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Zork

1977 69 / 100 Adventure

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.

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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.

GenreAdventure ThemeFantasy

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Traitinteractive fiction Traitquesting Traitscummvm compatible Traitsecond person perspective Traittext adventure Traittreasure hunt

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Developer: Infocom, Infocom
Publisher: Commodore Electronics Ltd., Personal Software, Infocom, SystemSoft
Franchise: Standalone

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Modi: Single player
Perspective: Text
Themes: Fantasy

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Commodore C64/128/MAX Mar 30, 1983
Amiga 1986
Apple II Feb 1981
Atari 8-bit 1983
Atari ST/STE 1985
Commodore 16 1984
Commodore Plus/4 1984
DOS 1984
Mac 1984
PC-9800 Series Mar 29, 1991
PDP-10 Jun 1977
Amiga 1990
PDP-11 Jun 1977
Tatung Einstein May 1985
TRS-80 Dec 1980
Amstrad CPC 1986
Amstrad PCW 1986
TRS-80 Color Computer 1984

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