Open post Andrew Plotkin @zarfeblong@mastodon.gamedev.place · 6d ago Boosted by @joe@f.duriansoftware.com Visible Planetfall is up. https://eblong.com/infocom/visi/planetfall/ https://blog.zarfhome.com/2026/10/visible-planetfall #InteractiveFiction #Infocom #Planetfall eblong.com The Visible Zorker: Planetfall A software exhibit that allows you to explore Zork and also Zork
Open post Andrew Plotkin @zarfeblong@mastodon.gamedev.place · 2mo ago Visible Suspended is now available. https://blog.zarfhome.com/2026/08/visible-suspended Yes, I included the classic map (or a redraw of it). Yes, the little robot discs move around the map. You can even see each robot's current destination (grey marker) for better planning. #Infocom #InteractiveFiction Zarf Updates Visible Suspended is now available to all August brings us Suspended, Michael Berlyn's cryogenic nightmare. As usual, the source code repository is also live, licensed with the open-source MIT license. Suspended surely had the most inspired package concept of Infocom's early ...
Open post Stefan Vogt @8bitgames@oldbytes.space · 2mo ago I published a new compiler and programming language for the Infocom Z-machine that is heavily optimised to run on retro computers. The name is Arcturus. It is a modern language that can be considered syntactic sugar, little code will get you far. And also Hibernated 2 is done now. Stay tuned for more! https://github.com/ByteProject/Arcturus #Infocom #zmachine #adventure #adventuregame #retro #retrocomputing #nostalgia #pixelart #Arcturus #coding GitHub GitHub - ByteProject/Arcturus: New tricks for the Infocom Z-machine New tricks for the Infocom Z-machine. Contribute to ByteProject/Arcturus development by creating an account on GitHub.
Open post Andrew Plotkin @zarfeblong@mastodon.gamedev.place · 2mo ago Following up my question a few weeks ago about the matchbook from _The Witness_. https://blog.zarfhome.com/2026/07/good-luck-everybody #Infocom #InteractiveFiction blog.zarfhome.com
Open post muddle 🥣 @muddle@infosec.exchange · 2mo ago Replying to @catsalad@infosec.exchange The void can have a little nothing, as a treat! :succ: @catsalad@infosec.exchange If you cross the event horizon and "nothing happens," did anything really happen? #Infocom