A New Life

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IF Comp 2005 2nd of of 36 (tie) XYZZY Awards 2005 Finalist - Best Use of Medium

A New Life
Author(s)	Alexandre Owen Muñiz
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	01-Oct-2005
Authoring system	Inform 6 (compiler) / Platypus (library)
Platform(s)	Z-code 5
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruelty to be determined

Contents 1 How It Begins 2 Notable Features 3 Versions 3.1 Competition version 4 Links 4.1 General info 4.2 Reviews

How It Begins

You are a refugee from an area devastated by drought and war. You pass some standing stones and a waterfall, and meet a peddler who points you toward some underground passageways that promise to be a source of treasure and adventure.

Notable Features

• Appears to be the first full length game written using the Platypus Inform library.

Versions

Competition version

• A New Life (Alexandre Owen Muñiz; 01-Oct-2005; Z-code 5).
  • Beta-testing by Andrei Pambuccian, Emily Short, Daniel Freas, Evin Robertson, Jacqueline A. Lott, Matthew Murray, Amanda Fisher, Brian Rapp, and Rachel Portnoy.
  • Release 1 (2005-09-30) Inform v6.30 / Platypus release 4
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-050930-8795
    IFID links: IFDB, Babel metadata, Babel download. (Note: Babel services at IF Archive are not yet available.)
  • IF Comp 2005: 2nd place (tie) of 36 entries. Also 2nd place for Miss Congeniality.
  • XYZZY Awards 2005: Finalist for Best Use of Medium.
  • Download goblin.z5 ( ftp, random) from the IF Archive - The story file.

Links

General info

• A New Life - at Baf's Guide.
• A New Life - at IFDB.
• A New Life - at Home of the Underdogs.

Reviews

• Review by Stephen Bond.
• A New Life - at SPAG.