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Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as computer games. In common usage, the word refers to text adventures, a type of adventure game with text-based input and output. The term is sometimes used to encompass the entirety of the medium, but is also sometimes used to distinguish games produced by the interactive fiction community from those created by games companies. It can also be used to distinguish the more modern style of such works, focusing on narrative and not necessarily falling into the adventure game genre at all, from the more traditional focus on puzzles. More expansive definitions of interactive fiction may refer to all adventure games, including wholly graphical adventures such as Myst.
As a commercial product, interactive fiction reached its peak in popularity in the 1980s, as a dominant software product marketed for home computers. Today, interactive fiction no longer appears to be commercially viable, but a constant stream of new works is produced by an online interactive fiction community, using freely available development systems. Most of these games can be downloaded for free from the Interactive Fiction Archive (see external links).
The term "interactive fiction" is also occasionally used to refer to hypertext fiction, collaborative fiction, or even a participatory novel, according to the New York Times. It is also used to refer to literary works that are not read in a linear fashion, but rather the reader is given choices at different points in the text; the reader's choice determines the flow and outcome of the story. The most famous example of this form of interactive fiction is the Choose Your Own Adventure book series. For others, see gamebooks.
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Aayela
Adventure
Ad Verbum
Africa Gardens
Aisle
Amazon
Anchorhead
And the Waves Choke the Wind
Arrival, or Attack of the B-Movie Clichés
Arthur - The Quest for Excalibur
Asylum
Augmented Fourth
Axe of Kolt, The
Aztec Assault
Babel
Bad Machine
Ballyhoo
Balrog and the Cat, The
Barsak the Dwarf
Beast, The
Behind Closed Doors Series
Big Sleaze, The
Blade of Blackpoole
Blue Chairs
Boggit, The
Border Zone
Break-In
Breakers
Brimstone
Bulbo and the Lizard King
Bureaucracy
Calling, The
Captain Kook
Case of the Beheaded Smuggler, The
Castle Eeeerie
Castle Thade Revisited
Change in the Weather, A
Christminster
City of Secrets
Common Ground
Corruption
Crack City
Critical Mass
Crobe
Crown of Ramhotep
Crystal of Chantie, The
Curses
Cutthroats
Dallas Quest, The
Darkside Series
Dark Tower, The
Deadline
Deadly Mission
Death in the Caribbean
Death or Glory
Delusions
Djinni Chronicles, The
Door Series
Dr. Dumont's Wild P.A.R.T.I.
Dungeons of Dunjin, The
Edifice, The
Emerald Isle
Eric the Unready
Essex
Fahrenheit 451
Fail-Safe
Fantasia Diamond
Fish
Fistful of Blood Capsules, A
Five on a Treasure Island
Forgotten City
Forgotten Past, The
For a Change
Fraktured Faebles
From Out of a Dark Night Sky
Galatea
Gateway Series
Gerbil Riot of '67, The
Glowgrass
Gnome Ranger Series
Gordello Incident, The
Gruds in Space
Guild of Thieves, The
Hermitage, The
Heroine's Mantle
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The
Hollywood Hijinx
House of the Stalker
Hulk, The
Humbug
Hunter, in Darkness
I-0
Infidel
Inspector Flukeit
Institute, The
Into The Mystic
Invaders From Planet X
Jacaranda Jim
James Clavell's Shogun
Jigsaw
Jinxter
John's Fire Witch
Journey - The Quest Begins
Kaged
Karyssia, Queen of Diamonds
Kentilla
Klaustrophobia
Knight Orc
Labours of Hercules, The
Lamberley Mystery, The
Lancelot
LASH
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Leaves
Legacy for Alaric, A
Lethe Flow Phoenix
Life-Term
Light, The - Shelby's Addendum
Little Blue Men
Losing Your Grip
Lost Dragon, The
Lost New York
Lost Ruby, The
Lost Tomb of Ananka, The
Lost Treasures of Infocom, The
Lost Treasures of Infocom 2, The
Lurking Horror, The
Magic Castle
Mapper, The
Mask of the Sun, The
Masquerade
Masterpieces of Infocom, The
Metamorphoses
Meteor, the Stone, and a Long Glass of Sherbet, The
Microfair Madness
Mindbender
Mindfighter
Mindshadow
Mindwheel
Mind Electric, The
Mind Forever Voyaging, A
Miser, The
Monday Adventure, The
Moonmist
Mulldoon Legacy, The
Murder He Said
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Detective
Myth
My Angel
Night at the Museum Forever, A
Once and Future
One Dark Night
One of Our Wombats Is Missing
One That Got Away, The
Operation Series
Pawn, The
Perilous Magic
Perry Mason - The Case of the Mandarin Murder
Persistence of Memory
Phoenix
Photopia
Pintown
Planetfall
Plundered Hearts
Pytho's Mask
Rameses
Redhawk
Red Moon
Rematch
Rendezvous with Rama
Retarded Creatures and Caverns
Runes of Zendos, The
Savage Island
Savoir-Faire
Scapeghost
Scary Mansion
Seastalker
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, The
Secret of St. Brides, The
Serpent's Star, The
Shade
Sherlock
Sherlock - The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
Silverwolf
Slouching Towards Bedlam
Snowball
Soap Land
So Far
Spellcasting 101 Series
Spider-Man
Spider and Web
Spiritwrak
Spyplane
Star-Wreck
Starcross
Stationfall
Sunset Over Savannah
Suspect
Suspended
Sylenius Mysterium
Symetry
Tempest, The - 1997
Terrormolinos
Theatre
Timequest
Time and Magik
Tolkien Series, The
Toonesia
Trinity
Tube Trouble
Uncle Zebulon's Will
Undertow
Varicella
Violator of Voodoo, The
Wearing the Claw
White Feather Cloak, The
Winchester's Nightmare
Witch Hunt
Witness, The
Wizard of Akryz, The
Wonderland
Worlds Apart
Zogan's Revenge
Zuni Doll, The
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Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces of Infocom@
Colossal Adventure@
Colossal Cave@
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Lord of the Rings Series@
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Original Adventure@
Peasant's Quest@
is spending her lunchtime playing canabalt and text adventures http://tinyurl.com/ye4j3xb
spugmeistress (rach) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:29:18 -0000
is spending her lunchtime playing canabalt and text adventures http://tinyurl.com/ye4j3xb
RT @EnemyOfChaos: "Get Lamp" trailers http://bit.ly/4jm1VG http://bit.ly/33LSf4 Text adventures are "a shooting star...like youth itself"
andybeta (Andy Savidge) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:02:34 -0000
RT @EnemyOfChaos: "Get Lamp" trailers http://bit.ly/4jm1VG http://bit.ly/33LSf4 Text adventures are "a shooting star...like youth itself"
"Get Lamp" trailers http://bit.ly/4jm1VG http://bit.ly/33LSf4 Text adventures are "a shooting star...like youth itself" Something in my eye.
EnemyOfChaos (Leila Johnston) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:54:04 -0000
"Get Lamp" trailers http://bit.ly/4jm1VG http://bit.ly/33LSf4 Text adventures are "a shooting star...like youth itself" Something in my eye.
@dalison Text adventures. Boy did I love those!
astamoore (Ast A. Moore) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:41:50 -0000
@dalison Text adventures. Boy did I love those!
@VikkieTheMimm could possibly be the best text-based game ever. 'Mimm's Adventures in Script Formatting!'
ThereminJelly (Alex Hoyle) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:52:42 -0000
@VikkieTheMimm could possibly be the best text-based game ever. 'Mimm's Adventures in Script Formatting!'
Decent bit on 'Interactive Fiction' (fah! text adventures innit): http://bit.ly/ZMtpC >LOOK "You are in an office. It's really boring here,"
jonny_rat (Gareth Lloyd) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:25:16 -0000
Decent bit on 'Interactive Fiction' (fah! text adventures innit): http://bit.ly/ZMtpC >LOOK "You are in an office. It's really boring here,"
8-bit Adventure World, The - A database of adventures for 8-bit computers.
Annotated Bibliography of Interactive Fiction Scholarship - Ranked and annotated items, covering academic articles, fan or community web sites, influential amateur articles, and references to text adventures in mainstream literature. Focuses on the cultural and literary significance of text adventures.
Guess the Verb - Humorous text adventure by Crummycom.
IF Literacy - Recommended playing list for interactive fiction, compiled by Emily Short.
ifMUD: A MUD Forever Voyaging - A MUD for text adventure enthusiasts.
Interactive Fiction - IF stuff in general.
Interactive Fiction - Joe DeRouen's Home Page - Collection of game reviews he wrote for Computer Currents magazine, and selected links to IF resources.
Interactive Fiction Art Show - Annual competition for games which exclude traditional game elements from entries, and also try to lift any plot as much as possible.
Interactive Fiction Ratings - Public ratings and comments of Interactive Fiction games.
Interactive Fiction Review Conspiracy - A place for authors and reviwers to meet.
Meta Description: [ Information about the Interactive Fiction Review Conspiracy. If you're interested in getting reviews for your new game, then this is the place. ]
PDD's Adventure Page - The page for classic text adventure afficionados. Covers Scott Adams, Brian Howarth, Infocom, Level 9, and Magnetic Scrolls.
Meta Description: [ The page for classic text adventure
aficionados. Covers Scott Adams, Brian Howarth, Infocom, Level 9,
Magnetic Scrolls and more. ]
Prof. Dennis G. Jerz: Interactive Fiction - A collection of articles about interactive fiction.
rec.arts.int-fiction Frequently Asked Questions - General information for people new to interactive fiction.
Rising From Time's Ashes: The Best Free Interactive Fiction Of The Century - Michael Feir's collection of what he feels is the best freely available interactive fiction with reviews for each game.
Suite101.com: Interactive Fiction - Articles, discussion and links.
Meta Description: [ A new literary genre that originated in the 1970s and was made popular by computer games like ZORK and TRINITY. ]
The IF Beta Site Info Page - Offers a place where testers and authors can meet each other.
The Official YS Beginners Guide To Adventures - How to play an adventure, how to know which commands to type in, and all those little bits and pieces that'll help you get past the first post.
Meta Description: [ The Official YS Beginners Guide To Adventures article from Your Sinclair tribute site, with game reviews, and loads of other groovy stuff. ]
verbose - Paul O'Brian's Interactive Fiction page, featuring the games and reviews he's written, information about the webzine he edits, and lots of nifty IF stuff.
Meta Description: [ Paul O'Brian's Interactive Fiction page, featuring the games, essays, and reviews he's written, as well as lots of other nifty IF stuff. ]
Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe - Lots of classic 1980s computer software for sale/trade, specializing in Infocom text adventures. Monthly collector's column, waiting list, links to other software collectors' pages.
Meta Description: [ Vintage computer software for sale/trade, specializing in Infocom text-based adventure games. Includes a collector's column, scans of rare items, and much more. ]
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