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name=Comprehend| | name=Comprehend| | ||
developer=[[User:dreammaster|dreammaster]], ryiron| | developer=[[User:dreammaster|dreammaster]], ryiron| | ||
companies=Penguin Software| | companies=[[Polarware|Penguin Software]]| | ||
usedBy=See [[Glk/Comprehend#Games|Games]]| | usedBy=See [[Glk/Comprehend#Games|Games]]| | ||
dateAdded=June 3, 2020| | dateAdded=June 3, 2020| | ||
release= | release=2.5.0 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==About== | ==About== | ||
Comprehend is an implementation of the Comprehend/Graphics Magician engines used to implement several Penguin Software games: | Comprehend is an implementation of the Comprehend/Graphics Magician engines by Polarware used to implement several Penguin Software games: | ||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
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* This reimplementation is not aiming for a 100% match to the original. It utilizes the Glk framework to provide for cleaner text display, and provides game screens rendered instantly rather than the slow rendering the originals were forced to do | * This reimplementation is not aiming for a 100% match to the original. It utilizes the Glk framework to provide for cleaner text display, and provides game screens rendered instantly rather than the slow rendering the originals were forced to do | ||
* As a consequence of the fast rendering, minor graphical animations, like the birds flying in the Transylvania endgame screen, are not shown | * As a consequence of the fast rendering, minor graphical animations, like the birds flying in the Transylvania endgame screen, are not shown | ||
* As of this time, only Transylvania, Crimson Crown, and OO-Topos have been announced for testing. Talisman will require further work in the future to be supported | |||
* There was a re-release of Transylvania using the version 2 of the Comprehend engine that OO-Topos and Talisman use. This version is not officially supported yet, and many game screens will not render correctly. | |||
Also note | Also as a final note, several more games were later released using an entirely new version of the engine "Comprehend Plus". These games are not being targeted at this time. | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strong_National_Museum_of_Play The Strong National Museum of Play] in Rochester, New York, USA has [https://archives.museumofplay.org/repositories/3/resources/56/collection_organization a collection of complete source code for Comprehend games], but it can only be accessed on-site. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.mobygames.com/ | * [https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/pc/penguin/ Games legitimately available at the IF-Archive] | ||
* [https://www.mobygames.com/group/8339/comprehend-games/ Mobygames Comprehend Games list] | |||
* [http://graphicsmagician.com/polarware/comprehend.htm History of the Comprehend engine] | |||
[[Category:Engines]] | [[Category:Engines]] | ||