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'''Apollo 18+20: The IF Tribute Album''' is a collection of works of interactive fiction created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the [http://theymightbegiants.com/ They Might Be Giants] album ''Apollo 18'' in March 2012. This project was organized by [[Kevin Jackson-Mead]].

==Games==
38 games were released on March 26th, 2012. The "Fingertips" games are "one-turn" games.

The order presented here is the track order of the ''Apollo 18'' album.

# ''[[Dig My Grave]]'' ([[Ryan Veeder]]; Z-code).
# ''[[I Palindrome I]]'' ([[Nick Montfort]]; JavaScript; Web browser).
# ''[[She's Actual Size]]'' ([[Jake Eakle]]; Glulx).
# ''[[My Evil Twin]]'' ([[Carl Muckenhoupt]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Mammal]]'' ([[Joey Jones]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[The Statue Got Me High]]'' ([[Ryan Veeder]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Spider]]'' ([[Andrew Schultz]]; Z-code).
# ''[[The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)]]'' ([[Jason B. Alonso]], [[Catherine Havasi]], and [[Val Grimm]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Dinner Bell]]'' ([[Jenni Polodna]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Narrow Your Eyes]]'' ([[Ben Collins-Sussman]] and [[Jack Welch]]; Glulx).
# ''[[Hall of Heads]]'' ([[Dan Efran]] with [['Becca Stallings]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Which Describes How You're Feeling]]'' ([[Adam Parrish]]; Glulx).
# ''[[See the Constellation]]'' ([[Ed Blair]]; Z-code).
# ''[[If I Wasn't Shy]]'' ([[Joey Jones]]; Z-code 8).
# ''[[Turn Around]]'' ([[Andrew Schultz]]; Glulx).
# ''[[Hypnotist of Ladies]]'' ([[David Cornelson]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[Fingertips: Everything Is Catching On Fire]]'' ([[E. Joyce]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Fingertips: Fingertips]]'' ([[Michael Hilborn]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Fingertips: I Hear the Wind Blow]]'' ([[Jacqueline A. Lott]]; Glulx).
# ''[[Fingertips: Hey Now, Everybody]]'' ([[Melvin Rangasamy]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[Fingertips: Who's That Standing Out the Window]]'' ([[Melvin Rangasamy]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[Fingertips: I Found a New Friend]]'' ([[Adri]]; Z-code 8).
# ''[[Fingertips: Come On and Wreck My Car]]'' ([[Paul Laroquod]]; Z-code 8).
# ''[[Fingertips: Aren't You the Guy Who Hit Me in the Eye?]]'' ([[Michael Hilborn]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Fingertips: Please Pass the Milk Please]]'' ([[Adri]]; Z-code 8).
# ''[[Fingertips: Leave Me Alone]]'' ([[Kevin Jackson-Mead]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Fingertips: Who's Knockin' on the Wall?]]'' ([[Melvin Rangasamy]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[Fingertips: All Alone]]'' ([[Joey Jones]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[Fingertips: What's That Blue Thing Doing Here?]]'' ([[Ruth Alfasso]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Fingertips: Something Grabbed Ahold of My Hand]]'' ([[Melvin Rangasamy]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[Fingertips: I Don't Understand You]]'' ([[Matt Weiner]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[Fingertips: I Heard a Sound]]'' ([[Kevin Jackson-Mead]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[Fingertips: Mysterious Whispers]]'' ([[Peter Nepstad]]; Glulx).
# ''[[Fingertips: The Day That Love Came to Play]]'' ([[S. John Ross]]; Z-code 8).
# ''[[Fingertips: I'm Having a Heart Attack]]'' ([[Andrew Schultz]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Fingertips: Fingertips (Reprise)]]'' ([[Melvin Rangasamy]]; Z-code 5).
# ''[[Fingertips: I Walk Along Darkened Corridors]]'' ([[Andrew Schultz]]; Z-code).
# ''[[Space Suit]]'' ([[Andrew Schultz]]; Z-code).

==Links==
* {{ifarchive|games/zcode/|Apollo18+20.zip}}. Contains all 38 games.
* Or download [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/62143973/Apollo18%2B20.zip Apollo18+20.zip] from dropbox.com.
* [http://pr-if.org/event/apollo-18/ Apollo 18+20: The IF Tribute Album]. Homepage at [[PR-IF]]. Includes download and play-it-online links.
* [http://gameshelf.jmac.org/2011/12/apollo-1820-the-if-tribute-album/ Apollo 18+20: The IF Tribute Album]. Announcement on Kevin Jackson-Mead's blog, The Gameshelf, 17-Dec-2011.
* [http://www.intfiction.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=3976 Apollo 18+20: The IF Tribute Album]. Announcement thread and discussion on intfiction.org, begun 17-Dec-2011.
* [http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/26/they-might-be-giants-fans-celebrate-apollo-18-anniversary-with/ They Might Be Giants fans celebrate 'Apollo 18' anniversary with geekiest tribute imaginable] by Brian Heater for engadget, 26-Mar-2012. 
* [http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/02/they-might-be-giants-if-tribute-apollo-1820/ They Might Be Giants IF Tribute: Apollo 18+20] by Adam Smith for Rock, Paper, Shotgun; 02-Apr-2012.

===Reviews===
* [http://ifdb.tads.org/search?searchfor=series%3AApollo+18+Tribute+Album+%23reviews%3A1- Reviews] - at [[IFDB]].
* [http://www.wurb.com/stack/archives/2338 Reviews] by [[Carl Muckenhoupt]].

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