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distributor=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]| | distributor=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]| | ||
platforms=DOS, PDP-6, PDP-10| | platforms=DOS, PDP-6, PDP-10| | ||
engine=[[Glk/ | engine=[[Glk/ZCode|ZCode]], [[Glk/Glulxe|Glulxe]], [[Glk/TADS|TADS]]| | ||
support=Not yet.| | support=Not yet.| | ||
purchase=[ | purchase=[https://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=4gxk83ja4twckm6j Available for free<br />from IF Database]| | ||
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'''''Zork''''' is a text adventure that is the first game in the [[Zork series|''Zork'' series]]. | '''''Zork''''' is a text adventure that is the original first game in the [[Zork series|''Zork'' series]]. | ||
''Zork'' was developed on MIT's ITS operating system for the PDP-6 and PDP-10 mainframe computers, between 1977 and 1978 by MIT university students [[Dave Lebling]], [[Bruce Daniels]], [[Marc Blank]], and [[Tim Anderson]]. | ''Zork'' was developed on MIT's ITS operating system for the PDP-6 and PDP-10 mainframe computers, between 1977 and 1978 by MIT university students [[Dave Lebling]], [[Bruce Daniels]], [[Marc Blank]], and [[Tim Anderson]]. | ||
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*A [[Glk/TADS|TADS]] version was developed by [[Darin Johnson]] in 1996. | *A [[Glk/TADS|TADS]] version was developed by [[Darin Johnson]] in 1996. | ||
*A [[Glk/Glulxe|Glulx]] version was developed by [[Ethan Dicks]] in Inform 6 in 2004. | *A [[Glk/Glulxe|Glulx]] version was developed by [[Ethan Dicks]] in Inform 6 in 2004. | ||
*A [[Glk/ | *A [[Glk/ZCode|Z-code]] version was developed by [[Dean Menezes]] in Inform 7 in 2008. | ||
It has been ported to other scripting languages such as [[Glk/Glulxe|Glulx]], [[Glk/TADS|TADS]], and [[Glk/ | It has been ported to other scripting languages such as [[Glk/Glulxe|Glulx]], [[Glk/TADS|TADS]], and [[Glk/ZCode|Z-code]]. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Glulx Games]] | [[Category:Glulx Games]] | ||
[[Category:Freeware Games]] | |||
[[Category:TADS Games]] | [[Category:TADS Games]] | ||
[[Category:Unsupported Games]] | [[Category:Unsupported Games]] | ||
[[Category:Z-machine Games]] | [[Category:Z-machine Games]] | ||