I just realized that mtjpub.com was releasing a tickling IF. I find this... not right.
The z-machines were meant for the free distribution of IFs. They are selling their IFs for $19.99. It doesn't matter how many rooms it has, or how good the story is... it's supposed to be free! If they wrote their own program, then I wouldn't be complaining, but instead, they're taking a game engine meant for the free distribution of IFs and are selling one now! Honestly, it's not that hard to program one of these. I've programmed lots of IFs in a programming language called inform, and some of them are huge (over 500 rooms). They're all free.
Thanks for listening.
The z-machines were meant for the free distribution of IFs. They are selling their IFs for $19.99. It doesn't matter how many rooms it has, or how good the story is... it's supposed to be free! If they wrote their own program, then I wouldn't be complaining, but instead, they're taking a game engine meant for the free distribution of IFs and are selling one now! Honestly, it's not that hard to program one of these. I've programmed lots of IFs in a programming language called inform, and some of them are huge (over 500 rooms). They're all free.
Thanks for listening.