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Z-Machine and Game Sources

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	The Frotz interpreter can be run on a terminal. To get it on the website, use the ttyd application.		The Frotz interpreter can be run on a terminal. To get it on the website, use the ttyd application.

	Perhaps an easier approach is to convert the 'z' files directly to HTML:		Perhaps an easier approach is to convert the 'z' files directly to HTML: [https://iplayif.com/api/sitegen]

	https://iplayif.com/api/sitegen

	Walk throughs: [http://www.eristic.net/index.html Ifiction Game Walkthroughs]		Walk throughs: [http://www.eristic.net/index.html Ifiction Game Walkthroughs]

	Return to: {{Highlight\|[[Main Page]]}} or {{Highlight\|[[Interactive Fiction]]}}		Return to: {{Highlight\|[[Main Page]]}} or {{Highlight\|[[Interactive Fiction]]}}

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Z-Machine and Game Sources

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	https://iplayif.com/api/sitegen		https://iplayif.com/api/sitegen

	Walk throughs: [http://www.eristic.net/index.html]		Walk throughs: [http://www.eristic.net/index.html Ifiction Game Walkthroughs]

	Return to: {{Highlight\|[[Main Page]]}} or {{Highlight\|[[Interactive Fiction]]}}		Return to: {{Highlight\|[[Main Page]]}} or {{Highlight\|[[Interactive Fiction]]}}

2026-01-24T01:25:39Z

Web Site Game Play

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	The Z-Machine is a machine independent format that was used to define text based interactive fiction games. It was developed by Infocom to support their development and game play.		The Z-Machine is a machine independent format that was used to define text based interactive fiction games. It was developed by Infocom to support their development and game play.
	==Web Site Game Play==		=Web Site Game Play=
	To supply interactive fiction games through the wiki web site, the games are converted from the original Z-Machine format into an HTML equivalent. The html files are then placed into the resources/ifiction directory in the Mediawiki home page.		To supply interactive fiction games through the wiki web site, the games are converted from the original Z-Machine format into an HTML equivalent. The html files are then placed into the resources/ifiction directory in the Mediawiki home page.

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Terminal Based

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	Manual page is here: https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd/blob/main/man/ttyd.man.md		Manual page is here: https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd/blob/main/man/ttyd.man.md

	[https://www.~~ifwiki~~.~~org~~/~~Main_Page~~ Installation instructions]		[https://www.tecmint.com/ttyd-share-linux-terminal-over-web/ Installation instructions]

	=Z-Machine Based=		=Z-Machine Based=

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DosBox Based

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Terminal Based

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	==DosBox Based==		==DosBox Based==
	Ok, Still working this one out		Ok, Still working this one out
	==Terminal Based==		=Terminal Based=
	===Method===		==Method==
	https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd		https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd

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	Manual page is here: https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd/blob/main/man/ttyd.man.md		Manual page is here: https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd/blob/main/man/ttyd.man.md

			[https://www.ifwiki.org/Main_Page Installation instructions]

	=Z-Machine Based=		=Z-Machine Based=

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Z-Machine and Game Sources

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	https://iplayif.com/api/sitegen		https://iplayif.com/api/sitegen

			Walk throughs: [http://www.eristic.net/index.html]

	Return to: {{Highlight\|[[Main Page]]}} or {{Highlight\|[[Interactive Fiction]]}}		Return to: {{Highlight\|[[Main Page]]}} or {{Highlight\|[[Interactive Fiction]]}}

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Z-Machine and Game Sources

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	https://iplayif.com/api/sitegen		https://iplayif.com/api/sitegen

	Return to: {{Highlight\|[[Main Page]]}} {{Highlight\|[[Interactive Fiction]]}}		Return to: {{Highlight\|[[Main Page]]}} or {{Highlight\|[[Interactive Fiction]]}}

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Web Site Game Play

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	To supply interactive fiction games through the wiki web site, the games are converted from the original Z-Machine format into an HTML equivalent. The html files are then placed into the resources/ifiction directory in the Mediawiki home page.		To supply interactive fiction games through the wiki web site, the games are converted from the original Z-Machine format into an HTML equivalent. The html files are then placed into the resources/ifiction directory in the Mediawiki home page.

	To run the game on a web page, the following code is placed on the appropriate web page:		To run the game on a web page, the following code, with the appropriate game information, is placed on the appropriate web page:
	<syntaxhighlight lang=html>		<syntaxhighlight lang=html>
	<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/Advent.z5.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag>		<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/Advent.z5.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag>

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Web Site Game Play

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	<syntaxhighlight lang=html>		<syntaxhighlight lang=html>
	<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/Advent.z5.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag>		<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/Advent.z5.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag>
	</~~systaxhighlight~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	==Z-Machine and Game Sources==		==Z-Machine and Game Sources==