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README.txt Add provenance documentation for test story files 2026-02-10 17:10:29 -05:00

z-machine story files
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story files used for interpreter compatibility testing.
binary files are gitignored (*.z* pattern).

zork1.z3
  author: Infocom (Marc Blank, Dave Lebling)
  version: 3 (V3)
  notes: classic Infocom title, used for initial interpreter development

LostPig.z8
  author: Admiral Jota (Grunk)
  version: 8 (V8)
  source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/LostPig.z8
  license: freeware
  notes: modern Inform game, used for V5/V8 opcode development

curses.z5
  author: Graham Nelson
  version: 5 (V5)
  source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/curses.z5
  license: freeware
  notes: first Inform game (1993), exercises many opcodes

photopia.z5
  author: Adam Cadre
  version: 5 (V5)
  source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/photopia.z5
  license: freeware
  notes: narrative-heavy, triggered op_set_colour implementation

Tangle.z5
  author: Andrew Plotkin
  version: 5 (V5)
  source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/Tangle.z5
  license: freeware
  notes: "Spider and Web" - clever parser tricks, unreliable narrator

shade.z5
  author: Andrew Plotkin
  version: 5 (V5)
  source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/shade.z5
  license: freeware
  notes: small atmospheric game, good smoke test

anchor.z8
  author: Michael Gentry
  version: 8 (V8)
  source: https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/anchor.z8
  license: freeware (original z-machine version)
  notes: "Anchorhead" - horror, heavy object manipulation, largest test game