Blorb

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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== Sample Files ==
 
== Sample Files ==
*[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2004/glulx/eas3/eas3.blb eas3.blb]: Earth and Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian (Gl
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* [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2004/glulx/eas3/eas3.blb eas3.blb]: Earth and Sky 3: Luminous Horizon, by Paul O'Brian
*[http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/LostPig.zblorb LostPig.zblorb]: Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
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* [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/zcode/LostPig.zblorb LostPig.zblorb]: Lost Pig, by Admiral Jota
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* [http://emshort.com/counterfeit_monkey/Counterfeit%20Monkey.gblorb Counterfeit Monkey.gblorb]: Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
  
 
== Information ==
 
== Information ==
 
*[http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/ Blorb Homepage]
 
*[http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/ Blorb Homepage]
 
*[http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/blorb.html Blorb Specification], version 2.0.3
 
*[http://eblong.com/zarf/blorb/blorb.html Blorb Specification], version 2.0.3
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[[Category:IFF based file formats]]

Revision as of 15:30, 22 September 2018

File Format
Name Blorb
Ontology
Extension(s) .blb, .blorb, .zblorb, .zlb, .gblorb, .glb

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Description

Blorb is a container file format for packaging Interactive Fiction (IF) games with external resources, such as sound and image files. It was developed by Andrew Plotkin. Blorb is primarily used for packaging Z-code and Glulx IF games, but it is possible to use it for other formats as well.

Extensions

  • .blb
  • .blorb
  • .zblorb/.zlb (used to indicate Z-code)
  • .gblorb/.glb (used to indicate Glulx)

Interpreters

To play an IF game packaged as a Blorb file, you need an interpreter for the base IF file. See Z-code and Glulx for appropriate interpreters.

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