This is a big release, not just for the engine but for its supporting services as well.

Status Line v3.0 features

Available Now!

• z5 and z8 game support
• plays games up to 512K in size (see Status Line SPLIT, for details)
• full EGA color mode
• timed input support (Freefall and Border Zone work great!)
• redrawn bold and italic fonts
• improved input handling
• faster core engine
• so many bug fixes, even for z3 and z4 games
• new title screen
• (arrow key support for robotfindskitten)

Introducing Status Line SPLIT

Available Here!

Just like the machines of the past, the Pico-8 has limits on its file handling. For users of the standalone executables, only 256K can be brought in at once. For z8 games, this is a non-starter and so I've created Status Line SPLIT. Give it a .z8 file and receive two files in return. Status Line 3 understands SPLIT files, making the world of z8 gaming available to the little fantasy console that could.

Status Line Classics - Volume 2

Volume 2 Available Here!

Simultaneous with the last major release of Status Line (v2.0) I released four Infocom classics, source-code modified to look beautiful in Status Line. I called that Status Line Classics.

Bear in mind that these releases are not required for play on Status Line! The originals often load and play just fine, with a number of caveats. Specifically, there are many cases where text gets cut off, or runs off screen, or overlaps other elements. For a first-time experience with the games, this could be confusing or frustrating. If the game loads and launches, you're fine!

With z5 and z8 support, there are many more interesting releases that deserve the same polish as Volume 1 and so Volume 2 is now released. This includes eight (8) more classics, hand-optimized for a great play experience in the cozy atmosphere of the Pico-8.

• Curses (z8 rebuild)
• Border Zone
• Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels
• Solid Gold Series w/Invisiclues
  • Zork 1
  • Planetfall
  • Leather Goddesses of Phobos
  • Hitchhiker's Guide ;to the Galaxy
  • Wishbringer