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The History and Future of Zork

Posted by Zonk on from the just-one-letter-off dept.

Matt Barton writes "I thought folks might be interested in my History of Zork feature on Gamasutra. I interviewed three of the original 'imps' for the piece (you can read the full interviews online) as well as Nick Montfort (author of Twisty Little Passages) and Howard Sherman (president of Malinche Entertainment). The article covers the original trilogy, as well as Enchanter and the later Activision games such as Zork: Grand Inquisitor."

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  1. aww by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 2, Funny

    Aww and I was hoping it said Zonk and he was getting kicked out.

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    1. Re:aww by VJ42 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't worry, if Zork is the future, he'll get eaten by a grue. ;p

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    2. Re:aww by Lurkingrue · · Score: 3, Funny

      As I said before -- even I wouldn't eat *THAT*...

  2. It is dark here. by rpresser · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

    1. Re:It is dark here. by Lurkingrue · · Score: 4, Funny

      Speak for yourself -- I'm a bit more selective in my diet than *THAT*...

    2. Re:It is dark here. by aichpvee · · Score: 3, Funny

      And probably the name of the editor who will post this article again tomorrow, too.

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  3. Zork on Vista by cromar · · Score: 4, Funny

    The trash imp blocks your path! With a wicked laugh, the trash imp jabs
    you with his fork.
    [Your endurance just went down.]

    Allow or Deny?

  4. zork alternative tagline by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    humorous tagline:
    zork: the game for those tired of the GUI-saturated gameplay of a game like Nethack.

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  5. Zonk? by theolein · · Score: 3, Funny

    And there I was thinking this about Zonk finally leaving to (mis)edit someone else's website?

  6. Whew!! by rlp · · Score: 2, Funny

    Glad they didn't use the words "Uwe Boll".

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  7. my prediction of the future by jollyreaper · · Score: 1, Funny

    Zonk will post ze dupe of ze Zork article in ze future.

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