Zork

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ZORK takes place in the ruins of an ancient empire lying far underground. You, a dauntless treasure-hunter, are venturing into this dangerous land in search of wealth and adventure. Many strange tales have been told of the fabulous treasures, exotic creatures and diabolical puzzles in the Great Underground Empire. As an aspiring adventurer, you will undoubtedly want to locate the treasures and deposit them in your trophy case. You' d better equip yourself with a source of light (for the caverns are dark) and weapons (for some of the inhabitants are unfriendly - especially the thief, a skilled pickpocket and ruthless opponent). The time is 948 GUE according to the Zork calendar. You are an adventurer, and your journey begins near a white house in a small, self-contained area.

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Genres
Adventure
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Text
Platforms and release dates

pdp11 • pdp10

1977-06-01

TRS-80

1980-12-01

Apple][

1981-02-01

C64

1983-03-30

Atari8bit

1983

TRS-80 Color Computer • C16 • Mac • DOS • C+4

1984

Tatung Einstein

1985-05-01

Atari-ST

1985

ACPC • APCW

1986

Amiga

1990

PC-9800 Series

1991-03-29

Saturn • PS1

1996-03-15
Developers
Infocom
Publishers
Commodore Electronics Ltd. • Personal Software • SystemSoft
Game Engines
Z-machine
Developer/Publisher
Infocom
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ZORK takes place in the ruins of an ancient empire lying far underground. You, a dauntless treasure-hunter, are venturing into this dangerous land in search of wealth and adventure. Many strange tales have been told of the fabulous treasures, exotic creatures and diabolical puzzles in the Great Underground Empire. As an aspiring adventurer, you will undoubtedly want to locate the treasures and deposit them in your trophy case. You' d better equip yourself with a source of light (for the caverns are dark) and weapons (for some of the inhabitants are unfriendly - especially the thief, a skilled pickpocket and ruthless opponent). The time is 948 GUE according to the Zork calendar. You are an adventurer, and your journey begins near a white house in a small, self-contained area.

Zork is one of the earliest interactive fiction computer games, with roots drawn from the original genre game, Colossal Cave Adventure. The first version of Zork was written in 1977–1979 using the MDL programming language on a DEC PDP-10 computer.

Details

Genres
Adventure
Game Modes
Single player
Player Perspective
Text
Platforms and release dates

pdp11 • pdp10

1977-06-01

TRS-80

1980-12-01

Apple][

1981-02-01

C64

1983-03-30

Atari8bit

1983

TRS-80 Color Computer • C16 • Mac • DOS • C+4

1984

Tatung Einstein

1985-05-01

Atari-ST

1985

ACPC • APCW

1986

Amiga

1990

PC-9800 Series

1991-03-29

Saturn • PS1

1996-03-15
Developers
Infocom
Publishers
Commodore Electronics Ltd. • Personal Software • SystemSoft
Game Engines
Z-machine
Developer/Publisher
Infocom