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	Frotz-PSP
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Author(s)	QBRADQ
Type	Other Emulators
Version	1.0 (6 Dec 2009)
Licence	Mixed
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 ===Basic Commands===
   > BRIEF
-This command causes the game to fully describe a location only the first time you enter it.
+* This command causes the game to fully describe a location only the first time you enter it.
+* On subsequent visits, only the name of the location and any objects present will be described.
-On subsequent visits, only the name of the location and any objects present will be described.
+* Most adventures will begin in BRIEF mode and remain in BRIEF mode unless you use the VERBOSE or SUPERBRIEF commands.
-Most adventures will begin in BRIEF mode and remain in BRIEF mode unless you use the VERBOSE or SUPERBRIEF commands.
   > DIAGNOSE
-This will give you a report of your physical condition. Not all games support this command.
+* This will give you a report of your physical condition. Not all games support this command.
   > INVENTORY
-This will give you a list of what you are carrying and wearing. Usually you can abbreviate INVENTORY to I.
+* This will give you a list of what you are carrying and wearing. Usually you can abbreviate INVENTORY to I.
   > LOOK
-This will give you a full description of your location. You can abbreviate LOOK to L.
+* This will give you a full description of your location. You can abbreviate LOOK to L.
   > QUIT
-This lets you stop Frotz gracefully.
+* This lets you stop Frotz gracefully.
+* If you want to save your position before quitting, you must use the SAVE command.
-If you want to save your position before quitting, you must use the SAVE command.
   > RESTORE
-This restores a previously saved position.
+* This restores a previously saved position.
   > RESTART
-This stops the game and restarts it from the beginning.
+* This stops the game and restarts it from the beginning.
   > SAVE
-This saves a snapshot of your current position. You can return to a saved position in the future by using the RESTORE command.
+* This saves a snapshot of your current position. You can return to a saved position in the future by using the RESTORE command.
   > SCRIPT
-This command tells Frotz to make a transcript of the story and save it to a file.
+* This command tells Frotz to make a transcript of the story and save it to a file.
+* Transcripts can be used to aid your memory, prepare maps, prepare walkthroughs, make something to brag about, and so on.
-Transcripts can be used to aid your memory, prepare maps, prepare walkthroughs, make something to brag about, and so on.
   > SCORE
-This command will show your current score and often a ranking based on that score.
+* This command will show your current score and often a ranking based on that score.
   > SUPERBRIEF
-This one causes the game to display only the name of a place you enter, even if you've never been there before.
+* This one causes the game to display only the name of a place you enter, even if you've never been there before.
+* In this mode, not even objects present are described.
-In this mode, not even objects present are described.
+* Of course, you can get a full description of your location and the object present by typing LOOK.
+* In SUPERBRIEF mode, the blank line between turns is eliminated. This mode is meant for players who are already familiar with the geography.
-Of course, you can get a full description of your location and the object present by typing LOOK.
-In SUPERBRIEF mode, the blank line between turns is eliminated. This mode is meant for players who are already familiar with the geography.
   > TIME
-This gives your the current time in the story. Some games don't have a concept of time and therefore don't have this command.
+* This gives your the current time in the story. Some games don't have a concept of time and therefore don't have this command.
   > UNSCRIPT
-Stops Frotz from making a transcript.
+* Stops Frotz from making a transcript.
   > VERBOSE
-This causes the game to give a complete description of each location and the objects in it every time you enter a location, even if you've been there before.
+* This causes the game to give a complete description of each location and the objects in it every time you enter a location, even if you've been there before.
   > VERSION
-Shows you the release number and serial number of the story file.
+* Shows you the release number and serial number of the story file.
   > WAIT
-Causes time in the story to pass.
+* Causes time in the story to pass.
+* Since nothing happens until you type a sentence and press RETURN, you could leave your machine, take a nap, then return to the story to find that nothing has changed.
-Since nothing happens until you type a sentence and press RETURN, you could leave your machine, take a nap, then return to the story to find that nothing has changed.
+* So, to make time pass in the story, you type WAIT. For example, if you meet a wizard, you might WAIT to see if he will say anything.
+* If you're aboard a flying carpet, you might WAIT to see where it goes.
-So, to make time pass in the story, you type WAIT. For example, if you meet a wizard, you might WAIT to see if he will say anything.
+* There are few exceptions, most notable Infocom's Border Zone, in which the game is played in real-time (take too long deciding what to do and Bad Things happen).
+* This command can often be abbreviated to Z.
-If you're aboard a flying carpet, you might WAIT to see where it goes.
-There are few exceptions, most notable Infocom's Border Zone, in which the game is played in real-time (take too long deciding what to do and Bad Things happen).
-This command can often be abbreviated to Z.
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