Zork
1977 · Infocom
3.41 out of 5, 27 ratings
About
Zork is one of the earliest interactive fiction computer games, with roots drawn from the original genre game, Colossal Cave Adventure. The first version of Zork was written in 1977–1979 using the MDL programming language on a DEC PDP-10 computer.
- Release date
- June 1, 1977
- Developer
- Infocom, Infocom
- Publisher
- Commodore Electronics Ltd., Personal Software, Infocom, SystemSoft
Genres
Adventure
Themes
Fantasy
Media
Platforms
Mac
PlayStation
PDP-11
Atari 8-bit
PC-9800 Series
Commodore C64/128/MAX
TRS-80 Color Computer
PDP-10
Atari ST/STE
Commodore 16
DOS
Tatung Einstein
Amiga
Apple II
TRS-80
Sega Saturn
Amstrad CPC
Commodore Plus/4
Amstrad PCWRelease dates
PDP-10Full release
North America · Jun 1, 1977
PDP-11Full release
North America · Jun 1, 1977
TRS-80Full release
North America · Dec 1, 1980
Engines
Z-machineTime to beat
Rushed8 h
Average12 h