I probably should have posted this a while ago, but kept forgetting - I’ve taken my 8-bit Z-machines Vezza, and ported it to the Agon Light - a newly designed affordable retro-computer. Compatibility includes all Agon editions, along with the Console 8.
Compared to all of the retro machines I’ve supported, the extra capabilities and more modern version of CPU meant I was able to add a few features, allowing more games to be played with more functionality available. Yes, even some Inform 7 games are playable.
- 100% hand crafted assembly coded for maximum speed
- Full use of 80 character screen width
- Supports z1-z8 format games (note: no graphics support for z6)
- Game files loaded into memory for speed, supporting up to 448K in game file size
- Colour support
- Reverse text, Underline supported
- All special/accented characters are supported
- Timed input (allows real time games - this version has full timer support)
- Command line switch ‘-t’ to optionally enable the Tandy bit
- Supports “font 3” to draw semi-graphics map in Beyond Zork and other games
- Arrow keys and function keys F1-F10 are supported
The current full-featured version, along with older versions are available from itch.io.
