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− | {{ | + | {{Infobox game |
− | |cover | + | |cover = Zork II Coverart.jpg |
− | |developer = | + | |developers = |
− | | | + | {{Infobox game/row/developer|Infocom}} |
− | | | + | |publishers = |
− | | | + | |engines = |
+ | {{Infobox game/row/engine|ZIL}} | ||
+ | |release dates= | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1981}} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1984}} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 18, 2011|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/new_release_the_zork_anthology|title=New release: The Zork Anthology - GOG.com|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>}} | ||
+ | |steam appid = 570580 | ||
+ | |gogcom id = 1207661503 | ||
+ | |gogcom id side = 1207658903 | ||
+ | |strategywiki = Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz | ||
+ | |mobygames = zork-ii-the-wizard-of-frobozz | ||
+ | |wikipedia = Zork II | ||
+ | |winehq = | ||
+ | |license = commercial | ||
+ | |taxonomy = | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Text adventure }} | ||
+ | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Zork }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
{{mm}} [http://www.infocom-if.org/ "Official" developer fan site] | {{mm}} [http://www.infocom-if.org/ "Official" developer fan site] | ||
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{{mm}} [http://ifwiki.org/index.php/Main_Page Interactive Fiction Wiki] - A wiki for all text adventure games | {{mm}} [http://ifwiki.org/index.php/Main_Page Interactive Fiction Wiki] - A wiki for all text adventure games | ||
− | {{mm}} [ | + | {{mm}} [https://zork.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Zork Wiki] - A small wiki for every Zork game made |
{{mm}} [http://graeme.50webs.com/infobugs/zork2.htm Zork II Bug List] | {{mm}} [http://graeme.50webs.com/infobugs/zork2.htm Zork II Bug List] | ||
+ | {{GOG.com links|1207661503|zork_series|for game series}} | ||
+ | {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/570580/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability| |
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS, Mac OS }} |
− | {{Availability | + | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_zork_anthology | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com|date=17 May 2023}}</ref> Bundled in The Zork Anthology | | Windows }} |
+ | {{Availability/row| Steam | 570580 | Steam | Bundled in The Zork Anthology. | | Windows }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | ===Version differences=== |
− | === Recommended Z-machine interpreters === | + | * The [https://github.com/itafroma/zork-mdl Original MDL mainframe version] predates the later versions released for micro computers. This version contains content of all 3 of the original games. An interpreter to run it in its original form is available [http://ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXprogrammingXmdlXinterpretersXconfusion.html here]. The FORTRAN port can be found [http://almy.us/dungeon.html here] with an older Mac version (PowerPC and intel 32) available [https://web.archive.org/web/20101212021705/http://almy.us/files/dungeonosx.zip here] and Windows 64 compatible version [http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/pc/dungeon_winglk.zip here]. Source to this version can be obtained [https://github.com/videogamepreservation/zork-fortran here]. Additionally a port of the mainframe version to z-machine can be found [http://penguincentral.com/retrocomputing/zdungeon/ here]. |
+ | * ''The Zork Anthology'' is a compilation pack containing [[Zork: The Great Underground Empire]], Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz, [[Zork III: The Dungeon Master]], [[Beyond Zork]], [[Zork Zero]], and [[Planetfall]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Essential improvements== | ||
+ | ===Recommended Z-machine interpreters=== | ||
* [http://frotz.sourceforge.net/ Frotz] - The most popular and portable Z-machine available | * [http://frotz.sourceforge.net/ Frotz] - The most popular and portable Z-machine available | ||
* [http://nitfol.sourceforge.net/ Nitfol] | * [http://nitfol.sourceforge.net/ Nitfol] | ||
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A list of various Zork related tools and utilities can be found [http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXinfocomXtools.html here]. | A list of various Zork related tools and utilities can be found [http://www.ifarchive.org/indexes/if-archiveXinfocomXtools.html here]. | ||
− | == Game data == | + | ==Game data== |
− | === Game | + | ===Configuration file(s) location=== |
− | {{Game | + | {{Game data| |
− | {{Game | + | {{Game data/config|DOS|}} |
− | {{Game | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|}} |
− | {{Game | + | {{Game data/config|Mac OS|}} |
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Save game data location=== | ||
+ | {{Game data| | ||
+ | {{Game data/saves|DOS|}} | ||
+ | {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\SAVE}} | ||
+ | {{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | === [[Save game cloud syncing]] === | + | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== |
− | {{Save | + | {{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}} |
− | | | + | {{Save game cloud syncing |
− | | | + | |discord = |
− | | | + | |discord notes = |
− | | | + | |epic games launcher = |
− | | | + | |epic games launcher notes = |
− | | | + | |gog galaxy = true |
− | | | + | |gog galaxy notes = |
− | | | + | |origin = |
− | | | + | |origin notes = |
− | | | + | |steam cloud = false |
− | | | + | |steam cloud notes = |
− | | | + | |ubisoft connect = |
− | | | + | |ubisoft connect notes = |
− | | | + | |xbox cloud = |
+ | |xbox cloud notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | ==Video | + | ==Video== |
− | {{Video | + | {{Video |
− | | | + | |wsgf link = |
− | | | + | |widescreen wsgf award = |
− | | | + | |multimonitor wsgf award = |
− | | | + | |ultrawidescreen wsgf award = |
− | | | + | |4k ultra hd wsgf award = |
− | |multimonitor =false | + | |widescreen resolution = hackable |
− | | | + | |widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Recommended Z-machine interpreters|Recommended Z-machine interpreters]] |
− | |fov = | + | |multimonitor = false |
− | | | + | |multimonitor notes = |
− | |windowed =hackable | + | |ultrawidescreen = unknown |
− | | | + | |ultrawidescreen notes = |
− | | | + | |4k ultra hd = unknown |
− | | | + | |4k ultra hd notes = |
− | |anisotropic = | + | |fov = n/a |
− | | | + | |fov notes = |
− | |antialiasing = | + | |windowed = hackable |
− | | | + | |windowed notes = See [[#Recommended Z-machine interpreters|Recommended Z-machine interpreters]] |
− | |vsync =false | + | |borderless windowed = false |
− | | | + | |borderless windowed notes = |
+ | |anisotropic = n/a | ||
+ | |anisotropic notes = | ||
+ | |antialiasing = n/a | ||
+ | |antialiasing notes = | ||
+ | |upscaling = unknown | ||
+ | |upscaling tech = | ||
+ | |upscaling notes = | ||
+ | |vsync = false | ||
+ | |vsync notes = | ||
+ | |60 fps = false | ||
+ | |60 fps notes = All on-screen content is text only. | ||
+ | |120 fps = false | ||
+ | |120 fps notes = | ||
+ | |hdr = unknown | ||
+ | |hdr notes = | ||
+ | |color blind = unknown | ||
+ | |color blind notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | ==Input | + | ==Input== |
− | {{Input | + | {{Input |
− | | | + | |key remap = false |
− | | | + | |key remap notes = |
− | | | + | |acceleration option = n/a |
− | | | + | |acceleration option notes = |
− | | | + | |mouse sensitivity = n/a |
− | | | + | |mouse sensitivity notes = |
+ | |mouse menu = false | ||
+ | |mouse menu notes = | ||
+ | |invert mouse y-axis = n/a | ||
+ | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | ||
+ | |touchscreen = unknown | ||
+ | |touchscreen notes = | ||
+ | |controller support = false | ||
+ | |controller support notes = | ||
+ | |full controller = unknown | ||
+ | |full controller notes = | ||
+ | |controller remap = unknown | ||
+ | |controller remap notes = | ||
+ | |controller sensitivity = unknown | ||
+ | |controller sensitivity notes= | ||
+ | |invert controller y-axis = unknown | ||
+ | |invert controller y-axis notes= | ||
+ | |xinput controllers = unknown | ||
+ | |xinput controllers notes = | ||
+ | |xbox prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
+ | |impulse triggers = unknown | ||
+ | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock prompts notes = | ||
+ | |light bar support = unknown | ||
+ | |light bar support notes = | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 modes = unknown | ||
+ | |dualshock 4 modes notes = | ||
+ | |tracked motion controllers= unknown | ||
+ | |tracked motion controllers notes = | ||
+ | |tracked motion prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |tracked motion prompts notes = | ||
+ | |other controllers = unknown | ||
+ | |other controllers notes = | ||
+ | |other button prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |other button prompts notes= | ||
+ | |controller hotplug = unknown | ||
+ | |controller hotplug notes = | ||
+ | |haptic feedback = unknown | ||
+ | |haptic feedback notes = | ||
+ | |simultaneous input = unknown | ||
+ | |simultaneous input notes = | ||
+ | |steam input api = unknown | ||
+ | |steam input api notes = | ||
+ | |steam hook input = unknown | ||
+ | |steam hook input notes = | ||
+ | |steam input presets = unknown | ||
+ | |steam input presets notes = | ||
+ | |steam controller prompts = unknown | ||
+ | |steam controller prompts notes = | ||
+ | |steam cursor detection = unknown | ||
+ | |steam cursor detection notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | ==Audio== |
− | {{ | + | {{Audio |
− | | | + | |separate volume = false |
− | | | + | |separate volume notes = No sound. |
− | | | + | |surround sound = n/a |
− | | | + | |surround sound notes = |
− | | | + | |subtitles = n/a |
− | | | + | |subtitles notes = Everything is text-based. |
+ | |closed captions = n/a | ||
+ | |closed captions notes = | ||
+ | |mute on focus lost = false | ||
+ | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
+ | |eax support = | ||
+ | |eax support notes = | ||
+ | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
+ | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
+ | |red book cd audio = | ||
+ | |red book cd audio notes = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{L10n|content= | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = English | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = n/a | ||
+ | |subtitles = n/a | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | | | + | ==Other information== |
+ | ===API=== | ||
+ | {{API | ||
+ | |direct3d versions = | ||
+ | |direct3d notes = | ||
+ | |directdraw versions = | ||
+ | |directdraw notes = | ||
+ | |opengl versions = | ||
+ | |opengl notes = | ||
+ | |glide versions = | ||
+ | |glide notes = | ||
+ | |software mode = | ||
+ | |software mode notes = | ||
+ | |mantle support = | ||
+ | |mantle support notes = | ||
+ | |vulkan versions = | ||
+ | |vulkan notes = | ||
+ | |dos modes = CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA, SVGA | ||
+ | |dos modes notes = | ||
+ | |shader model versions = | ||
+ | |shader model notes = | ||
+ | |windows 32-bit exe = unknown | ||
+ | |windows 64-bit exe = unknown | ||
+ | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |windows exe notes = | ||
+ | |mac os x powerpc app = unknown | ||
+ | |macos intel 32-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos intel 64-bit app = | ||
+ | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |macos app notes = | ||
+ | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
+ | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
+ | |linux executable notes = | ||
+ | |mac os powerpc app = unknown | ||
+ | |mac os 68k app = true | ||
+ | |mac os executable notes= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | {{System | + | ==System requirements== |
− | |OSfamily = | + | {{System requirements |
− | |minOS = | + | |OSfamily = DOS |
− | | | + | |
− | | | + | |minOS = 5.0 |
− | |minHD = 2 MB | + | |minCPU = IBM PC or 100% compatible |
− | |minGPU = | + | |minRAM = 512 KB |
+ | |minHD = 2 MB | ||
+ | |minGPU = CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA, SVGA | ||
− | |recOS = | + | |recOS = 6.2 |
− | | | + | |recCPU = |
+ | |recRAM = | ||
+ | |recHD = | ||
+ | |recGPU = | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | |||
− | + | {{References}} | |
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− |
Latest revision as of 05:13, 18 May 2023
Developers | |
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Infocom | |
Engines | |
ZIL | |
Release dates | |
DOS | 1981 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1984 |
Windows (DOSBox) | January 18, 2011[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Genres | Text adventure |
Series | Zork |
⤏ 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 |
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 II Bug List
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | ||||
GOG.com | Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] Bundled in The Zork Anthology | |||
Steam | Bundled in The Zork Anthology. |
Version differences
- The Original MDL mainframe version predates the later versions released for micro computers. This version contains content of all 3 of the original games. An interpreter to run it in its original form is available here. The FORTRAN port can be found here with an older Mac version (PowerPC and intel 32) available here and Windows 64 compatible version here. Source to this version can be obtained here. Additionally a port of the mainframe version to z-machine can be found here.
- The Zork Anthology is a compilation pack containing Zork: The Great Underground Empire, Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz, Zork III: The Dungeon Master, Beyond Zork, Zork Zero, and Planetfall.
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
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/570580/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
DOS | |
Windows | <path-to-game>\SAVE[Note 3] <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Mac OS (Classic) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/570580/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | See Recommended Z-machine interpreters | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Recommended Z-machine interpreters | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | All on-screen content is text only. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | No sound. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA, SVGA |
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 |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/
even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_saves
folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (570580) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ New release: The Zork Anthology - GOG.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023