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Zork

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Genres
Adventure
Themes
Fantasy
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Text
Developers
Infocom, Infocom
Publishers
Personal Software, SystemSoft, Commodore Electronics Ltd., Infocom
Release dates
Platform Date
PDP-10 June 01, 1977
PDP-11 June 01, 1977
TRS-80 December 01, 1980
Apple II February 01, 1981
Commodore C64/128/MAX March 30, 1983
Atari 8-bit December 31, 1983
Commodore 16 December 31, 1984
Commodore Plus/4 December 31, 1984
DOS December 31, 1984
Mac December 31, 1984
TRS-80 Color Computer December 31, 1984
Tatung Einstein May 01, 1985
Atari ST/STE December 31, 1985
Amstrad CPC December 31, 1986
Amstrad PCW December 31, 1986
Amiga December 31, 1990
PC-9800 Series March 29, 1991
PlayStation March 15, 1996
Sega Saturn March 15, 1996

About

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.

Story

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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