Zork Zero
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| Zork Zero | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Steve Meretzky |
| Publisher(s) | Infocom, Activision |
| Release date(s) | 1988 |
| Authoring system | ZIL |
| Platform(s) | Z-code 6 |
| Language(s) | English |
| License(s) | Commercial |
| Multimedia | |
| Color effects | optional |
| Graphics | yes |
| Sound/Music | TBD |
| Ratings | |
| Cruelty scale | Cruel |
How It Begins
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; many Z-code interpreters don’t support that version.
- Browser: you can play in-browser with Infocom Frotz
- Windows: You can use Windows Frotz
- macOS: You can use Spatterlight
To play, download the latest version from The Obsessively Complete Infocom Catalog, zork0-r393-s890714.z6. You'll then need to download its graphics files separately as ZorkZero.blb from 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, double-click the Z6 file to launch it.
Frotz/Spatterlight 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
- Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz - at Peter Scheyen's Infocom Homepage.
- Zork Zero manual in PDF format - at The Infocom Documentation Project.
- Zork Zero - at Wikipedia.
- Zork Zero - at MobyGames.
- Zork Zero - at Infocom Gallery.
- Zork Zero - at Infocom - The Master Storytellers.
- Zork Zero - at Zork Wiki.
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