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Java-based interpreters Interpreters running on the Java VM. Particularly useful for embedding playable versions of a game on a web page to save people having to download an interpreter (on the assumption that they already have a Java interpreter). But note that this is still ultimately less portable than just making the story file available, and giving a link to the interpreter catalogue. ZPlet  (011115)  Matthew Russotto Link   A Z-Machine for Java. Zax  (Version 0.9 / 970826)  Matt Kimmel Download   A Java 1.0.2 interpreter. V1-V5, V7 and V8 support. Zinc  (Version 1.0.1 / 030516)  Ben Jemmett, H Bekele, M Colley, S Jervis Download (2060KB)  Combined Z-machine and TADS 2 interpreter, needs Java 1.4. Allows single-player or collaborative play over a network. Mapping facility, V1-V5, V7 and V8 support.

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