Easy way to install "Interactive Fiction" games?

[towsonu2003]

Hi,

I was wondering whether there is a nice way to install the "Interactive Fiction" Games (here: http://www.ifcomp.org/comp05/games.php ) in Ubuntu?

It seems I have to install some interpreters (???????) first, then somehow install (?????) and play (??????) these games... The instructions in the major (?) howto site (here: http://brasslantern.org/players/software/linuxinterps.html ) scared the HEEEELLL out of me! :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Could someone (preferably familiar with these games) help me? Maybe these games can help me learn english and escape from the graphical hell of Windows and/or 3D games.

Thanks :)

[stoffe]

Fire up synaptic and make a search for the name of the program you need instead. :)

For instance, search for "tads", and you get a list of possible matches. I'm guessing you want "tads3" from reading the descriptions. Searching for "frotz" I find both frotz and xzip.

And so on. Many of these probably is available in this way. I'm sorry I'm not more familiar with them so I can help with the actual usage or recommend which ones you want. But it's a start. :)

[DariusTriplet]

You'll need Frotz (I think it's in the repos) to play any Z-Machine files (end in .z or .z#).

Most IF games come in Z format, so Frotz should handle most files you find.

[Psy-Q]

For TADS games, if you want a graphical interpreter, try qtads.

[towsonu2003]

thank you all so much for the replies.

I'll try all these once I get back home.