitage.
Release 1 / Serial number 980930.

# inform/ritual
tuid: vthu58wk6wm7qj1o
ifwiki: The Ritual of Purification

The Ritual of Purification, an Interactive Cleansing
by Sable.
Release 1 / Serial number 980927.

# inform/space_st
tuid: p3vgmr8ji1vckus7
ifwiki: Spacestation

Spacestation, by David Ledgard.
Release 1 / Serial number 980819.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/zcode/#spacest2.z5>)

# inform/spotlite
tuid: smtdudzzwmreblmt
ifwiki: In the Spotlight

In the Spotlight, an Unexpected Intelligence Test
by John Byrd.
Release 5 / Serial number 980929.

# inform/tokyo
tuid: 4ipti3pkye3wkucz
ifwiki: Downtown Tokyo, Present Day

Downtown Tokyo Present Day, by Digby McWiggle.
Release 1 / Serial number 980930.

# msdos/commute
tuid: m0g5oijhy0b6hkkk
ifwiki: The Commute

The Commute, by Kevin Copeland.

# msdos/yodel
tuid: bqccax2sevndrziu
ifwiki: I Didn't Know You Could Yodel

I Didn't Know You Could Yodel!
by Michael R. Eisenman and Andrew J. Indovina.
Ver 1.12 / Release 24 / Serial number 8675309.

# tads/arrival
tuid: b7zs6ocxlntb1u7c
ifwiki: Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés

Arrival, or, Attack of the B-Movie Clichés
by Samantha Clark.
Version 1 (Sep 30 1998).
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#arrival.zip>; source code is in
</if-archive/games/source/tads/#arrsrc.zip>)

# tads/fourin1
tuid: 1dg2yp15g6tm6izy
ifwiki: Four in One

Four In One, an Interactive Comedy by J. Robinson Wheeler.
Version 1.0.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#fourin1.gam>;
source code is in
</if-archive/games/source/tads/#4in1_src.zip>)

# tads/light
tuid: u90ea414yfsovias
ifwiki: Lightiania

Lightiania, by Gustav Bodell.
Version 1.14.00.

# tads/plant
tuid: 77rsl9mezn5iogto
ifwiki: The Plant

The Plant, by Michael J. Roberts.
(an updated version of this game is in
</if-archive/games/tads/#plant_2.zip>
and its source code is in
</if-archive/games/source/tads/#plantsrc_2.zip>)

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