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Zork Zero

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Revision as of 03:01, 21 October 2016 by ThatOneReaper (talk | contribs) (Updated the tables, added in the Localizations, and API tables. Also added in some details regarding The Zork Anthology.)
Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz
Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz cover
Developers
Infocom
Engines
Z-code version 6
Release dates
DOS October 19, 1988
Mac OS (Classic) October 19, 1988
Windows January 18, 2011[1]
Zork Zero guide on StrategyWiki
Zork Zero on Wikipedia
⤏ Go to series page
Zork: The Great Underground Empire 1980
Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz 1981
Zork III: The Dungeon Master 1982
Enchanter (series)
Wishbringer 1985
Beyond Zork 1987
Zork Zero 1988
Return to Zork 1993
Zork Nemesis 1996
Zork: The Undiscovered Underground 1997
Zork: Grand Inquisitor 1997

Key points

Can be run on any computer made in the last 30 years

General information

"Official" developer fan site
Interactive Fiction Wiki - A wiki for all text adventure games
Zork Wiki - A small wiki for every Zork game made
Zork Zero Bug List
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Mac OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] Comes bundled in The Zork Anthology.
Windows

Essential improvements

Recommended Z-machine interpreters

A Z-machine standards document is available for those wishing to make their own interpreter.

Utilities

A list of various Zork related tools and utilities can be found here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location

Save game data location

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System Location

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA, SVGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 5.0 6.2
Processor (CPU) IBM PC or 100% compatible
System memory (RAM) 512 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 MB
Video card (GPU) CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA, SVGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista or greater
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz 1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible DirectX 9 compatible
Mac OS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 6.0.7 7.5
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68000 PowerPC
System memory (RAM) 512 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 MB
Video card (GPU) B/W or Colour system
Supported Macintosh models: Mac Plus, SE, Classic, II series, LC series, Performa series, Centris series, Quadra series, PowerBook series and the Power Macintosh series

References