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From: grruffin@ellis.uchicago.edu (Steppin' Razor)
Subject: Re: Issues in IF, part one
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From grruffin Sat Aug 28 20:40:16 1993
To: /nfs/ellis/e1/grruffin/.article
Subject: Infocom as MultiPath Books

You write that all Infocom games could in theory be turned into multiple
path books, although admittedly not w/o a lot of hassle, redundancy, what
have you... Maybe you already knew of Steve Meretzky's efforts in that
direction in 1983 and 1984? He wrote a series of four What-Do-I-Do-Now
books dedicated to the Zork series... although not at all strict
retellings of the Zork series, they definitely take place in that world and
make good use of it's mythos... Interesting, although somewhat childish.
Check 'em out, esp. if you're a Zork fan.
On another note, does anybody in this newsgroup know whether or not a
hacked version of the original Zork mainframe version that was modified
to allow for multiple players still exist anywhere on the net?
Giovanni Ruffini

