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Contents 1 Game Releases 1.1 November 2008 Game Releases 1.1.1 ECTOCOMP 2008 1.2 October 2008 Game Releases 1.2.1 Non-comp October Releases 1.2.2 La Comp Más Monstruosa 1.2.3 IF Comp 2008 1.3 September 2008 Game Releases 1.4 August 2008 Game Releases 1.5 July 2008 Game Releases 1.6 June 2008 Game Releases 2 News and Reviews 2.1 News and Reviews in November 2008 2.2 News and Reviews in October 2008 2.3 News and Reviews in September 2008 2.4 News and Reviews in August 2008 2.5 News and Reviews in July 2008 3 Competitions & Contest News 3.1 What's Hot 3.2 Results of Recent Competitions 3.3 Upcoming Competitions

Game Releases

November 2008 Game Releases

ECTOCOMP 2008

ECTOCOMP 2008, an ADRIFT three-hour comp, released 7 spooky games on November 2nd:

• Blast (Richard Otter).
• Conversation with a Hitchhiker (James Webb).
• DeL SoL MADNESS (Alvin Echeverria).
• Drinks With Lord Hanson (James Webb).
• Forest House 3: Sacrifice (Seciden Mencarde).
• Return to Dracula's Castle II: Revenge of Dracula's Castle (Mel S).
• Salutations (as "Lumin").

October 2008 Game Releases

Non-comp October Releases

• Phantom of the Arcade (The Escapists: Susan Arendt, John Moulton, and Russ Pitts; 28-Oct; Z-code). Homepage.
• Shadowpeak (Kevin Bailey; 25-Oct; ADRIFT 4).

La Comp Más Monstruosa

La Comp Más Monstruosa released 4 Spanish games on October 1st:

• Alien (Alpha Aventuras; Glulx).
• El Espíritu de la Sidra (Radin; Glulx).
• Ofrenda a la Pincoya (Incanus; Z-code).
• Vardock Bates (pipo98; 01-Oct; ADRIFT 4.0).

IF Comp 2008

IF Comp 2008 released 35 games in the early hours of October 1st:

• The Absolute Worst IF Game in History (Dean Menezes; Z-code).
• Afflicted ("Doug Egan"; Z-code).
• Ananachronist (Joseph Strom; Z-code).
• April in Paris (Jim Aikin; TADS 3).
• Berrost's Challenge (Mark Hatfield; TADS 2).
• Buried In Shoes (Kazuki Mishima; Z-code).
• Channel Surfing (Mike Vollmer; Glulx).
• Cry Wolf (Clare Parker; Glulx).
• A Date With Death (David Whyld; ADRIFT 4).
• Dracula's Underground Crypt (Alex Whitington; Z-code).
• Escape from the Underworld (Karl Beecher; Z-code).
• Everybody Dies (Jim Munroe; Glulx).
• Freedom (Anonymous; Z-code).
• Grief (Simon Christiansen; Z-code).
• The Hall of the Fount of Artois (Simon Ellis; MS-Windows).
• LAIR of the CYBER-COW (Harry Wilson as "Conrad Cook"; ADRIFT 3.9).
• The Lighthouse (Eric Hickman and Nathan Chung; Z-code).
• The Lucubrator (Ricardo Dague; Z-code).
• Magic (Geoff Fortytwo; TADS 3).
• A Martian Odyssey (Horatio; Glulx).
• The Missing Piece (C. Yong; MS-Windows).
• Nerd Quest (RagtimeNerd; Java).
• The Ngah Angah School of Forbidden Wisdom (Anssi Räisänen; Alan).
• Nightfall (Eric Eve; Glulx).
• Opening Night (David Batterham; Z-code).
• Piracy 2.0 (Sean Huxter; Z-code).
• Project Delta (Emilian Kowalewski; MS-Windows).
• Recess At Last (Gerald Aungst; Glulx).
• Red Moon (Jonathan Hay; Z-code).
• Riverside (Jeremy Crockett and Victor Janmey; Z-code).
• Search for the Ultimate Weapon (Sharilynn; MS-Windows).
• Snack Time! (Hardy the Bulldog and Renee Choba; Z-code).
• Trein (Leena Ganguli; Z-code).
• Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code).
• wHen mAchines aTtack (Mark Jones; Z-code).

September 2008 Game Releases

• The Odd Competition released ten ADRIFT games on September 27:
  • Asteroid Aftermath (Duncan Bowsman).
  • Business As Usual (Abbi Park).
  • Gorxungula's Curse (Duncan Bowsman).
  • I Am the Law (djchallis).
  • Main Course (quantumsheep).
  • Oh, Human (Abbi Park).
  • Return to the Forest House (Seciden Mencarde).
  • Seance (quantumsheep).
  • A Witch Tale (Dan Blazquez).
  • Yak Shaving for Kicks and Giggles! (J. J. Guest).
• Rats (Rémi Verschelde; 02-Sep; Z-code 8; French).

August 2008 Game Releases

• What Happens in Vagueness ("The IFW4 Team"; 26-Aug; Z-code). The 4th IF Whispers game.
• The Phoenix Move (Daniele Giardini; 21-Aug; Glulx). Download.
• IntroComp 2008 released six games on August 21:
  • Bedtime story (Marius Müller as "Taleslinger"; Z-code 8).
  • The Bloody Guns (Stuart Allen; JACL).
  • Fiendish Zoo (Elizabeth Heller; Z-code).
  • Nine-tenths of the Law (Jack Welch; Z-code 5).
  • Phoenix's Landing: Destiny (Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).
  • Storm Cellar (P. F. Sheckarski; Z-code).
• A AAAAA AAAAAAAAA ("AAAA AAAAAAA"; 17-Aug; Z-code). It was found here at glorioustrainwrecks.com.

July 2008 Game Releases

• the virtual human (Duncan Bowsman; 27-Jul; ADRIFT 4).
• InsideADRIFT Summer Comp 2008 released five ADRIFT 4 games on July 6:
  • Door (Richard Otter as "Eric T. Dorrath").
  • Happy Valley (Jacqueline H. as "Lumin").
  • Hunting Ground (Dannymac247).
  • The Marlin Affair: Prologue (Jacqueline H. as "Lumin").
  • Wolves At The Door (David Whyld).

June 2008 Game Releases

• The Abbey (Steve Blanding; 26-Jun; Glulx).
• Dog Saves Baby (Alex Kriss; 23-Jun; Glulx).
• The Foggy Banana Adventure (DaveH; 22-Jun; ADRIFT 4).
• 30 Minutes (Anastastia Trombly; 22-Jun; Z-code).
• The Gallery of Henri Beauchamp (Mike Vollmer; 17-Jun; Z-code). Website.
• Students of Literaturkurs 12li4 at Liebfrauenschule Köln created several German games using the T.A.G. authoring system by Martin Oehm. Find out more from their games page:
  • Ab in die Berge? (Julia G; 02-Jun).
  • Abenteuer von Antonius Bartscher (Anika and Simon; 02-Jun).
  • Aladin, oder der Orient mal anders. (Meli and Jule; 09-Jun).
  • Colonia mortalis (Kilian Zilkens; 13-Jun).
  • CRAZY??? (Wiebke; 02-Jun).
  • Das eindeutig unbestreibar individuell ablaufende Leben (David; 02-Jun). Download missing?
  • Der Brief (Christian Kuckertz and Maximilian Strehle; 02-Jun). Download missing?
  • Der Fall LFS (Blacky and Lenny; 02-Jun).
  • Die Karte (Sebastian & Stephanie) (Sebastian Mielke; 02-Jun).
  • Die Suche nach dem Glück (Inga Hilbrandt; 02-Jun).
  • Die Zeitreise auf den Spuren von Bartholomäus (Julia Hoffman and Nora Hager, both as "Findet Nemo"; 02-Jun).
  • Ein beschwerlicher Aufstieg (Sven; 09-Jun).
  • Er trug schwarz... (Helena Held and Franziska Schulin; 02-Jun).
  • Fahrt nach Irgendwo (Alina) (schnix; 09-Jun).
  • Giftiges Dinner (lauramax; 02-Jun).
  • wüste (Maren Uhle; 02-Jun).
• Taunting Donut (Kalev Tait; 12-Jun; Z-code).
• Flawed Addendum (Jalbum; 11-Jun; Z-code).
• Macrocosm (Shaun W. Donaldson; 07-Jun; TADS 3).
• Inventory (Christopher Armstrong; 06-Jun; Z-code).
• The Comp With No Name 2008 released 3 games on June 4:
  • Pieces of eden (Nicodemus; ADRIFT).
  • Beanstalk the and Jack (David Welbourn; ADRIFT).
  • The Perfect Spy (Blackmaster; ADRIFT).
• French Speed-IF (3rd edition) released 4 Z-code games in French on June 1st:
  • Agent de la Paix Terrestre (JB).
  • La quête du Baal (Benjamin Roux as "Yoruk").
  • Citronille (Samuel Verschelde).
  • La route des vins (Eric Forgeot as "Otto Grimwald").
• 2008 AIF Mini-comp released 9 games somewhen around June 1st?:
  • Bad Day to be a Princess (Evil Bob; TADS 3).
  • A Lady in Waiting (Knight Errant; TADS 3).
  • Lusty Lovers (Negative Slippy Slide; Z-code).
  • A Night With Kes (Purple Dragon; Z-code).
  • Office Fantasy: The Boss' Wife (A. Bomire; TADS 2).
  • Office Fantasy: Working Late (A. Bomire; TADS 2).
  • Riding Home (Raul; ADRIFT 4.0).
  • Sexual Awakening (Tanner V. Chorus; ADRIFT 3.9).
  • Winter Break (Dudeman; Z-code).

(See also Games Released in 2008.)

News and Reviews

News and Reviews in November 2008

• Issue #53 of SPAG (November 16, 2008) - Includes reviews of Ausflug am Wochenende nach München, Recluse, What Happens in Vagueness, and all the games from IF Comp 2008 and IntroComp 2008. Also includes SPAG Specifics of Photopia and Rendition.
• Inside Erin: The AIF Newsletter Volume 4 Number 11 (November 2008) in pdf and text formats.
• Tim Schafer has made the original design documentation for Grim Fandango available on the Double Fine site.

News and Reviews in October 2008

• "Phantom of the Arcade" - Shamus Young asks Susan Arendt of "The Escapist" about her experience using Inform 7 to write Phantom of the Arcade.
• The fourth PDF issue of SPAC 2.0, the Spanish IF newsletter, has been published.
• Terra d'IF issue 2 (View PDF) is published.
• Inside Erin: The AIF Newsletter Volume 4 Number 10 (October 2008) in pdf and text formats.

News and Reviews in September 2008

• Inside Erin: The AIF Newsletter Volume 4 Number 9 (September 2008) in pdf and text formats.

News and Reviews in August 2008

• The third PDF issue of SPAC 2.0, the Spanish IF newsletter, has been published.
• Inside Erin: The AIF Newsletter Volume 4 Number 8 (August 2008) in pdf and text formats.

News and Reviews in July 2008

• SPAG #52 - Includes A Blind Man's Take on Interactive Fiction by Ari Damoulakis; Works of Wisdom: A Comparison of Nate Cull's "Planner" and Aaron Reed's "Intelligent Hinting" by Ron Newcomb; an interview with Mike Rubin; reviews of An Act of Murder, Child's Play, Deadline Enchanter, A Fine Day for Reaping, Ghost Town, Gun Mute, Hors Catégorie, Lost Pig, Suveh Nux, Treasures of a Slaver's Kingdom, and Varkana; and SPAG Specifics of Metamorphoses.
• Terra d'IF, the Italian IF newsletter, returns! (View PDF.) It's no longer only about IF but about all possible forms of interactive narrative.
• Inside Erin: The AIF Newsletter Volume 4 Number 7 (July 2008) in pdf and text formats.
• InsideADRIFT Issue 38 (View PDF) is published.

(See also: News in 2008, Reviews, Category:Publications, and Category:Websites.)

Competitions & Contest News

What's Hot

• La Comp Más Monstruosa. Spanish Monster Comp. Four games. Voting deadline: November 15, 2008. Organizer: Mel Hython.
• ECTOCOMP 2008. ADRIFT 3-hour comp for Hallowe'en. Seven spooky games to play! Voting deadline: December 1, 2008. Organizer: Jason Guest.

Results of Recent Competitions

(Most recent comps are listed first.)

• The Odd Competition. Competition for ADRIFT games. Ten games entered. Winner: A Witch Tale (Dan Blazquez). Organizer: Abbi Park.
• IF Comp 2008. 35 new games! The winner was Violet (Jeremy Freese; Z-code). See the official results, announced on November 16th. The organizer was once again Stephen Granade. Congrats to all the winners!
• Saugus.net Halloween Ghost Story Contest ran again this year, but as usual, no one wrote an IF entry. Of course, they did get new ghost stories, and you can read those on their site.
• Xcomp 2008. The Spanish Xcomp focuses on experimental IF works in the Spanish language; exploring new possibilities, either in technical or in the literature aspects. There were 8 entries. Winners: Retorno al Castillo (Best Experimental Work, Most Popular, Most innovative) and Pronto (Best Experimental Work, Most Weird or Artistic). Organizer: Jenesis.
• IntroComp 2008. Six games. Winners were announced on ifMUD, September 7th, 2008, at 2pm Eastern (7pm UTC). Organizer: Jacqueline A. Lott. Winner: Phoenix's Landing: Destiny (Carolyn VanEseltine; Glulx).

Upcoming Competitions

Authors should be working on their entries for:

• 2008 IF Art Show. Submission deadline: was May 2nd, 2008; now postponed to c. October/November 2008. (Shouldn't we know more about this by now?) Organizer: Marnie Parker.
• The Second Comp With No Name 2008. ADRIFT competition, for non-registered users of ADRIFT only. Submission deadline: November 10, 2008. Organizer: Cowboy.
• French Minicomp 2008. Competition for games in French. Submission deadline: was September 21, 2008; now extended to November 23, 2008, 11:57 PM (French time, GMT+1). Organizer: Eric Forgeot.
• One Room Game Competition 2008. Submission deadline: November 23, 2008, midnight (Italian time, GMT+1). Voting deadline: December 28, 2008, midnight (Italian time, GMT+1). Organizer: Francesco Cordella.
• Commonplace Book Competition. Submission deadline: November 27, 2008.
• InsideADRIFT Game of the Year Comp 2008. Competition for any ADRIFT games that have been written and/or released during the calendar year of 2008. Submission deadline: Sunday 7th December 2008. Voting deadline: midnight 31st December 2008. Organizer: Ken Franklin.
• BreadComp. A minicomp about bread. Submit by December 20, 2008. Organizer: James Wilson.
• NEW YEAR Comp. ADRIFT competition, for non-registered users of ADRIFT only. Submissions deadline: January 1, 2009. Organizer: Cowboy.
• BBBen's 2009 AIF Threesome Comp. Submissions deadline: January 31, 2009. Organizer: BBBen.
• SimComp (formerly RoFLComp) for games involving physical simulation. Submissions deadline: February 1, 2009. Organizer: David Fisher.
• Spring Thing 2009. The intents deadline is March 1, 2009. The deadline for authors' entry fees is March 31, 2009. The submission eadline for authors' games and walkthroughs is March 31, 2009. On March 31 or April 1, 2009, games will be released, voting will start, and the end of the voting period will be announced. Organizer: Greg Boettcher.
• EnvComp for games with an unusual setting. Submissions deadline: March 15, 2009. Organizer: David Fisher.
• AbilityComp for games where the PC has a special ability such as invisibility or X-ray vision. Submissions deadline: May 1, 2009. Organizer: David Fisher.
• NPCComp for games with convincing NPCs. Submissions deadline: June 15, 2009. Organizer: David Fisher.
• SenseComp for games with a PC whose primary sense is not sight. Submissions deadline: August 1, 2009. Organizer: David Fisher.
• GameplayComp for games with a non-traditional form of gameplay while still remaining IF. Submissions deadline: September 15, 2009. Organizer: David Fisher.

(See also: Category:Competitions, Category:Minicomp, and the Competition Calendar.)