Zork II

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Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
Author(s)	Marc Blank and Dave Lebling
Publisher(s)	Infocom, Activision
Release date(s)	1981
Authoring system	ZIL
Platform(s)	Z-code 2
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Commercial
Multimedia
Color effects	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Cruel

Contents 1 How It Begins 2 Notable Features 3 Trivia and Comments 4 Versions 4.1 Infocom releases 4.2 Activision releases 5 Links 5.1 Reviews

How It Begins

The player starts inside an ancient barrow. A lantern and a sword can be found at your feet. It's assumed that you have entered the barrow by finishing Zork I.

Notable Features

Trivia and Comments

• Inspired the parody Pork 2: The Gizzard of Showbiz (Bill Larkins; 1989; AGT).

Versions

Infocom releases

Initial Release

• Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz (Marc Blank and Dave Lebling; publisher: Infocom; 1981; Z-code 2).
  • IFID: ZCODE-7-UG3AU5
    IFID links: IFDB, Babel metadata, Babel download. (Note: Babel services at IF Archive are not yet available.)

Final Release

• Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz (Marc Blank and Dave Lebling; publisher: Infocom; 1983 or 84; Z-code 3).
  • Version 48 / Serial Number 840904
  • IFID: ZCODE-48-840904
    IFID links: IFDB, Babel metadata, Babel download. (Note: Babel services at IF Archive are not yet available.)

Activision releases

• Zork II is included on both The Lost Treasures of Infocom Volume I and the Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces of Infocom CD-ROMs.
• In 2001, the Zork trilogy was briefly available for free download from the Activision website as part of their promotion for Zork: Grand Inquisitor. Activision retains the copyright to Zork II, and any other sites that offer the game for free download are very likely doing so illegally.

Links

• Zork II - at IFDB
• Zork II at Wikipedia.
• Zork II at CSD.

Reviews

• Zork II - at SPAG.

Zork trilogy by Infocom
Zork I (1980)	Zork II (1981)	Zork III (1982)