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52 lines
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% $Id$ %
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\subsection{\label{ref:Frotz}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} to \fname{.z8} file in the \setting{File Browser}. Most modern games
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are 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 A copy of the Infocom homepage, with information about the
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classic commercial Infocom games:
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\url{http://www.vaxdungeon.com/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{btnmap}
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\PluginUp
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\opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \PluginRCUp}
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& Display keyboard to enter text\\
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\PluginSelect
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\opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \PluginRCSelect}
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& Press enter\\
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\PluginCancel
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\opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& \PluginRCCancel}
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& Open Frotz menu (not available at MORE prompts)\\
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\PluginExit
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\opt{HAVEREMOTEKEYMAP}{& }
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& Quit\\
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\end{btnmap}
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