Zork
Jun 1, 1977
- Adventure
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore 16, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore Plus/4, DOS, Mac, PC-9800 Series, PDP-10, PDP-11, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Tatung Einstein, TRS-80, TRS-80 Color Computer
IGDB community rating 6.8IGDB27 votes
Overview
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.
- Developed by
- Infocom
- Published by
- Commodore Electronics Ltd., Personal Software, Infocom, SystemSoft
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player
- Player perspectives
- Text
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Series
- Zork
- Game engine
- Z-machine
- Release dates
- PDP-10: Jun 1977
- PDP-11: Jun 1977
- TRS-80: Dec 1980
- Apple II: Feb 1981
- Commodore C64/128/MAX: Mar 30, 1983
- Atari 8-bit: 1983
- Commodore 16: 1984
- Commodore Plus/4: 1984
- DOS: 1984
- Mac: 1984
- TRS-80 Color Computer: 1984
- Tatung Einstein: May 1985
- Atari ST/STE: 1985
- Amiga: 1986
- Amstrad CPC: 1986
- Amstrad PCW: 1986
- PC-9800 Series: Mar 29, 1991
- PlayStation: Mar 15, 1996
- Sega Saturn: Mar 15, 1996
