Hi Anouk,
No, Gargoyle probably won't work. I haven't been able to get anything out
of it at least. I still think Filfor, as previously mentioned, is
probably your best accessible interpretor on Windows.
As for Malinche's reputation, they are guilty of false advertising at the
very least. My own experience with their games suggests they are not of
good quality. There are infinitely better free offerings available.
If you're curious what I mean by false advertising, I suggest you have a
look at http://www.davelgil.com/wordpress/?p=178
This explains all about Malinche and its reputation and practices far
better than I could.
Best,
Zack.
On Wed, 8 Dec 2010, Anouk Radix wrote:
Hi Zachary,
Do you think gargoyle will work?
I still find it strange though because all the other inform games work fine
for me no problem.
Now I am also quite itnerested about malinches reputation...
I thought endgame wasnt too good (too much arcade) but I thought greystone
and pentari first light were enjoyable enough.
Greetings, Anouk,
----- Original Message ----- From: "Zachary Kline" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] problems with playing malinche games
Hi,
Your problem isn't with the game per se, it's with the program you're
using to play it. The latest versions of Frotz have an unfortunate
problem when it comes to accessibility on Windows, perhaps something to do
with the way text is rendered on screen. I suggest Filfor as an
alternative which is more readable.
To return to the subject of the games themselves, might I suggest that you
avoid Malinch on general principles? The company and developer have,
well, a reputation in the interactive fiction community, and not the good
kind. I highly doubt your game experience will be worth your while.
Hope this helps,
Zack.
On Mon, 6 Dec 2010, Anouk Radix wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I have been away from the list for quite a qhile but since I am having a
> problem when trying to play games I thought I would ask if anyone else
> has experienced this.
> I am using windows xp with jaws 11 and I have installed the newest
> version of frotz for windows, version 1.14 by david kinder. Recently I
> bought 3 games from Malinche games (z8 files) and downloaded a free one
> vanguard. I am having a problem with at least 2 of them (pinched in st
> petersburg and vanguard). When I type a command into the frotz command
> window the results dont get shown and nothing happens. It is as if text
> is just not being printed and I cant continue onward with the game at
> all.
> According to Howard Sherman the writer behind malinche games the games
> have been extensively tested but I do remember from a few years ago that
> I also had this seem problem with another of his titles endgame.
> The strange thing is that I dont get an error message at all.
> Are there any other people on list who ordered a malinche game and
> experienced problems like this?
> Greetings, Anouk,
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