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Zork cover art

Zork

Released

  • 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
  • Sega Saturn
  • PlayStation
  • Amstrad CPC
  • Commodore Plus/4
  • Amstrad PCW

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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.

Developer
Infocom
Publisher
Commodore Electronics Ltd., Personal Software, Infocom, SystemSoft
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Fantasy
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Text
Time to beat
8 h rushed · 12 h normally
IGDB rating
68 / 100 (27 ratings)
Also known as
Zork I, Dungeon, Zork I: The Great Underground Empire

Release dates

Release dates by platform
PlatformRelease
Amiga · North America · Europe
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

Screenshots

  • Zork screenshot 1
  • Zork screenshot 2
  • Zork screenshot 3

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