Oct 31, 2021
Make
sure you have some extra batteries for your lamp, this episode we
are delving into the depths of Zork. Written in 1977 Zork would
quickly become the epitome of text based adventures, pushing aside
all competitors. A lot of this comes down to it's simple gameplay,
and the simple fact that Zork is fun to play. But lurking deeper
into the game is a hidden treasure. Ya see, the other huge part of
Zork's success was it's portability. That was made possible thanks
to some sick programming tricks, and a virtual computer called the
Z-machine.
Selected Sources:
https://sci-hub.se/10.1109/MC.1979.1658697
- Early article from
IEEE
https://web.archive.org/web/20060427000213/http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/Articles/NZT/zorkhist.html
- Tim Anderson's Zork
history
https://archive.org/details/a2woz_Zork_I_1981_Infocom_r75
- Go play Zork
