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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Blorb is a container file format for packaging [[Interactive Fiction]] (IF) games with external resources, such as [[Audio|sound]] and [[Graphics|image] files. It was developed by Andrew Plotkin. Blorb is primarily used for packaging [[Z-code]] and [[Glulx]] IF games, but it is possible to use it for other formats as well. | + | Blorb is a container file format for packaging [[Interactive Fiction]] (IF) games with external resources, such as [[Audio|sound]] and [[Graphics|image]] files. It was developed by Andrew Plotkin. Blorb is primarily used for packaging [[Z-code]] and [[Glulx]] IF games, but it is possible to use it for other formats as well. |
== Extensions == | == Extensions == | ||
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== Sample Files == | == Sample Files == | ||
| − | *[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2004/glulx/eas3/eas3.blb eas3.blb]: Earth and Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian | + | * [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2004/glulx/eas3/eas3.blb eas3.blb]: Earth and Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian |
| − | *[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/LostPig.zblorb LostPig.zblorb]: Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota | + | * [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/LostPig.zblorb LostPig.zblorb]: Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota |
| + | * [http://emshort.com/counterfeit_monkey/Counterfeit%20Monkey.gblorb Counterfeit Monkey.gblorb]: Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short | ||
| + | * {{DexvertSamples|archive/blorb}} | ||
== Information == | == Information == | ||
*[http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/ Blorb Homepage] | *[http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/ Blorb Homepage] | ||
*[http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/blorb.html Blorb Specification], version 2.0.3 | *[http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/blorb.html Blorb Specification], version 2.0.3 | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 28 December 2023
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[edit] Description
Blorb is a container file format for packaging Interactive Fiction (IF) games with external resources, such as sound and image files. It was developed by Andrew Plotkin. Blorb is primarily used for packaging Z-code and Glulx IF games, but it is possible to use it for other formats as well.
[edit] Extensions
- .blb
- .blorb
- .zblorb/.zlb (used to indicate Z-code)
- .gblorb/.glb (used to indicate Glulx)
[edit] Interpreters
To play an IF game packaged as a Blorb file, you need an interpreter for the base IF file. See Z-code and Glulx for appropriate interpreters.
[edit] Other Tools
[edit] Sample Files
- eas3.blb: Earth and Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian
- LostPig.zblorb: Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
- Counterfeit Monkey.gblorb: Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
- dexvert samples — archive/blorb
[edit] Information
- Blorb Homepage
- Blorb Specification, version 2.0.3
