Andrew Plotkin (Company)

Andrew Plotkin

COMPANY

Boston,Massachusetts,United States of America

A private person who also goes under the alias Zarf. He developed and published many games in his own name before starting the company Zarfhome Software.

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Overview

Andrew Plotkin (Person) is one of the most well known names in the Interactive Fiction communities. He has created several works of Interactive Fiction that he published under his own name, which motivate this company wiki page. In January 2011, Andrew founded the company Zarfhome Software Consulting, LLC. Since then, his games have been released under the company's name.

Developed Games

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Shade (Game)

31 December 2000

A one-room interactive fiction game set in your apartment.

GB PC APL2 +8

Spider and Web (Game)

31 December 1998

A work of interactive fiction by the esteemed IF author Andrew Plotkin, this 1998 game might contain the earliest example of an "interrogation flashback."

GB PC APL2 +8

A Change in the Weather (Game)

31 December 1995

Andrew Plotkin first serious work of Interactive Fiction.

GB PC APL2 +8

Icebreaker: The Text Adventure (Game)

31 December 1995

An Interactive Fiction interpretation of Andy Looney's arcade game Icebreaker, created by Andrew Plotkin.

GB PC APL2 +8

System's Twilight (Game)

8 October 1994

A shareware puzzle game for early versions of Macintosh, this was a self-published game developed by Andrew Plotkin.

MAC

Bigger Than You Think (Game)

25 December 2012

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin as fanfic of the xkcd comic "Click and Drag".

GB PC APL2 +8

Cold Iron (Game)

1 October 2011

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, about fairy tales. Part of a metapuzzle in the 2011 IFComp.

GB PC APL2 +8

The Matter of the Monster (Game)

7 May 2011

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin

BROW

Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Game)

19 June 2010

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, where the player steers a ship to distant stars in a far away future.

GB PC APL2 +8

Dual Transform (Game)

2 February 2010

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, where the objective is to escape a virtual room.

GB PC APL2 +8

Delightful Wallpaper (Game)

30 September 2006

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin. The player must solve a murder committed in a mansion.

GB PC APL2 +8

The Dreamhold (Game)

24 June 2004

Fantasy Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, as both a game and an introduction to the genre.

GB PC APL2 +8

Published Games

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Shade (Game)

31 December 2000

A one-room interactive fiction game set in your apartment.

GB PC APL2 +8

Spider and Web (Game)

31 December 1998

A work of interactive fiction by the esteemed IF author Andrew Plotkin, this 1998 game might contain the earliest example of an "interrogation flashback."

GB PC APL2 +8

System's Twilight (Game)

8 October 1994

A shareware puzzle game for early versions of Macintosh, this was a self-published game developed by Andrew Plotkin.

MAC

Bigger Than You Think (Game)

25 December 2012

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin as fanfic of the xkcd comic "Click and Drag".

GB PC APL2 +8

Cold Iron (Game)

1 October 2011

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, about fairy tales. Part of a metapuzzle in the 2011 IFComp.

GB PC APL2 +8

The Matter of the Monster (Game)

7 May 2011

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin

BROW

Hoist Sail for the Heliopause and Home (Game)

19 June 2010

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, where the player steers a ship to distant stars in a far away future.

GB PC APL2 +8

Dual Transform (Game)

2 February 2010

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, where the objective is to escape a virtual room.

GB PC APL2 +8

Delightful Wallpaper (Game)

30 September 2006

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin. The player must solve a murder committed in a mansion.

GB PC APL2 +8

The Dreamhold (Game)

24 June 2004

Fantasy Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, as both a game and an introduction to the genre.

GB PC APL2 +8

Hunter, in Darkness (Game)

31 December 1999

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin where the player crawls through a cave using text input such as “ahead”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “up”, or “down”.

GB PC APL2 +8

The Space Under the Window (Game)

31 December 1997

Interactive Fiction created by Andrew Plotkin, being more of an experiment than usual.

GB PC APL2 +8