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Zork Series

Zork

Adventure Fantasy
70
User Score
25 ratings
June 1, 1977
Released 17864 days ago
PDP-11 Atari 8-bit PC-9800 Series Commodore C64/128/MAX TRS-80 Color Computer PDP-10 Atari ST/STE Commodore 16 Mac DOS Tatung Einstein Amiga Apple II TRS-80 Amstrad CPC Commodore Plus/4 Amstrad PCW

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.

Storyline

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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Artwork

Videos

Gameplay video

Release Dates by Platform

PDP-10 Worldwide
Jun 1, 1977
PDP-11 Worldwide
Jun 1, 1977
TRS-80 Worldwide
Dec 1, 1980
Apple II Worldwide
Feb 1, 1981
Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Mar 30, 1983
Atari 8-bit Worldwide
Dec 31, 1983
Commodore 16 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
Commodore Plus/4 Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
Mac Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
TRS-80 Color Computer Worldwide
Dec 31, 1984
Tatung Einstein Worldwide
May 1, 1985
Atari ST/STE Worldwide
Dec 31, 1985
Amiga Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
Amstrad CPC Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
Amstrad PCW Worldwide
Dec 31, 1986
Amiga Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990
PC-9800 Series Worldwide
Mar 29, 1991

Game Info

Developer
Infocom, Infocom
Publisher
Commodore Electronics Ltd., Personal Software, Infocom, SystemSoft
Engine
Z-machine
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Text
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Fantasy

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English, Japanese

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