Menu about_menu "Shadowgate Info";

Option -> "About Shadowgate"
	with description
"This game is an unauthorized reimplementation of Shadowgate Classic as
it appeared on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) presented by ICOM
in 1989. No source code to Shadowgate was used (I've never seen it), nor
was any decompilation done. The NES version was repeatedly played and
referred to in the process of creating the Inform code that creates this
reimplementation.  Every effort has been made to make sure this version
remains faithful to the NES version. Hints and walkthroughs prepared for
the NES version will, for the most part, work on this one.  Hints and
walkthroughs for other versions may work, but are untested.  No
Invisiclues-style hints are included in this version.^
^
This game was written in Inform (http://www.inform-fiction.org/)
compiled from the package (version 6.21.4) created by Glenn Hutchings.
That package is available from the Interactive Fiction Archive
(http://www.ifarchive.org/). The primary development machine was an x86
machine with an AMD Athlon 1.2GHz and 768 megabytes of main memory 
running NetBSD 1.6.1.  Development began in July of 2002.^
^
Here is a list of how this version of Shadowgate differs from the NES
version.^
^
1) Descriptions have been expanded and/or completely rewritten to 
compensate for lack of graphics.^
^
2) Grammatical errors such as ~It's a hemp of rope.~ have been corrected.^
^
3) Some room exits have been moved around to make it easier for the
player to visualize and for the author to describe in words.^
^
4) The exact solutions to some puzzles have been randomized.^
^
5) The NES version prints a hint if the SELECT button is pressed.  Type
~HINT~ for the same function here.
";



Option -> "Playing Shadowgate"
	with description

"Assuming that you already know how to play Interactive Fiction, there
really isn't anything more you need to know. Just make sure you examine
EVERYTHING. The solutions to puzzles are usually hidden in the scenery. 
If you get stuck, any of the assorted walkthroughs for Shadowgate one
can find on the Internet will work as long as you keep in mind that some
directions have changed and that some solutions have been randomized.
That, however, will not detract from the game. Spells are implemented as
the Enchanter-style spellbook, that is, you first ~gnusto~ a scroll into
your book, then learn the spell in order to cast it.";


Option -> "Release History"
	with description
"Release 1 / Serial number 030707^
Initial beta release.^
^
Release 2 / Serial Number 030808^
Second beta release.^
^
Release 3 / Serial Number 030821^
First public release.^
^
Release 4 / Serial Number 030826^
Minor bug fixes.^
^
Release 5 / Serial Number 030828^
More bug fixes.^
^
Release 6 / Serial number 040131^
Minor bug fixes.^
Efficiency tweaks.^
Final release (hopefully).^
^
Release 7 / Serial Number 040207^
Fixed bug in ~burn~ command.^
^
Release 8 / Serial Number 040716^
Minor bug fixes.^
Spelling and grammar errors fixed.^
SPAG review added to source distribution.^
Assorted changes to satisfy Inform 6.30's complaints.^
Absolutely final release.";


Option -> "Credits"
	with description
"The Inform version of Shadowgate was created by David Griffith
(dgriffi@@64cs.csubak.edu).  Please visit
http://www.cs.csubak.edu/@@126dgriffi/ for more of my stuff, including
the world-famous Frotz, which you may be using right now to play this
game. Portions of code used are from the 4th Edition of the Inform
Designer's Manual and are cited where they appear in the source code.^
^
Copyright is claimed on the source code, but not the name ~Shadowgate~
nor the game content.  The latter two rest with Infinite Ventures, which
is the company that currently owns the old ICOM games like Shadowgate,
Deja Vu, Uninvited, and many others. You can visit their website at 
http://www.infiniteventures.com/.";

Option -> "License"
	with description
"The source code to this Inform reimplementation of Shadowgate is freely
redistributable. Do with it what you will, but don't go about claiming
you wrote it. I do not appreciate plagarism.  Give credit where credit
is due.^
^
This game may be included in a compilation (ie, a CD set containing the
whole of the Interactive Fiction Archive), but it SHALL NOT be packaged 
on its own without prior written approval.";



Option -> "URLs"
	with description
"http://www.cs.csubak.edu/@@126dgriffi/             (My homepage)^
http://www.cs.csubak.edu/@@126dgriffi/proj/frotz/  (Frotz homepage)^
http://www.cs.csubak.edu/@@126dgriffi/proj/sgate/  (Shadowgate stuff)^
^
http://www.ifarchive.org/                      (The I-F Archive)^
http://www.inform-fiction.org/                 (Inform homepage)^
^
http://www.infiniteventures.com/               (Infinite Ventures)
";

[ HelpSub;
	if (noun)
		"You're not being helpful to ", (the) noun, ".";

	about_menu.select();
];

Verb 'help'
	*	-> Help
	* noun	-> Help;

Verb 'about' = 'help';

SwitchOption switchdummy;