diff --git a/almazar.z8 b/almazar.z8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..96e0900 Binary files /dev/null and b/almazar.z8 differ diff --git a/index-almazar.html b/index-almazar.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8f21254 --- /dev/null +++ b/index-almazar.html @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ + + + + Almazar + + + + +
+
+
+

The Search for Almazar

+

Winston M. Llamas (1981)

+
+
+ The Search for Almazar (1981)
+ Winston M. Llamas
+ Ported by Arthur O'Dwyer + +
+ +

+Winston M. Llamas wrote "The Search for Almazar" sometime between 1980 and 1983, +while he was an undergraduate computer science student at Rensselaer Polytechnic +(RPI). The game was written in BASIC, and apparently ran on RPI's mainframe, +alongside Crowther & Woods' Adventure and Holtzman & Kershenblatt's +Castlequest. + +

In 1983, Llamas submitted a version of his game to 80 Micro magazine, +with instructions for running it on the TRS-80 Model I or TRS-80 Model III. +A few months later, the game appeared in the SIG/M software library, as ported +for the Osborne 1 by Bob Liddelow. Liddelow had abridged some messages to make them +fit on the Osborne's narrower screen, and removed all the short room descriptions. + +

This particular version of "Almazar" was written by Arthur O'Dwyer in C, +mostly following the Liddelow version (because it was machine-readable), but +consulting the 80 Micro version whenever a bit looked particularly tricky. +(Or buggy. Liddelow introduced at least eight typos, three or four of which +were on the game-winning path.) The ad-hoc messages, long and short room descriptions, +object descriptions, and help text were all taken from the 80 Micro version +and then edited for grammar. The intent is to be basically faithful to the +intended behavior of the original game.

+ +
+
Play online now
+ +

This version of "The Search for Almazar" was created using vbccz, +a C compiler for the Z-machine. To play a work like this one, you need an +interpreter program: many are available, among them +Zoom for Mac OS X and for +Unix; +Windows Frotz or +Windows Glulxe for Windows. +Or you can use the Parchment interpreter, without downloading anything, by following the +'Play online now' link. You'll need to have Javascript enabled on your web browser.

+
+ +
+ + diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 614cd37..3cc8546 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@

Will Crowther and Don Woods (1976)

  • Pike (440 points) (link)
  • Platt (550 points) (link)
  • Long (551 points) (link)
    • +
  • Almazar (link)
    • diff --git a/play-almazar.html b/play-almazar.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c2ea2b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/play-almazar.html @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ + + + + Almazar — Play + + + + + + + + + + + + +
    +
    +
    + The Search for Almazar (1981)
    + Winston M. Llamas
    + Ported by Arthur O'Dwyer     + +
    + +
    +
    +

    Parchment

    +

    is an interpreter for Interactive Fiction. Find out more.

    + +
    +
    +
    + +
    +
    Parchment for Inform 7 (2016-07-21)
    + +