Hello.
I am Dettus, and I am currently writing a new interpreter for the classic Magnetic Scrolls Adventures, such as “The Pawn” and “The Guild of Thieves”.
The first release can be downloaded on my website, just go to http://www.dettus.net/dMagnetic.
Please have a look, any feedback is highly appreciated.
You might be interested in another simulator here. This is the old debugging sim. The files are probably a mashup from several versions put together, it’s not very tidy. Unfortunately, it doesn’t do graphics, but you can debug similar to gdb.
It requires prog format binaries which are not the same as .mag. There’s a copy of the guild there which should work. This isn’t the original binary.
Yes, the graphics are rendered simply by using ANSI-commands. It was important to me to make it as portable as possible 
So I even implemented an ASCII-Art Renderer, you can access it by changing the dMagnetic.ini-file:
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You are near the edge of a cliff.to the east,a stone bridge spans a deep ravine at the bottom of which runs a fast flowing river.westward leads onto an extensive,grassy plain.
>?Internally, I am using callbacks though. Because I imagine future versions to have a proper Graphical Interface. But that’s waaaaaaaaay along the road.
I will have a look at your simulator. Thank you very very much.
I just uploaded version 0.02 to my website. It is easier to read the texts, the low ansi renderer was improved, and i started working on the documentation.
Version 0.03 is out. Now it is possible to play through “Jinxter”.
And with release 0.05, you can play through “Corruption”.
AAAAAAAND welcome to release 0.06. you will be able to finish WONDERLAND.
There was a small Bug. I fixed it, now it is possible to play through “Myth” as well.
Release 0.07 allows you to play all Magnetic Scrolls Adventures.
And version 0.10. Enjoy!
Version 0.16 is out! This one is printing out the text properly aligned. (left/block/right)
Reading it is less distracting, and more fun!
Version 0.17 is out, and it saw improvements with the low ansi renderer. Just look at Mr. Peckham, enjoying his cigar.
This is really cool - writing a replay to remind myself to check this out tonight. Congrats on all this!
Thank you. Hopefully you’re going to have as much fun playing it as I had writing it.
