Difference between revisions of "Glk"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Dreammaster (talk | contribs) (ScummGlk engine) |
(adding other sub-engines) |
||
(2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
companies=See [[ScummGlk#Sub-engines|Sub-engines]]| | companies=See [[ScummGlk#Sub-engines|Sub-engines]]| | ||
usedBy=See [[ScummGlk#Sub-engines|Sub-engines]]| | usedBy=See [[ScummGlk#Sub-engines|Sub-engines]]| | ||
dateAdded=December | dateAdded=December 9, 2018| | ||
release=None | release=None | ||
}} | }} | ||
Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
==Sub-engines== | ==Sub-engines== | ||
* [[Frotz]] - For playing Infocom games and more recent | * [[ScummGlk/Alan2|Alan2]] - For playing games created with the Adventure Language System. | ||
* [[Scott]] - | * [[ScummGlk/Frotz|Frotz]] - For playing Infocom games and more recent Z-code games authored using Inform. | ||
* [[ScummGlk/Glulxe|Glulxe]] - For playing Glulx games authored using Inform. | |||
* [[ScummGlk/Magnetic|Magnetic]] - For playing the Magnetic Scrolls games. | |||
* [[ScummGlk/Scott|Scott]] - For playing the Scott Adams games. | |||
* [[ScummGlk/TADS|TADS]] - For playing games created with the Text Adventure Development System. | |||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
Line 21: | Line 25: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://ccxvii.net/gargoyle/ Original Gargoyle interpreter that implements the Glk API] | * [http://ccxvii.net/gargoyle/ Original Gargoyle interpreter that implements the Glk API] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glk_(software) Wikipedia article on Glk] | |||
[[Category:Engines]] | [[Category:Engines]] |
Revision as of 23:41, 6 March 2019
ScummGlk | ||
---|---|---|
Engine developer | dreammaster, Tor Andersson | |
Companies that used it | See Sub-engines | |
Games that use it | See Sub-engines | |
Date added to ScummVM | 2018-12-09 | |
First release containing it | None |
About
ScummGlk is an engine that implements the Glk API for text adventures (aka interactive fiction). Under it sits a number of sub-engines, each supporting a different company's and/or category of text adventures.
Sub-engines
- Alan2 - For playing games created with the Adventure Language System.
- Frotz - For playing Infocom games and more recent Z-code games authored using Inform.
- Glulxe - For playing Glulx games authored using Inform.
- Magnetic - For playing the Magnetic Scrolls games.
- Scott - For playing the Scott Adams games.
- TADS - For playing games created with the Text Adventure Development System.