Level 9 shut down in 1989 I think. My BBC copy of "Lancelot" claims to be
marketed by Mandarin Software. I don't have a phone number, and the game is
dated 1988, so they're probable closed down too by now 8( but the address is:
Mandarin Software
Europa House
Adlington Park
Adlington
Macclesfield
SK10 4NP
> There's no interpreter I know of. Does anyone have *any* information
> about the format?
Nothing useful. I believe the compiler was called CHAOS and was never made
publicly available. The parser was the most advanced one ever for the BBC
and had useful commands like UNDO, AGAIN, GO TO <location>, EXITS (lists
visible exits from current location), and graphics support was available if
you had enough RAM.
BTW, does anyone know who eventually found the £5000 Holy Grail? Now there's
someone who made money from IF... by playing it!
-- Jools Arnold jools@arnod.demon.co.uk