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{{EngineDescription| | {{EngineDescription| | ||
name= | name=ZCode| | ||
developer= | developer=[[User:dreammaster|dreammaster]]| | ||
companies=[[Infocom]] and others| | companies=[[Infocom]] and others| | ||
usedBy=innumerable games| | usedBy=innumerable games| | ||
dateAdded=December 9, 2018| | dateAdded=December 9, 2018| | ||
release= | release=2.2.0 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==About== | ==About== | ||
Frotz is the most popular Z-machine implementation, developed by Stefan Jokisch to play games adhering to the different Z-machine versions of text-based games, first introduced for the [[Zork series]] and following games by [[Infocom]], then later Graham Nelson's Inform that became the de facto standard for interactive fiction. | The ScummVM Z-code engine is based on Frotz. Frotz is the most popular Z-machine implementation, developed by Stefan Jokisch to play games adhering to the different Z-machine versions of text-based games, first introduced for the [[Zork series]] and following games by [[Infocom]], then later Graham Nelson's Inform that became the de facto standard for interactive fiction. | ||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
Infocom games: | ===Official Infocom games=== | ||
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*[[Zork I: The Great Underground Empire]] (1980) | *[[Zork I: The Great Underground Empire]] (1980) | ||
*[[Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz]] (1981) | *[[Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz]] (1981) | ||
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*[[Spellbreaker]] (1985) | *[[Spellbreaker]] (1985) | ||
*[[Ballyhoo]] (1986) | *[[Ballyhoo]] (1986) | ||
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*[[Hollywood Hijinx]] (1986) | *[[Hollywood Hijinx]] (1986) | ||
*[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]] (1986) | *[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]] (1986) | ||
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*[[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]] (1988) | *[[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]] (1988) | ||
*[[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]] (1989) | *[[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]] (1989) | ||
*[[James Clavell's | *[[James Clavell's Shōgun]] (1989) | ||
*[[Journey: The Quest Begins]] (1989) | *[[Journey: The Quest Begins]] (1989) | ||
*[[Zork: The Undiscovered Underground]] (1997) (developed by Activision) | *[[Zork: The Undiscovered Underground]] (1997) (developed by Activision) | ||
*[[Milliways]] (prototype) (created in 1988, released in 2008) | |||
|} | |||
Converted from [[ | ===Conversions=== | ||
*[[ | Converted from [[Glk/Alan2|Alan2]]: | ||
*[[Dinnertime]] (1999) | |||
*[[Mazemapper]] (1999) | |||
*[[The Mean Story]] (1999) | |||
*[[To Get to the Other Side]] (1999) | |||
*[[They're After You!]] (1999) | |||
Converted from [[ | {| style="background:#fFfFfF" | ||
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Converted from [[Glk/Scott|ScottFree]] - [[Adventure International]] games: | |||
*[[Adventureland]] (1978) | *[[Adventureland]] (1978) | ||
*[[Pirate Adventure]], a.k.a. Pirate Cove (1979) | *[[Pirate Adventure]], a.k.a. Pirate Cove (1979) | ||
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*[[Return to Pirate's Isle]] (1983) | *[[Return to Pirate's Isle]] (1983) | ||
*[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]] (1984) | *[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]] (1984) | ||
*[[Questprobe | *[[Questprobe: Featuring the Hulk]] a.k.a Marvel Adventure #1 (1984) | ||
*[[Questprobe | *[[Questprobe: Featuring Spider-Man]] (1984) | ||
*[[Questprobe | *[[Questprobe: Featuring the Human Torch and the Thing]] (1985) | ||
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Converted from [[Scott| | Converted from [[Glk/Scott|ScottFree]] - [[Mysterious Adventures series]]: | ||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 1: The Golden Baton]] (1981) | *[[Mysterious Adventures 1: The Golden Baton]] (1981) | ||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 2: The Time Machine]] (1981) | *[[Mysterious Adventures 2: The Time Machine]] (1981) | ||
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*[[Mysterious Adventures 10: Ten Little Indians]] (1983) | *[[Mysterious Adventures 10: Ten Little Indians]] (1983) | ||
*[[Mysterious Adventures 11: Waxworks]] (1983) | *[[Mysterious Adventures 11: Waxworks]] (1983) | ||
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Converted from | Converted from other architectures/languages: | ||
*[[Super Star Trek]] (1971-1974) (converted from BASIC to C to Inform) | |||
*[[Hunt the Wumpus]] (1973) (converted from BASIC to to Inform) | |||
*[[Colossal Cave Adventure]] (I: 1975-1977, II: 1978-1981, 2.5: 1995, 3: 1978, 4: 1995, 5: 1978, 6: 1984, 370: 1993) (converted from Fortran/C to Inform) | *[[Colossal Cave Adventure]] (I: 1975-1977, II: 1978-1981, 2.5: 1995, 3: 1978, 4: 1995, 5: 1978, 6: 1984, 370: 1993) (converted from Fortran/C to Inform) | ||
*[[Robots]] (1976) (converted from BASIC to Inform) | |||
*[[Zork]] (1978) (the original release by the team that would become Infocom at MIT, converted to Inform) (converted from Fortran to Inform) | *[[Zork]] (1978) (the original release by the team that would become Infocom at MIT, converted to Inform) (converted from Fortran to Inform) | ||
*[[Frankenstein Adventure]] (1981) (converted from TRS-80 to Inform) | *[[CIA Adventure]] (1980) (converted from BASIC to Inform) | ||
*[[ | *[[The Wizard's Castle]] (1980) (converted from BASIC to Inform) | ||
*[[Frankenstein Adventure]] (1981) (converted from TRS-80 BASIC to Inform) | |||
*[[Softporn Adventure]] (1981) (converted from BASIC to Inform) | |||
*[[Inhumane]] (1985) (converted from Applesoft Basic to Inform) | |||
*[[Praser 5]] (1985) (converted from Applesoft Basic to Inform) | |||
*[[Werner's Quest 1: The Black Ladder]] (1985) (converted from The Quill Adventure System to Inform) | *[[Werner's Quest 1: The Black Ladder]] (1985) (converted from The Quill Adventure System to Inform) | ||
*[[Werner's Quest 2: Revenge of the Thing-Fish]] (1985) (converted from The Quill Adventure System to Inform) | *[[Werner's Quest 2: Revenge of the Thing-Fish]] (1985) (converted from The Quill Adventure System to Inform) | ||
*[[Werner's Quest 3: Rance the Dungeonkeeper]] (1985) (converted from The Quill Adventure System to Inform) | *[[Werner's Quest 3: Rance the Dungeonkeeper]] (1985) (converted from The Quill Adventure System to Inform) | ||
*[[Werner's Quest 4: Unchanter]] (1985) (converted from The Quill Adventure System to Inform) | *[[Werner's Quest 4: Unchanter]] (1985) (converted from The Quill Adventure System to Inform) | ||
*[[The Nine Dancers]] (1986) (converted from BBC BASIC to Inform) | |||
*[[Uninvited]] (1986) (converted from [[MacVenture]] to Inform) | |||
*[[Paranoia]] (1987) (converted from C to Inform) | |||
*[[The Puppet-Man]] (1987) (converted from BBC to Inform) | |||
*[[Shadowgate]] (1987) (converted from [[MacVenture]] to Inform) | |||
*[[Snafufun]] (1988) (converted from BASIC to Inform) | *[[Snafufun]] (1988) (converted from BASIC to Inform) | ||
*[[ | *[[Night of the Vampire Bunnies]] (1989) (converted from BASIC to Inform) | ||
*[[ | *[[Adventure in Humongous Cave]] (1993) (converted from [[Glk/AGT|AGT]] (Adventure Game Toolkit) to Inform) | ||
*[[Odieus' Quest for the Magic Flingshot]] (1993) (converted from LADS (Levy's Adventure Development System) to AGT (Adventure Game Toolkit) to Inform) | *[[Odieus's Quest for the Magic Flingshot]] (1993) (converted from LADS (Levy's Adventure Development System) to [[Glk/AGT|AGT]] (Adventure Game Toolkit) to Inform) | ||
*[[Freefall]] (1995) (Inform version of the 1984 game ''[[Tetris]]'') | |||
*[[Icebreaker: The Text Adventure|Icebreaker]] (1995) (converted from 3DO to Inform) | |||
*[[Robot Finds Kitten]] (1997) (converted from C to Inform) | *[[Robot Finds Kitten]] (1997) (converted from C to Inform) | ||
*[[Reverzi]] (1999) (Inform version of the board game ''Reversi'', also known as ''Othello'') | |||
*[[Chaos In Space]] (2001) (aka Warp!) (converted from DOS to Inform) | *[[Chaos In Space]] (2001) (aka Warp!) (converted from DOS to Inform) | ||
*[[HLA Adventure]] (2004) (converted from HLA (high level assembly) to Inform) | *[[HLA Adventure]] (2004) (converted from HLA (high level assembly) to Inform) | ||
===Other Games=== | |||
Thousands ZCode games exist. A partial list is available in [[Engines/Glk#ZCode|ZCode Games]] | |||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
A | A sub-engine of the new [[Glk]] API has been added based on Frotz.<br /> | ||
Most ZCode games should be supported (except the newer, post-1987 Infocom titles which are still WIP) | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== |
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