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{{EngineDescription|
{{EngineDescription|
name=ZCode|
name=ZCode|
developer=[[Dave Griffith|David Griffith]], [[User:dreammaster|dreammaster]]|
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
}}
}}


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==Games==
==Games==
Infocom games:
===Official Infocom games===
{| style="background:#fFfFfF"
|- valign=top
|
*[[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)
||
*[[Hollywood Hijinx]] (1986)
*[[Hollywood Hijinx]] (1986)
*[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]] (1986)
*[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]] (1986)
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*[[Zork: The Undiscovered Underground]] (1997) (developed by Activision)
*[[Zork: The Undiscovered Underground]] (1997) (developed by Activision)
*[[Milliways]] (prototype) (created in 1988, released in 2008)
*[[Milliways]] (prototype) (created in 1988, released in 2008)
|}


===Conversions===
Converted from [[Glk/Alan2|Alan2]]:
Converted from [[Glk/Alan2|Alan2]]:
*[[Dinnertime]] (1999)
*[[Dinnertime]] (1999)
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*[[They're After You!]] (1999)
*[[They're After You!]] (1999)


{| style="background:#fFfFfF"
|- valign=top
|
Converted from [[Glk/Scott|ScottFree]] - [[Adventure International]] games:
Converted from [[Glk/Scott|ScottFree]] - [[Adventure International]] games:
*[[Adventureland]] (1978)
*[[Adventureland]] (1978)
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*[[Questprobe: Featuring Spider-Man]] (1984)
*[[Questprobe: Featuring Spider-Man]] (1984)
*[[Questprobe: Featuring the Human Torch and the Thing]] (1985)
*[[Questprobe: Featuring the Human Torch and the Thing]] (1985)
 
||
Converted from [[Glk/Scott|ScottFree]] - [[Mysterious Adventures series]]:
Converted from [[Glk/Scott|ScottFree]] - [[Mysterious Adventures series]]:
*[[Mysterious Adventures 1: The Golden Baton]] (1981)
*[[Mysterious Adventures 1: The Golden Baton]] (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)
|}


Converted from Miscellaneous architectures:
Converted from other architectures/languages:
*[[Super Star Trek]] (1971-1974) (converted from BASIC to C to Inform)
*[[Super Star Trek]] (1971-1974) (converted from BASIC to C to Inform)
*[[Hunt the Wumpus]] (1973) (converted from BASIC to to Inform)
*[[Hunt the Wumpus]] (1973) (converted from BASIC to to Inform)
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*[[Robots]] (1976) (converted from BASIC 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)
*[[Softporn Adventure]] (1981) (converted from BASIC to Inform)
*[[Inhumane]] (1985) (converted from Applesoft Basic to Inform)
*[[Inhumane]] (1985) (converted from Applesoft Basic to Inform)
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*[[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 to Inform)
*[[The Nine Dancers]] (1986) (converted from BBC BASIC to Inform)
*[[Uninvited]] (1986) (converted from [[MacVenture]] to Inform)
*[[Uninvited]] (1986) (converted from [[MacVenture]] to Inform)
*[[Paranoia]] (1987) (converted from C to Inform)
*[[Paranoia]] (1987) (converted from C to Inform)
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*[[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)
*[[Night of the Vampire Bunnies]] (1989) (converted from BASIC to Inform)
*[[Adventure in Humongous Cave]] (1993) (converted from AGT (Adventure Game Toolkit) to Inform)
*[[Adventure in Humongous Cave]] (1993) (converted from [[Glk/AGT|AGT]] (Adventure Game Toolkit) to Inform)
*[[Odieus's 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]]'')
*[[Freefall]] (1995) (Inform version of the 1984 game ''[[Tetris]]'')
*[[Icebreaker: The Text Adventure|Icebreaker]] (converted from 3DO to Inform)
*[[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'')
*[[Reverzi]] (1999) (Inform version of the board game ''Reversi'', also known as ''Othello'')
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*[[HLA Adventure]] (2004) (converted from HLA (high level assembly) to Inform)
*[[HLA Adventure]] (2004) (converted from HLA (high level assembly) to Inform)


Other:
===Other Games===
*[[A Change in the Weather]] (1995)
Thousands ZCode games exist. A partial list is available in [[Engines/Glk#ZCode|ZCode Games]]
*[[The Mind Electric]] (1995)
*[[CompXX]] (1996)
*[[Lists and Lists]] (1996)
*[[Phlegm]] (1996)
*[[So Far]] (1996)
*[[Apartment F209]] (1997)
*[[Bedlam]] (1997)
*[[The Edifice]] (1997)
*[[I-0]] (1997)
*[[Phred Phontious and the Quest for Pizza]] (1997)
*[[Sins Against Mimesis]] (1997)
*[[The Space Under the Window]] (1997)
*[[The Chicken Under the Window]] (1998)
*[[Flowers for Algernon]] (1998)
*[[Hey, I'm Supposed to be Free Range]] (1998)
*[[In the End II]] (1998)
*[[Photopia]] (1998)
*[[Saied]] (1998)
*[[Spider And Web]] (1998)
*[[Three Steps to the Left]] (1998)
*[[Annoyotron]] (1999)
*[[Chicks Dig Jerks]] (1999)
*[[Coke Is It!]] (1999)
*[[Death to my Enemies]] (1999)
*[[Hunter, in Darkness]] (1999)
*[[Revenger]] (1999)
*[[Varicella]] (1999)
*[[Zugzwang]] (1999)
*[[9:05]] (2000)
*[[Dragon!]] (2000)
*[[Hallowe'en]] (2000)
*[[ManoZ]] (2000)
*[[Not Just A Game]] (2000)
*[[Shade]] (2000)
*[[Shrapnel]] (2000)
*[[Spitting Crumbs]] (2000)
*[[1981]] (2001)
*[[Discord]] (2001)
*[[Donkey Kong]] (2001)
*[[Finding Henry]] (2001)
*[[Fit for a Queen]] (2001)
*[[Hank Buzzcrack Has A Job To Do, God Damn It]] (2001)
*[[Heroes]] (2001)
*[[Jigsaw 2]] (2001)
*[[The Newcomer]] (2001)
*[[Pac-Man]] (2001)
*[[Peter Theta Fixes the Holodeck]] (2001)
*[[Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle]] (2001)
*[[The Sofa At The End Of The Universe]] (2001)
*[[A speedIF O entry]] (2001)
*[[Squeaky on the Moon]] (Fajfeta sur la Luno in Spanish) (2001)
*[[Stiffy Makane: The Undiscovered Country]] (2001)
*[[Tooth Ow Zunden Too]] (2001)
*[[Tooth Ow Zunden Won!]] (2001)
*[[A Walk Through Forever]] (2001)
*[[The Weapon]] (2001)
*[[Appallatron]] (2002)
*[[The Body]] (2002)
*[[Cheeseshop]] (2002)
*[[The Circus of Sadness]] (2002)
*[[Kraketoa Tuna Melt]] (2002)
*[[Soul-Searching]] (2002)
*[[The Angel Curse]] (2003)
*[[The Epitome of Toastlessness]] (2003)
*[[Logic Puzzle Sampler]] (2003)
*[[The Thorn]] (2003)
*[[The Dreamhold]] (2004)
*[[Last Ride of the Night]] (2004)
*[[The Corn Identity]] (2005)
*[[Dreary Lands]] (2005)
*[[The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread]] (2005)
*[[Where There's A Will]] (2005)
*[[Another Goddamn Escape the Locked Room Game]] (2005)
*[[An Abbreviated Night Before Christmas]] (2006)
*[[Bob's Garage]] (2006)
*[[Chicken and Egg]] (2006)
*[[Delightful Wallpaper]] (2006)
*[[An Escape To Remember]] (2006)
*[[I'll]] (2006)
*[[Southern Gothic]] (2006)
*[[This is the game that I wrote]] (2006)
*[[The Tower of the Elephant]] (2006)
*[[AFGNCAAP - IF Agent! Todays Adventure: Holy Goat!]] (2007)
*[[House of Dream of Moon]] (2007)
*[[Jack in the box]] (2007)
*[[The Day I shot ...]] (2007)
*[[Trainstopping]] (2007)
*[[Xmaton]] (2007)
*[[Attack of the Terror Tabby!!!]] (2008)
*[[Bedtime story]] (2008)
*[[Pick up the pine box and die]] (2008)
*[[The Day I mauled ...]] (2008)
*[[Nine-tenths of the Law]] (2008)
*[[Violet]] (2008)
*[[What Happens in Vagueness]] (2008)
*[[69,105]] (2009)
*[[HTP]] (2009)
*[[The Lighthouse]] (2009)
*[[IF Progressive One]] (2009)
*[[Paranoia (2009)|Paranoia]] (2009)
*[[Teaching her to dance]] (2009)
*[[Yay Games]] (2009)
*[[The Day I stabbed Stalin]] (2010)
*[[Dual Transform]] (2010)
*[[Explore!]] (2010)
*[[A Green Rain]] (2010)
*[[Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home]] (2010)
*[[Hoosegow]] (2010)
*[[Lobsters On A Plane]] (2010)
*[[Le Roi de Fihnargaia]] (2010)
*[[Being the Ending of the Beginning]] (2011)
*[[Birth of Mind]] (2011)
*[[Bored Ladders]] (2011)
*[[Blue]] (2011)
*[[Cold Iron]] (2011)
*[[The Day I saved Elvis]] (2011)
*[[The extraordinary events of the last day of Professor Mangleworth]] (2011)
*[[Hangar 22]] (2011)
*[[The man-eating, halitosic gorilla of Brazil]] (2011)
*[[Schießbefehl]] (2011)
*[[You've Got a Stew Going!]] (2011)
*[[And a Hippo New Year]] (2012)
*[[Color of Milk Coffee]] (2012)
*[[Dinner Bell]] (2012)
*[[Endless, Nameless]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: All Alone]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Aren't You the Guy Who Hit Me in the Eye?]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Come On and Wreck My Car]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Everything Is Catching On Fire]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Fingertips]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Fingertips (Reprise)]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Hey Now, Everybody]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: I Don't Understand You]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: I Found a New Friend]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: I Heard a Sound]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: I Walk Along Darkened Corridors]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: I'm Having a Heart Attack]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Leave Me Alone]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Please Pass the Milk Please]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Something Grabbed Ahold of My Hand]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: The Day That Love Came To Play]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: What's That Blue Thing Doing Here?]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Who's Knockin' on the Wall?]] (2012)
*[[Fingertips: Who's That Standing Out the Window]] (2012)
*[[IF Whispers 5]] (2012)
*[[The Legend of the Missing Hat]] (2012)
*[[Nautilisia]] (2012)
*[[Parasites]] (2012)
*[[A Reading in May]] (2012)
*[[Dig My Grave]] (2012)
*[[The Statue Got Me High]] (2012)
*[[The Day I died]] (2013)
*[[The day I hugged Ghandi!]] (2013)
*[[Es kam aus den Alpen]] (2013)
*[[The Horrible Pyramid]] (2013)
*[[The Nessa Springs Slasher]] (2013)
*[[The Paper Bag Princess]] (2013)
*[[The tale of the cursed eagle]] (2013)
*[[Wrenlaw]] (2013)
*[[Craverly Heights]] (2014)
*[[The Day I came back]] (2014)
*[[Illuminate]] (2014)
*[[Kii!Wii!]] (2014)
*[[Monster Maker]] (2014)
*[[More]] (2014)
*[[The Mundane Tale of the Morning After]] (2014)
*[[So, You've Never Played a Text Adventure Before, Huh?]] (2014)
*[[Tea Ceremony]] (2014)
*[[By the Lake]] (2015)
*[[The Day of the Queen]] (2015)
*[[Discover the World]] (2015)
*[[Hippo on Elm Street]] (2015)
*[[The oldest hangover on Earth]] (2015)
*[[Ombre]] (2015)
*[[Someone Keeps Moving My Chair]] (2015)
*[[The Story of the Shinoboo]] (2015)
*[[The Day time stood still]] (2016)
*[[Life with OCD]] (2016)
*[[Baking With Lizzie]] (2017)
*[[Eggstraordinary Adventure]] (2017)
*[[The Bean Stalker]] (2018)
*[[Walk Among Us]] (2018)


==Status==
==Status==
A work-in-progress sub-engine of the new [[Glk]] API has been added based on Frotz.
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==

Latest revision as of 14:50, 25 January 2024

ZCode
Engine developer dreammaster
Companies that used it Infocom and others
Games that use it innumerable games
Date added to ScummVM 2018-12-09
First release containing it 2.2.0

About

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

Official Infocom games

Conversions

Converted from Alan2:

Converted from ScottFree - Adventure International games:

Converted from ScottFree - Mysterious Adventures series:


Converted from other architectures/languages:

Other Games

Thousands ZCode games exist. A partial list is available in ZCode Games

Status

A sub-engine of the new Glk API has been added based on Frotz.
Most ZCode games should be supported (except the newer, post-1987 Infocom titles which are still WIP)

Resources

External links