This repo preserves the source and history of the 'MERICAN series, three KROZ/ZZT-inspired DOS games written by Mike Rimer in Turbo Pascal 7 in the '90s.
The games are called "THE 'MERICAN CITY", "THE 'MERICAN QUEST", and "THE 'MERICAN ADVENTURE". A fourth game, "THE 'MERICAN SORCERER", was in early development but never completed.
An .exe file is included for the third game. For the other two, you should be able to compile the source for each game with a TP7 compiler.
To run this DOS game with a respectable level of fidelity on modern computers and OSs, you will likely need to do it via a utility like DOSBox. Playing in fullscreen mode is recommended (Alt-Enter in DOSBox) to get the customized ASCII graphics to be displayed properly. Using the default game speed and sound settings will likely work best.
Caveat: the third game makes optional use of specialized routines for modulating the (ancient) on-board PC speaker. This functionality doesn't appear to work correctly in DOSBox, so enabling the "Enhanced Sound" mode is not recommended. See below for more details.
See the Adventure README for more details.