What-IF?

What-IF?
Game
Main links	Play onlineDownload IF Archive
Published	2000
Credits
Author	David Ledgard
Reception
Events	IFComp 2000 52nd of 53
Gameplay
Interaction style	Choice
Language	English
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	Inform 6
Format	Z-code 5
License	Freeware
IFID	ZCODE-1-000926-F5D5
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Notable features

• Not IF; barely CYOA. The player is presented with a menu of seven options (for instance, 1228 - Holy War or Jihad?); each of these results in a massive textdump explaining a historical situation, followed by some brief speculations about 'alternatate history' (sic). The player is then returned to the menu.

Versions

Release 1

Date: 2000

• What-IF? (David Ledgard; 2000; Z-code 5).
  • Release 1 / Serial number 000926 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
  • IFID: ZCODE-1-000926-F5D5
    IFID links: IFDB
  • IF Comp 2000: 52nd place of 53 entries.
  • Download what_if.z5 from the IF Archive

Links

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

General info

• What-IF? (archived) - at Baf's Guide.

Reviews

• What-IF? - at IF Ratings.
• Review - by Paul O'Brian.
• Review - by Dan Shiovitz.

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Date: 2000