This is a list of systems that can be used to author adventure games. If you haven't already done so, now is as good a time as any to read the guide to Net etiquette which is posted to news.announce.newusers regularly. You should be familiar with acronyms like FAQ, FTP and IMHO, as well as know about smileys, followups and when to reply by email to postings. This FAQ is currently posted to rec.arts.int-fiction and news.answers. This FAQ was mostly written by Nathan Torkington, with numerous contributions by readers of rec.arts.int-fiction.
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