Cosmoserve

Cosmoserve
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IFDB IF Archive
Published	1991
Credits
Author	Judith Pintar
Reception
Events	Softworks AGT Contest 1991 1 (tie)
IFDB rating	4.5 out of 5 (5 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: optional.
Technical details
Authoring system	AGT
Format	AGT
License	Freeware
IFID	AGT-03201-0000C54D, AGT-03201-0000F7EA
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How it begins

You are R. J. Wright, an overtired undernourished overeager programmer that has promised to deliver a finished program to a client by 8:00 tomorrow morning. As a self-employed computer consultant you're working at home using CosmoServe, your favorite BBS.

Notable features

• A built-in BBS simulation complete with sound effects for logging on, switching the computer on and off, etc.

Trivia and Comments

• Judith "customized" the Turbo Pascal source code for AGT to create a game that was bigger than any game ever previously written with AGT.

Versions

Contest Entry

Date: 1991

• Cosmoserve (Judith Pintar; 1991; AGT).
  • IFID: AGT-03201-0000C54D
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Softworks AGT Contest 1991: Winner.
  • Download cosmosrv.zip from the IF Archive.

1997 Release

Date: 14 January 1997

• Cosmoserve (Judith Pintar; 14-Jan-1997; AGT).
  • IFID: AGT-03201-0000F7EA
    IFID links: IFDB
  • Download cosmos97.zip from the IF Archive.

Links

N.B. Many IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.

General info

• Cosmoserve (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
• Cosmoserve - at IFDB.

Reviews

• Cosmoserve - at SPAG.
• Cosmoserve (potential archive link) - at IF Ratings.
• XYZZY Review (archive) by Melissa Katz.

Spoilers

• Download cosmos.sol from the IF Archive.

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Date: 1991

Date: 14 January 1997