ZCode games with non-standard status lines - an IFDB Poll

I'm interested in finding ZCode (primarily those written in Inform, though Infocom games could be ok too) which have a non-standard status line. Whether it's with colours, maps, arrows, or more!

With such a list I can investigate what changes could be made with Parchment, if possible I want to consider changing the way the status line is displayed.

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	Bronze, by Emily Short 2 votes "Uses a..." [+]"Uses a colour-coded compass in the status line." --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sorrel... Vote for this game

	My Angel, by Jon Ingold 2 votes "Moves the command..." [+]"Moves the command prompt and parser errors to the status line (and tends not to work under most of the web interpreters that have been built so far!)" --jingold... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Emily Boegheim... Vote for this game

	Promoted, by Mike DeSanto and Johannes Steingraeber 1 vote "The Z-code port..." [+]"The Z-code port of this Rexx-Adventure game moved all command input handling to a scrolling 2D menu within the "status line" instead of using a standard prompt. Note that the cursor itself stays in this upper area of the screen." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game

	Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty 1 vote "ASCII mapping" [+]"ASCII mapping: I'm surprised no one mentioned this one before. Doesn't it qualify?" () --Mike Ciul... Dannii says: Hmm... ideally it would be supported fully too, but 1. it's not free, and 2. the special font probably wouldn't work in Parchment anyways. Vote for this game

	The Cove, by Kathleen M. Fischer 1 vote "Multi-line status..." [+]"Multi-line status bar including location, compass rose information, and score." --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Pytho's Mask, by Emily Short 1 vote "The z-code..." [+]"The z-code version puts conversation options in the status line. " --Emily Short... Vote for this game

	Winter Wonderland, by Laura Knauth 1 vote "3-line high..." [+]"3-line high status line to accommodate the ASCII compass rose. Also uses non-default colours in the status line." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game

	Vacation Gone Awry, by Johan Berntsson, Fredrik Ramsberg, and Staffan Friberg 1 vote "Has several alternative statusline layouts" [+]"Has several alternative statusline layouts: Type "help" and select Special features from the menu to see what you can do." --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game

	A Dark and Stormy Entry, by Emily Short 1 vote "This LoTechComp..." [+]"This LoTechComp CYOA game uses a 5-line high "status line" to display a numbered menu. The player types a number from 1 to 5 at the usual prompt to make the selection." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game

	Bureaucracy, by Douglas Adams, The Staff of Infocom 1 vote "Uses the upper window for a form" [+]"Uses the upper window for a form" --Dannii... Vote for this game

Is there another game that you think should be on this list? Just fill in the title of a game you'd like to vote for.

Poll created on September 6, 2009