Infocom Test & Development Source Code Now Available

General
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Try https://www.youtube.com/embed/2UFQkGDCXSQ (you can get it by right clicking)

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Looks like the files are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OIZuQ9hJ9PDHX5t-X2onYU4isOC0bvmZ

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Hey Andreas. So that’s an odd one, it’s just a YouTube video so providing you’re in YouTube and click play then it should play.

Yes, is the answer. Two reasons why I opted for a video though.

Firstly, and this is the main reason, due to the bit of pushback I had initially on releasing Hypochondriac (I hadn’t contacted Tom Bok at that point to get his blessing) I felt it was important to explain and provide assurance that I had carried out as much “due diligence” as possible. I have a small YouTube channel, that’s the medium I communicate best with, so I used it. As I say in the video right off; most people won’t be interested in me so I immediately point out that the link is in the description notes and people can skip the video and go straight for that.

Secondly, and I’m just bearing my soul here, I wanted to promote my channel at the same time hence linking to the video rather than the file.

Adam

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Thanks for the feedback everyone. I got the video through that link.

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I finally caught up and added the new Wishbringer and Journey sources to https://eblong.com/infocom/ .

Thanks again for pointing them out.

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Jason Scott linked to this repository, which just appeared this week:

This is MDL Zork with a release date of 12/12/77. (As recorded in the US NEWS & DUNGEON REPORT text in-game.) This is the earliest known Zork source code that I’m aware of. Prior to this, we two MDL Zork releases dated 1979 and 1981.

I note that this version starts “WELCOME TO DUNGEON”. The 1979 and 1981 versions say “WELCOME TO ZORK”.

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