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Jigsaw (computer game)
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Jigsaw is an interactive fiction
(IF) game, written by Graham Nelson
in 1995. It begins at the turn of the 3rd millennium, with the player discovering a time machine enabling him or her to travel throughout the 20th Century, visiting many of its most historic moments. The game has been described as "acclaimed." It is widely recognised as a major achievement in its genre, particularly for the inclusion of a romantic relationship between the player and a central character whose gender is never revealed, allowing the player to project the gender of his or her choice onto the character. Although including many original ideas, it also contains references to many famous IF games, most notably Trinity
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Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as video games. In common usage, the term refers to text...
(IF) game, written by Graham Nelson
Graham Nelson
Graham A. Nelson is a British mathematician and poet and the creator of the Inform design system for creating interactive fiction games. He has also authored several IF games, including the acclaimed Curses and Jigsaw , using the experience of writing Curses in particular to expand the range of...
in 1995. It begins at the turn of the 3rd millennium, with the player discovering a time machine enabling him or her to travel throughout the 20th Century, visiting many of its most historic moments. The game has been described as "acclaimed." It is widely recognised as a major achievement in its genre, particularly for the inclusion of a romantic relationship between the player and a central character whose gender is never revealed, allowing the player to project the gender of his or her choice onto the character. Although including many original ideas, it also contains references to many famous IF games, most notably Trinity
Trinity (computer game)
Trinity is an interactive fiction computer game written by Brian Moriarty and published in 1986 by Infocom. It is widely regarded as one of the company's best works....
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