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Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ZippyBot@lemmy.zip [bot]⁩ to ⁨gaming@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/zork-i-zork-ii-and-zork-iii-are-now-officially-open-source/

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  • KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

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    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Consider whose fault it could be: not a torch or a match in your inventory

      youtu.be/4nigRT2KmCE

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    • TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Oh, and I was. Many times.

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    • bhamlin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Like, what kind of eating? I’m ok with the lights out. Raises the suspense…

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  • The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I should really give Zork an earnest try. Every few years I pick it up for like 10min, thinking "Wow, this is cool", and then drop it.

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    • Chozo@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It's a ton of fun. Honestly, I suggest you play it the way I did as a kid, and bring out a bunch of paper and pencils and start drawing your own maps by hand. There's something magical about that process, imo.

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      • The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        That sounds like the way to do it. Last time, I read some posts where people were using premade maps online, and my first thought was that it would defeat the purpose. I want to feel like an explorer.

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      • KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Back in the day, it sometimes took me YEARS to solve an Infocom game. No internet meant no help. One had to send away for clues in the mail.

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      • antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        IIRC, I used to do it in Excel. It was GRUEsome and I didn’t get very far.

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  • Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Attack Troll with Nasty Knife

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