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[[Activision]] games set on Zork: | [[Activision]] games set on Zork: | ||
* ''[[Return to Zork]]'' (1993). | * ''[[Return to Zork]]'' (1993). | ||
* ''[[The | * ''[[The Philosopher's Stone]]'' (unfinished text prequel to Zork Nemesis). | ||
* ''[[Zork: Nemesis]]'' (1996). | * ''[[Zork: Nemesis]]'' (1996). | ||
* ''[[Zork Grand Inquisitor]]'' (1997). | * ''[[Zork Grand Inquisitor]]'' (1997). | ||
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Non-canon games set on Zork: | Non-canon games set on Zork: | ||
* ''[[Balances]]'' ([[Graham Nelson]]; 1994; Z-code). | * ''[[Balances]]'' ([[Graham Nelson]]; 1994; Z-code). | ||
* ''Beyond Zork Sample Transcript'' ([[Allen Garvin]]) | * ''Beyond Zork Sample Transcript'' ([[Allen Garvin]]). | ||
* ''[[Dawn of the Demon]]'' ([[Paul Drallos]]; 2005; Z-code). | * ''[[Dawn of the Demon]]'' ([[Paul Drallos]]; 2005; Z-code). | ||
* ''[[Deja Vu]]'' ([[Graham Nelson]]; 1993; Z-code) | * ''[[Deja Vu]]'' ([[Graham Nelson]]; 1993; Z-code). | ||
* ''[[Encyclopedia Frobozzica]]'' (author: [[Nino Ruffini]], porter: [[John Kean]] as "Digby McWiggle"; Z-code). Not a game. | * ''[[Encyclopedia Frobozzica]]'' (author: [[Nino Ruffini]], porter: [[John Kean]] as "Digby McWiggle"; Z-code). Not a game. | ||
* ''[[Enlightenment]]'' ([[Taro Ogawa]]; 1998; Z-code). | * ''[[Enlightenment]]'' ([[Taro Ogawa]]; 1998; Z-code). | ||
* ''[[Frobozz Magic Support]]'' ([[Nate Cull]]; 1996; TADS 2). | * ''[[Frobozz Magic Support]]'' ([[Nate Cull]]; 1996; TADS 2). | ||
* ''[[Frobozz Magic Video Poker]]'' ([[Zach Mately]]; 2003). | |||
* ''[[Informatory]]'' ([[William J. Shlaer]]; 1998; Z-code). | * ''[[Informatory]]'' ([[William J. Shlaer]]; 1998; Z-code). | ||
* ''[[Life on Gue Street]]'' ([[Chris Charla]] as Anonymous; c.2000; Z-code). | * ''[[Life on Gue Street]]'' ([[Chris Charla]] as Anonymous; c.2000; Z-code). | ||
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* ''[[Perilous Magic]]'' ([[David Fillmore]]; 1999; Z-code). | * ''[[Perilous Magic]]'' ([[David Fillmore]]; 1999; Z-code). | ||
* ''[[Return to Zork: Another Story]]'' ([[Stefano Canali]]; 2000; Z-code). | * ''[[Return to Zork: Another Story]]'' ([[Stefano Canali]]; 2000; Z-code). | ||
* ''[[Spiritwrak]]'' ([[D.S. Yu]]; 1996; z-code) | * ''[[Spiritwrak]]'' ([[D.S. Yu]]; 1996; z-code). | ||
* ''[[The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet]]'' ([[Graham Nelson]] as "Angela M. Horns"; 1996; Z-code) | * ''[[The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet]]'' ([[Graham Nelson]] as "Angela M. Horns"; 1996; Z-code) | ||
* ''[[Zork: A Troll's Eye View]]'' ([[Dylan O'Donnell]]; 1998; Z-code). | * ''[[Zork: A Troll's Eye View]]'' ([[Dylan O'Donnell]]; 1998; Z-code). | ||
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The world or planet that the Great Underground Empire was on, and the location of many of the games by Infocom.
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TODO: Surely there's more to say about Zork than this?
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Games taking place on Zork
The MIT game that started it all:
- Zork a.k.a. Dungeon (Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, Dave Lebling; 1979).
The Zork Trilogy, published by Infocom:
- Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Dave Lebling, Bruce Daniels; 1980; Z-code).
- Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz (Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Dave Lebling, Bruce Daniels; 1981; Z-code).
- Zork III: The Dungeon Master (Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Dave Lebling, Bruce Daniels; 1982; Z-code).
The Enchanter Trilogy, published by Infocom:
- Enchanter (Marc Blank and Dave Lebling; 1983; Z-code).
- Sorcerer (Steve Meretzky; 1984; Z-code).
- Spellbreaker (Dave Lebling; 1985; Z-code).
Other Infocom games set on Zork:
- Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor (Brian Moriarty; 1987; Z-code).
- Wishbringer: The Magick Stone of Dreams (Brian Moriarty; 1985; Z-code).
- Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz (Steve Meretzky; 1988; Z-code).
Activision games set on Zork:
- Return to Zork (1993).
- The Philosopher's Stone (unfinished text prequel to Zork Nemesis).
- Zork: Nemesis (1996).
- Zork Grand Inquisitor (1997).
- Zork: The Undiscovered Underground (co-designers: Michael Berlyn and Marc Blank, implementor: Gerry Kevin Wilson; 1997; Z-code)
Non-canon games set on Zork:
- Balances (Graham Nelson; 1994; Z-code).
- Beyond Zork Sample Transcript (Allen Garvin).
- Dawn of the Demon (Paul Drallos; 2005; Z-code).
- Deja Vu (Graham Nelson; 1993; Z-code).
- Encyclopedia Frobozzica (author: Nino Ruffini, porter: John Kean as "Digby McWiggle"; Z-code). Not a game.
- Enlightenment (Taro Ogawa; 1998; Z-code).
- Frobozz Magic Support (Nate Cull; 1996; TADS 2).
- Frobozz Magic Video Poker (Zach Mately; 2003).
- Informatory (William J. Shlaer; 1998; Z-code).
- Life on Gue Street (Chris Charla as Anonymous; c.2000; Z-code).
- Mini-Zork (Anonymous; 1998; Z-code and Commodore).
- Perilous Magic (David Fillmore; 1999; Z-code).
- Return to Zork: Another Story (Stefano Canali; 2000; Z-code).
- Spiritwrak (D.S. Yu; 1996; z-code).
- The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet (Graham Nelson as "Angela M. Horns"; 1996; Z-code)
- Zork: A Troll's Eye View (Dylan O'Donnell; 1998; Z-code).
- Zork: Buried Chaos (bloodbath; 2009; Z-code).
See also:
Links
- Zork at Wikipedia.
- Zorkian genre at Baf's Guide.
- The History of Zork - article about Zork for Gamasutra by Matt Barton, June 2007.
- See also: History of Zork Now Available on Gamasutra: Read Full Interviews Here! - Interviews with Dave Lebling, Marc Blank, Steve Meretzky, Howard Sherman, David Cornelson, and Nick Montfort. Interviewed by Matt Barton, June 2007.
- A Note on the Word "Zork" - Nick Montfort tries to find out where the word "Zork" comes from. January 2010.