Tools
- To compile ZIL code into playable Z-machine story files:
- To edit and debug ZIL code:
- To run compiled Z-machine story files:
- To get help:
- To report a bug in ZILF:
Documentation
Test Suite
Examples
Classic Game Source Code
Classic Game Known Bugs
Articles
ZIL Blogs
Videos/Podcasts
- Where to Start - Quick Code Guide
- How to write and run an ultra-simple (1 room, 1 object) game in ZIL
- Game On! - Infocom text games and ZIL (1:21:50)
- Kevin Savetz interviews Steve Meretzky at GitHub HQ.
- Infocom - Zork Implementation Language (4:44; April 23, 2019)
- A nice quick overview video, featuring an interview with Dave Lebling on Zork, MDL, and ZIL.
- History of the Language (8:10)
- A clip from Get Lamp. (Original interview is here.)
- Jason Scott Talks His Way out of It: The Infocom Source Code Episode (19:27; April 28, 2019)
- Jason Scott talks about releasing the Infocom Source Code on GitHub.
- The Specialness of Infocom, The Craft, The Z-Machine, Z-Machine Glories, Full Sentences and Every Platform, GET LAMP, The Infocom .ZIP File, A Release, Stu Galley, GitHub, The Clones and Branches, Steve and Kevin have a chat.
Things That Aren't ZIL