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{{game infobox|title=Zork Zero|image=|author=[[Steve Meretzky]]|publisher=[[Infocom]], [[Activision]]|released=1988|authsystem=[[ZIL]]|platform=[[Z-code]] 6|language=English|license=[[Commercial]]|color=optional|graphics=yes|sound=TBD|cruelty=cruel}}

==How It Begins==
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==Notable Features==
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==How to Play==

This game was implemented with Z-Code version 6, and includes graphics. It's a bit tricky to play this game on modern systems.

To begin, you’ll need a Z-code interpreter that supports Z6 games; most Z-code interpreters don’t support that version. Here, we'll provide instructions to launch the game with graphics using Frotz.

* Browser: you can [https://curiousdannii.github.io/infocom-frotz/zorkzero.html play in-browser] with [[Infocom Frotz]]
* Windows: You can use [[Windows Frotz]]
* macOS: You can use [[Frotz]] to run it, but you'll need to install [https://brew.sh/ Homebrew] in order to install it. Once it's installed, you can run "brew install frotz" on your Terminal. Then, you can use the "sfrotz" command to launch the graphical SDL version of Frotz.

To play, download the latest version from [https://eblong.com/infocom/#zork0 The Obsessively Complete Infocom Catalog], zork0-r393-s890714.z6. You'll then need to download its graphics files separately as ZorkZero.blb from [{{ifarchive index link|infocom/media/blorb/}} the IF Archive].

Place both files in the same folder, and rename ZorkZero.blb to zork0-r393-s890714.blb. (The name of the blb should match the name of your z6 file.) Then, launch the Z6 file. On Windows, you can double-click the file. On macOS, run "sfrotz zork0-r393-s890714.z6".

Frotz will look for a blb file with a matching name in the same folder, and display the game with graphics.

==Versions==
===Infocom releases===
* ''Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz'' ([[Steve Meretzky]]; publisher: [[Infocom]]; 1988; [[Z-code]] 6).
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===Activision releases===
* ''Beyond Zork'' is included on the following Activision collections:
** [[The Lost Treasures of Infocom]] Volume I
** [[The Infocom Collections]]: The Mystery Collection (as a Bonus Title)
** [[Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces of Infocom]]
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==Links==
===General info===
* [http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/zork0.html Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz] - at [[Peter Scheyen]]'s [[Infocom Homepage]].
* [http://infodoc.plover.net/manuals/temp/zork0.pdf Zork Zero manual] in PDF format - at [[The Infocom Documentation Project]].
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork_Zero Zork Zero] - at Wikipedia.
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/zork-zero-the-revenge-of-megaboz Zork Zero] - at [[MobyGames]].
* [http://infocom.elsewhere.org/gallery/zork0/zork0.html Zork Zero] - at [[Infocom Gallery]].
* [http://www.infocom-if.org/games/zork0/zork0.html Zork Zero] - at [[Infocom - The Master Storytellers]].
* [http://zork.wikia.com/wiki/Zork_Zero Zork Zero] - at Zork Wiki.
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===Reviews===
* {{spag review|z|zork0}}.

===Spoilers===
* [http://hometown.aol.com/graemecree/infobugs/zork0.htm Zork Zero] - at [[Graeme Cree]]'s [[The Infocom Bugs List]].

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