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Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor

Released

  • Apple IIGS
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX
  • Atari ST/STE
  • Mac
  • DOS
  • Amiga
  • Apple II

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Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor is an interactive fiction computer game written by Brian Moriarty and released by Infocom in 1987. It was one of the last games in Infocom's Zork series It signified a notable departure from the standard format of Infocom's earlier games which relied purely on text and puzzle-solving: among other features, Beyond Zork incorporated an on-screen map, the use of character statistics and levels, and RPG combat elements. The game, Infocom's twenty-ninth, was available on the Amiga (512kb), Apple (128kb), Atari ST, Commodore 128, and IBM (192kb), and the Macintosh (512kb) computers The player explores the Southlands of Quendor somewhat aimlessly at first. Soon, however, a task is bestowed by the Implementors, a group of godlike creatures jokingly based on Infocom's game designers. The Coconut of Quendor, an incredibly powerful artifact that embodies the whole of Magic, has fallen into the claws of an unspeakably foul beast: an Ur-grue. Rumoured to be the spirits of fallen Implementors, Ur-Grues can surround themselves in a sphere of darkness that only sunlight can pierce. The player must recover the Coconut from this monster's grasp or face the unthinkable consequences.

Developer
Infocom
Publisher
Infocom
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Themes
Fantasy
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Text
Also known as
Beyond Zork

Release dates

PlatformRelease
Amiga
Apple II
Apple IIGS
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Mac

Screenshots

  • Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor screenshot 1
  • Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor screenshot 2

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