- Universal Hint System
The Universal Hint System, better known by the
acronym UHS, is a form ofstrategy guide used forcomputer and video games , created by Jason Strautman in 1988. The system is designed to provides hints for solving specific parts of games without including spoilers. The strategy guides are primarily distributed in a UHSfile format , readable using a UHS reader program.Readers
Since the system's creation, UHS readers have been made available for various platforms, including
DOS ,Apple Macintosh andMicrosoft Windows . The current versions of the official readers areproprietary software products. An official Internet website, UHSWeb went online in 1998, allowing access to UHS guides via web browsers, including text-based web browsers such as Lynx. cite web|title=UHS: About the UHS|url=http://www.uhs-hints.com/about/|publisher=Official UHS website|accessdate=September 25|accessyear=2006]In 2006, a platform-independent open source reader written in Java, OpenUHS, began development. As of 2008, it fully supports all hint formats.
References
External links
* [http://freshmeat.net/projects/openuhs/ OpenUHS]
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