dmagnetic ☆

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Description:
Magnetic Scrolls Interpreter

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.37@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Other

Tags: interactive-fiction gaming retro text-adventure interpreter

Install: brew install dmagnetic

About:
dMagnetic is a portable interpreter for classic Magnetic Scrolls text adventures, enabling users to play these vintage interactive fiction games on modern systems. It faithfully recreates the original experience by supporting the Magnetic Scrolls virtual machine and rendering the sophisticated text and parser responses. This tool preserves the legacy of influential 1980s adventure games for contemporary audiences.

Key Features:

Supports Magnetic Scrolls game files (.mag, .dat)
Portable C implementation for multiple platforms
Accurate recreation of the original parser behavior
Configurable display options for modern terminals

Use Cases:

Playing classic Magnetic Scrolls interactive fiction games
Preserving and studying vintage adventure game technology
Running archival game files on modern operating systems

Alternatives:

Frotz – Frotz is a Z-machine interpreter for Infocom games, while dMagnetic specifically handles Magnetic Scrolls format
Gargoyle – Gargoyle is a multi-format IF interpreter that may support Magnetic Scrolls through plugins, while dMagnetic is dedicated

License: BSD-2-Clause

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, arm64_big_sur, sonoma, ventura, monterey, big_sur, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 7:21pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	450bd3a6