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The interpreter more or less passes all the tests in the z-machine test suite. It should build for every target except Archos (for which it is disabled). git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@24267 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
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% $Id$ %
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\subsection{Frotz}
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Frotz is a Z-Machine interpreter for playing Infocom's interactive fiction
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games, and newer games using the same format. To start a game open a
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\fname{.z1 - .z8} file in the \setting{File Browser}. Most modern games are
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in the \fname{.z5} or \fname{.z8} format but the older formats used by
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Infocom are supported.
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Z-Machine games are text based and most depend heavily on typed commands.
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The virtual keyboard is used for text entry, both for typing entire lines
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and for typing single characters when the game requires single character
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input.
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Sounds, pictures, colour and Unicode are not currently supported, but
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the interpreter informs the game of this and almost all games will
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adapt so that they are still playable. This port of Frotz attempts to be
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compliant with the Z-Machine Specification version 1.0.
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Some places where you can find Z-Machine games, and information about
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interactive fiction:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item The Interactive Fiction Archive, where many free modern works
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can be downloaded:
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\url{http://www.ifarchive.org/}
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\item The specific folder on the if-archive containing Z-Machine games:
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\url{http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXgamesXzcode.html}
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\item The Infocom homepage, with information about how to get the
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classic commercial Infocom games:
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\url{http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/}
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\item The Frotz homepage (for the original Unix port):
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\url{http://frotz.sourceforge.net/}
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\item A Beginner's Guide to Playing Interactive Fiction:
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\url{http://www.microheaven.com/IFGuide/}
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\end{itemize}
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD}{\ButtonPlay}
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{\ButtonPower}
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\opt{SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD}{\ButtonUp}
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\opt{GIGABEAT_PAD}{\ButtonA}
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\opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{&
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\opt{IRIVER_RC_H100_PAD}{\ButtonRCOn}
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}
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& Display keyboard to enter text\\
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD%
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,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{\ButtonSelect}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{\ButtonPlay}
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonUp}
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\opt{IRIVER_H10_PAD}{\ButtonRew}
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\opt{COWON_D2_PAD}{\ButtonMenu{}, \TouchCenter{} or \TouchBottomMiddle}
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\opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& }
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& Press enter\\
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff}
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,IRIVER_H10_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,SANSA_C200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD%
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,MROBE100_PAD}{\ButtonPower}
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\opt{GIGABEAT_S_PAD}{\ButtonBack}
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\opt{COWON_D2_PAD}{\ButtonPower{} or \TouchBottomRight}
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\opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{&
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\opt{IRIVER_RC_H100_PAD}{\ButtonRCStop}
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}
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& Open Frotz menu (not available at MORE prompts)\\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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