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'''Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz''' is a text adventure by [[Infocom]], and is the second game in the [[Zork series]].
'''Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz''' is a text adventure by [[Infocom]], and is the second game in the [[Zork series]].


Zork II is the second third of the original Zork which 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. It was shared over 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 so that it could be released commercially on the personal computer hardware of the time.
Zork II is the second third of the original Zork which 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. It was shared over 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 so that it could be released commercially on the personal computer hardware of the time.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork Wikipedia article on Zork]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zork Wikipedia article on Zork]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/zork-ii-the-wizard-of-frobozz MobyGames entry for Zork II]
* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/52/zork-ii-the-wizard-of-frobozz/ MobyGames entry for {{PAGENAME}}]


[[Category:Unsupported Games]]
[[Category:Supported Games]]
[[Category:Frotz Games]]
[[Category:Z-machine Games]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 28 June 2023

Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
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First release 1981
Also known as Zork II
Developed by Infocom
Published by Activision, Infocom
Distributed by Activision, Infocom
Platforms Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW,
Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST,
Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64,
DOS, Macintosh, PC-8000,
PC Booter, Tatung Einstein, TRS-80,
TRS-80 CoCo
Resolution (unknown)
Engine ZCode
Support Since ScummVM 2.2.0
Available for
Purchase
Yes

Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz is a text adventure by Infocom, and is the second game in the Zork series.

Zork II is the second third of the original Zork which 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. It was shared over 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 so that it could be released commercially on the personal computer hardware of the time.

External links