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software_image = [[File:Zork screenshot.png|300px]]| | software_image = [[File:Zork screenshot.png|300px]]| | ||
developer = [[Dave Lebling]], [[Bruce Daniels]], [[Marc Blank]], [[Tim Anderson]]| | developer = [[Dave Lebling]], [[Bruce Daniels]], [[Marc Blank]], [[Tim Anderson]]| | ||
publisher = [[ | publisher = [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]| | ||
systems = [[DOS]], [[Glulx]], [[ | systems = [[DOS]], [[Glulx]], [[ITS]], [[TOPS-10]], [[TADS]], [[Z-code]]| | ||
release = 1977| | release = Worldwide: 1977| | ||
added_to_museum = DOS, Glulx, TADS, Z-code: September 7, 2019| | added_to_museum = DOS, Glulx, TADS, Z-code: September 7, 2019| | ||
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'''''Zork''''' is a [[adventure game#text adventures|text adventure game]] that is the original first game in the ''Zork'' series. | '''''Zork''''' is a [[adventure game#text adventures|text adventure game]] that is the original full version of the first three [[video game]]s in the ''Zork'' series. | ||
It was developed under the title '''''Dungeon'''''. However, it was renamed to its prototype title, ''Zork'', due to a trademark claim by the owners of the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' franchise | It was developed under the title '''''Dungeon'''''. However, it was renamed to its prototype title, ''Zork'', due to a trademark claim by the owners of the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' franchise | ||
''Zork'' was developed on [[ | ''Zork'' was developed on [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT's]] [[ITS]] [[operating system]] for the [[PDP-6]] and [[Digital Research|Digital Research's]] [[TOPS-10]] operating system for [[PDP-10]] mainframe [[computer]]s, between [[1977]] and [[1978]] by MIT university students [[Dave Lebling]], [[Bruce Daniels]], [[Marc Blank]], and [[Tim Anderson]]. | ||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
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[[Category:video games developed by | [[Category:video games developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] | ||
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States of America]] | [[Category:Video games developed in the United States of America]] | ||
[[Category:video games published by | [[Category:video games published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] | ||
[[Category:video games released in 1977]] | [[Category:video games released in 1977]] | ||
[[Category:video games released in 1978]] | [[Category:video games released in 1978]] | ||
[[Category:video games released on DOS]] | [[Category:video games released on DOS worldwide]] | ||
[[Category:video games released on | [[Category:video games released on ITS worldwide]] | ||
[[Category:video games released on | [[Category:video games released on TOPS-10 worldwide]] | ||
[[Category:Z-code]] | [[Category:Z-code]] | ||
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| Zork | |
| Developer | Dave Lebling, Bruce Daniels, Marc Blank, Tim Anderson |
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| Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Platforms | DOS, Glulx, ITS, TOPS-10, TADS, Z-code |
| Released | Worldwide: 1977 |
| Added to Museum |
DOS, Glulx, TADS, Z-code: September 7, 2019 |
Zork is a text adventure game that is the original full version of the first three video games in the Zork series.
It was developed under the title Dungeon. However, it was renamed to its prototype title, Zork, due to a trademark claim by the owners of the Dungeons and Dragons franchise
Zork was developed on MIT's ITS operating system for the PDP-6 and Digital Research's TOPS-10 operating system for PDP-10 mainframe computers, between 1977 and 1978 by MIT university students Dave Lebling, Bruce Daniels, Marc Blank, and Tim Anderson.
Versions
Zork was freely released on the ARPANET, the precursor of the internet. However, when three of the four designers of Zork formed Infocom, it was split into three text adventure games (Zork I, II, and III) so that it could be released commercially on the personal computer hardware of the time.
Volker Blasius ported Zork to DOS in 1987.
The original version of Zork has also been converted to several scripting languages:
- A TADS version was developed by Darin Johnson in 1996.
- A Glulx version was developed by Ethan Dicks in Inform 6 in 2004.
- A Z-code version was developed by Dean Menezes in Inform 7 in 2008.
