The Blorb Resources Format
- Format which embeds all needed resources for a given story into one file. Site describes perlBlorb and has one downloadable game to demonstrate the system.
- http://www.inform-fiction.org/zmachine/standards/blorb/index.html

Z-Machine Specification
- The definitive guide to the Z-Machine. Get the highest version available. Currently, pdf and html formats are available.
- http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXinfocomXinterpretersXspecification.html

The Z-Machine Standards Document
- The fundamental information about how the Z-machine works.
- http://www.gnelson.demon.co.uk/zspec/

Glk: An Interface Standard for Interactive Fiction
- This I/O library maintains portability. Libraries are available for many systems.
- http://www.eblong.com/zarf/glk/index.html

Blorb: A Z-Machine Resource Collection Format Standard
- Format for sound and graphics in Z-Machine games. Includes sample C code to get started with.
- http://www.eblong.com/zarf/blorb/index.html