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Article #350717Re: Which Infocom Classic Text Masterpieces should I start off with?
From: Andrew Plotkin
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:30
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:30
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Here, Robert Perrett <rtperrett@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I got Infocom Classic Text Masterpieces CD-rom released in the mid > 90's. Which one of these classic text masterpieces should I start > off with? Seastalker or Wishbringer or something else? A side note: Gargoyle (http://code.google.com/p/garglk/) is a free interpreter that plays most of the Infocom data files with a nicer UI than the CD provides. (There are many other interpreter options, too.) Also, my quick reference card for IF commands: http://pr-if.org/doc/play-if-card/ --Z -- "And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these were the borogoves..." *
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From: Andrew Plotkin <erkyrath@eblong.com>
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