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Zork
Infocom, Infocom
April 30, 1977
Genres
AdventureDevelopers
Infocom, InfocomRelease Date
April 30, 1977 (47 years and 10 months ago)Publishers
Personal Software, Infocom, Commodore Electronics Ltd., SystemSoftFranchises
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Summary
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.
Genres
AdventurePlatforms
DOS, Mac, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, PDP-10, PDP-11, TRS-80, PC-9800 Series, TRS-80 Color Computer, Amstrad PCW, Tatung EinsteinDevelopers
Infocom, InfocomRelease Date
April 30, 1977 (47 years and 10 months ago)Publishers
Personal Software, Infocom, Commodore Electronics Ltd., SystemSoftFranchises
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