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{{Infobox_Software | | {{Infobox_Software | | ||
software_name = | software_name = Z-code| | ||
software_image = | | software_image = | | ||
developer = [[ | developer = [[Infocom]]| | ||
publisher = [[ | publisher = [[Infocom]]| | ||
systems = [[ | systems = [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore Plus/4]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore 128]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[Tatung Einstein]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 CoCo]], [[Windows]]| | ||
release = | release = 1980-1997 (official)<br />1993-present (indie games)| | ||
added_to_museum = Not yet| | added_to_museum = Not yet| | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Z-code''' files are story files for [[interactive fiction]] written in the '''Zork Implementation Language''' ('''ZIL'''). | ||
They are run in a '''Z-machine''' interpreter. | |||
[[ | It was developed by [[Infocom]] for the home [[computer]] conversions of ''[[Zork]]'' to allow for easy porting of text adventure games to other platforms. | ||
== | ==Z-code games developed by Infocom== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100% | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | ||
!| Title | !| Title | ||
!| Release | !| Release | ||
!| System | !| System | ||
!| Notes | !| Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork I]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore 128]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[PC-9000 series|PC-9800]], [[PC-8000 series|PC-8000]], [[PlayStation (video game console)|PlayStation]], [[Plus/4]], [[Tatung Einstein]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 Color Computer|TRS-80 CoCo]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[ | |||
|- | |||
| | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork II]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore 128]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[PC-8000 series|PC-8000]], [[PlayStation (video game console)|PlayStation]], [[Plus/4]], [[Tatung Einstein]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 Color Computer|TRS-80 CoCo]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Deadline]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[Osborne 1]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Starcross]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Plus/4]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork III]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 16]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[PC-8000 series|PC-8000]], [[PlayStation (video game console)|PlayStation]], [[Plus/4]], [[Tatung Einstein]], [[TRS-80]], [[TRS-80 Color Computer|TRS-80 CoCo]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Enchanter]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[APC]], [[Apple II]], [[Apricot PC]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[CP/M]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Kaypro II]], [[Mac OS]], [[Osborne 1]], [[PC-9801]], [[Rainbow 100]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Infidel]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Planetfall]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[APC]], [[Apple II]], [[Apricot PC]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[CP/M]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Kaypro II]], [[Mac OS]], [[Osborne 1]], [[PC-9800 series|PC-9801]], [[Rainbow 100]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Spellbreaker]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[Plus/4]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Witness]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Seastalker]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Cutthroats]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (video game)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Apricot PC]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Flash|Browser]], [[Commodore 64]], [[CP/M]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Kaypro II]], [[Mac OS]], [[Osborne 1]], [[QX-10]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Sorcerer]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[APC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Kaypro II]], [[Mac OS]], [[Osborne 1]], [[RT-11]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Suspect]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Kaypro II]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Ballyhoo]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 128]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[A Mind Forever Voyaging]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[TRS-80 Color Computer|TRS-80 CoCo]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Wishbringer]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 128]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Hollywood Hijinx]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Leather Goddesses of Phobos]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Moonmist]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[TI-99|TI-99/A]], [[TRS-80]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Border Zone]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Bureaucracy (video game)|Bureaucracy]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 128]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[The Lurking Horror]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Amstrad PCW]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore 128]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Beyond Zork]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 128]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Plundered Hearts]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork I|Mini Zork I: The Great Underground Empire]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Commodore 64]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | A shrunken ''[[Zork I]]'' designed to fit on a [[compact cassette|cassette tape]]. Sold commercially and included for free in the issue #67 of ''[[Zzap!64]]'' magazine. | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Stationfall]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit computers|Atari 8-bit]], [[Atari ST]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[Commodore 64]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork Zero]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[DOS]], [[iOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[James Clavell's Shōgun]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Journey]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Amiga]], [[Apple II]], [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]] | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Milliways]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2008 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[DOS]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Prototype of a ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (video game)|Hitchhiker's Guide]]'' sequel developed in [[1988]]. | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | |||
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== | ==Z-code games developed by Activision== | ||
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!| Title | !| Title | ||
!| Release | !| Release | ||
!| System | !| System | ||
!| Notes | !| Notes | ||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[ | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zork: The Undiscovered Underground]]'' | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1997 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[DOS]] | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Created by Infocom co-founder Marc Blank, as well as Michael Berlyn and G. Kevin Wilson for [[Activision]] under the Infocom label. | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category: Scripting languages]] | [[Category: Scripting languages]] | ||
[[Category: Scripting languages created by | [[Category: Scripting languages created by Infocom]] | ||
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Z-code | |
Developer | Infocom |
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Publisher | Infocom |
Platforms | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, DOS, Mac OS, Tatung Einstein, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo, Windows |
Released | 1980-1997 (official) 1993-present (indie games) |
Added to Museum |
Not yet |
Z-code files are story files for interactive fiction written in the Zork Implementation Language (ZIL).
They are run in a Z-machine interpreter.
It was developed by Infocom for the home computer conversions of Zork to allow for easy porting of text adventure games to other platforms.
Z-code games developed by Infocom
Z-code games developed by Activision
Title | Release | System | Notes |
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Zork: The Undiscovered Underground | 1997 | DOS | Created by Infocom co-founder Marc Blank, as well as Michael Berlyn and G. Kevin Wilson for Activision under the Infocom label. |