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The best Engine: Z-machine games

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The Z-machine was developed by Infocom and used in its interactive fiction games. Z-machine is a virtual machine that allows a developer to easily develop text-adventures for multiple platforms without much hassle. A number of interpreters exists so you can play both old and new text adventures on dead platforms as well as recent ones: Glulx, Inform, TADS, etc.
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nord-and-bert-01

Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It

DOS1987 Infocom
Infocom really went off the rails with Nord and Bert, and bless them for it. This is a text adventure not about dragons or spaceships, but about puns. Yes, literal wordplay puzzles that make you groan, grin, and occasionally screa...
cutthroats-01

Cutthroats

DOS1984 Infocom
In Cutthroats, you’re a diver hired for a treasure-hunting expedition that’s about to go very wrong. This text adventure from Infocom mixes underwater exploration with a noir-tinged plot full of betrayal and greed. The...
varicella-01

Varicella

DOSWindows XP/98/95Linux1999freeware
hollywoodhij-splash

Hollywood Hijinx

DOS1986 Infocom
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