# Program Suggestions / Ideas (Basic)

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/program-suggestions-ideas-basic/18475>\
**Category:** PicoCalc\
**Tags:** community, programs, picocalc, basic\
**Created:** [July 8, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/program-suggestions-ideas-basic/18475 "2025-07-08T05:09:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![cjstoddard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@cjstoddard](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/cjstoddard)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/program-suggestions-ideas-basic/18475/42 "2025-07-13T14:24:16Z")

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> [@Ophitoxaemia](#):
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> I’ve thinking of writing an interpreter for text adventure scripts.

Not to discourage you, but there is already a really good one available.

> [@Play Zork on PicoCalc/PicoMite](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/play-zork-on-picocalc-picomite/17191):
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> Hi folks, After some prompting and testing by @cjstoddard I’ve updated my MMBasic Z-Machine implementation (Z-MIM) to run on the PicoCalc: The download includes “minizork” but Z-MIM should be capable of playing all of Infocom’s classic .z3 adventures if you have the files: ballyhoo.z3 - Ballyhoo cutthroat.z3 - Cuthroats enchanter.z3 - Enchanter hollywood.z3 - Hollywood Hijinx lgop.z3 - Leather Goddesses of Phobos lurking.z3 - The Lurking Horror planetfall.z3 - Planetfall plundered.z3 - Plu…

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