TADS
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | TADS (Text Adventure Development System) is an [[Interactive Fiction]] development system by Michael J. Roberts. [[TXT|Plain text]] source code files are created using the TADS programming language, and then compiled into a system-independent game file. | + | TADS (Text Adventure Development System) is an [[Interactive Fiction]] development system by Michael J. Roberts. [[TXT|Plain text]] source code files are created using the TADS programming language, and then compiled into a system-independent game file. TADS source code files typically have the extension .t. Compiled game files can be played on any system that has an appropriate interpreter. |
| − | The term "TADS", unqualified, generally refers to TADS version 2 and below. [[TADS 3]] | + | The term "TADS", unqualified, generally refers to TADS version 2 and below. [[TADS 3]], the current version, is a radical departure from the previous versions. See the [[TADS 3]] page for more information. |
== Compilers == | == Compilers == | ||
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== Interpreters == | == Interpreters == | ||
| − | * HTML TADS Interpreter (Windows, freeware, [http://www.tads.org/tads3.htm website]): the official TADS 2 and TADS 3 interpreter with full multimedia support | + | * HTML TADS Interpreter (Windows, freeware, [http://www.tads.org/tads3.htm website]): the official TADS 2 and TADS 3 interpreter with full multimedia support. Despite the name, it does not run on the web. |
* Jetty (cross-platform, open source, [http://inky.org/if/jetty/index.html website]: a TADS 2 interpreter written in Java | * Jetty (cross-platform, open source, [http://inky.org/if/jetty/index.html website]: a TADS 2 interpreter written in Java | ||
* QTads (cross-platform, open source, [http://www.tads.org/frobtads.htm website]): a TADS 2 and TADS 3 interpreter with full multimedia support | * QTads (cross-platform, open source, [http://www.tads.org/frobtads.htm website]): a TADS 2 and TADS 3 interpreter with full multimedia support | ||
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Description
TADS (Text Adventure Development System) is an Interactive Fiction development system by Michael J. Roberts. Plain text source code files are created using the TADS programming language, and then compiled into a system-independent game file. TADS source code files typically have the extension .t. Compiled game files can be played on any system that has an appropriate interpreter.
The term "TADS", unqualified, generally refers to TADS version 2 and below. TADS 3, the current version, is a radical departure from the previous versions. See the TADS 3 page for more information.
Compilers
- TADS 2 Author's Kit (Windows, freeware, website: the official TADS 2 implementation
- FrobTADS (Unix-like, freeware, website: ports of TADS 2 and TADS 3 compilers for Unix systems (including Mac OS X)
Interpreters
- HTML TADS Interpreter (Windows, freeware, website): the official TADS 2 and TADS 3 interpreter with full multimedia support. Despite the name, it does not run on the web.
- Jetty (cross-platform, open source, website: a TADS 2 interpreter written in Java
- QTads (cross-platform, open source, website): a TADS 2 and TADS 3 interpreter with full multimedia support
Other Tools
Sample Files
Source Code
- ditchday.zip: Ditch Day Drifter, by Michael J. Roberts. Source code and compiled .gam file included.
- zeb3src.zip: Uncle Zebulon's Will, by Magnus Olsson. Full source code.
Compiled Games
- 1893Demo.gam: 1893: A World's Fair Mystery (demo), by Peter Nepstad
- grip.gam: Losing Your Grip, by Stephen Grande
