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FrotzDC: Interactive Fiction Collection

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This is a no-frills collection image, it contains the new version 1.1 of c99koder's FrotzDC along with almost the entire Interactive Fiction Archive, which can be used directly with the FrotzDC interpreter.

Included games: This image includes 318 different Z-code files (games to play with Frotz).

Controls

Please note that you need a Dreamcast keyboard and controller for this image!

Colour Scheme menu:

UP / DOWN - D-Pad or Keyboard
START / ENTER - Load Selection

File menu:

UP / DOWN - Analog Stick, Keyboard, Mouse
A / ENTER / Left Click - Open Directory
A / ENTER / Left Click: - Load Selection

Once a game has been launched you will now need to input commands via the keyboard. Go to the Guide section found in the image for an overview and hints on how to interact with the games.

About FrotzDC

FrotzDC was ported to the Dreamcast by c99koder, also known as Sam Steele. The version included in this image is Sam's 1.1 release. If you would like to create your own FrotzDC collection, you can grab the plain files for this release from his site.

About the Interactive Fiction interpreter

FrotzDC is an Interactive Fiction interpreter for the Sega Dreamcast which can play v1 through v5 Z-Machine games. Several popular Z-Machine games include the Zork trilogy, Adventure, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

People that are new to Interactive Fiction should check out the Beginner's Guide to Interactive Fiction by Joe W Aultman and may wish to play several games online in their browser at iFiction. A great site to download freeware games for use with FrotzDC is The Interactive Fiction Archive.
FrotzDC is based on UNIX Frotz version 2.43, which is released under the GNU General Public License.