The Quill
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| The Quill | |
|---|---|
| Release date: | 1983 |
| Made by: | Gilsoft Graeme Yeandle |
| Runs on: | ZX Spectrum Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari 400 Atari 800 Commodore 64 Oric |
| Exports to: | |
The Quill (AKA: AdventureWriter) is a very early tool for writing text adventures, originally released for the ZX Spectrum, but later ported to a bunch of other computers.
It was succeeded by the Professional Adventure Writer (PAW).
Expansions
- 1984 - The Illustrator - Allows use of graphics.
- 1985 - The Patch - Split-screen / graphics and text on one screen.
- 1986 - The Press- Text compression.
Links
- The Quill on Wikipedia.
- Game Engine: Quill / PAW - Games made with The Quill and PAW on MobyGames.
- The Quill Adventure System on Spectrum Computing / ZXDB.
- A Feather In His Cap - Graeme Yeandle and The Quill - February 2000 interview.
- The Quill on The Digital Antiquarian.
- The Quill and Gilsoft with Tim Gilberts - The Retro Hour EP251 - Audio interview.
