Frotz brings text adventures to the iPhone App Store
by Christopher Grant 
{ Aug 13th 2008 at 7:13PM }
Some of you may be familiar with Frotz; it's a Z-machine, used to read and, therefore, play interactive fiction. Yes, that's "text adventures" for you old timers. Now that the app has made it to the iPhone, we can explore Zork's Great Underground Empire from anywhere. The app is free, comes with a bunch of public-domain IF titles, and you can "specify other download repositories" if you're more interested in nabbing some of those Infocom classics. Might we recommend Steve Meretzky's classic Leather Goddesses of Phobos?
[Thanks, Hank]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mr Khan @ Aug 13th 2008 7:21PM
"Your sword is glowing with a faint blue glow"
!
That means there are orcs nearby! Get the fuck out of there!
DemonGSides @ Aug 13th 2008 8:17PM
+1 for good LotR reference.
Shogan @ Aug 13th 2008 7:23PM
Infocom made these games SO amazing back in the C64 days. I remember these games visually, rather than what I actually saw on the screen. Don't have an iPhone though, unfortunately.
Dig @ Aug 13th 2008 8:01PM
Just look up the program WinFrotz and you can be killed by grues on your modern PC at any time.
Nick @ Aug 13th 2008 7:44PM
amazing!
Ian @ Aug 13th 2008 7:55PM
The Internet is a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
I recommend The Lurking Horror, afaik the first survival horror game.
StuScotsLazyEye @ Aug 13th 2008 8:28PM
Am I the only one laughing at the word Frotz?
Oh God, lol.
Artisan Mann @ Aug 13th 2008 8:26PM
I am outraged that "Chicks Dig Jerks" is somehow missing from that list.