Zork II

Zork II
Game
Main links	Play online IFDB
Published	1981
Credits
Authors	Marc Blank and Dave Lebling
Publisher	Activision, Infocom
Reception
IFDB rating	4 out of 5 (101 ratings)
Gameplay
Interaction style	Parser
Literary genres	Adventure Fantasy
Location	Underground
Language	English
Cruelty scale	Cruel
Accessibility	Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none.
Technical details
Authoring system	ZIL
Format	Z-code 2
License	Commercial
IFID	ZCODE-7-UG3AU5, ZCODE-48-840904
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How it begins

The player starts inside an ancient barrow. A lantern and a sword can be found at your feet. It's assumed that you have entered the barrow by finishing Zork I.

Trivia and Comments

• Inspired the parody Pork 2: The Gizzard of Showbiz (Bill Larkins; 1989; AGT).

Availability

• Zork II is included on both The Lost Treasures of Infocom Volume I and the Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces of Infocom CD-ROMs.
• In 2001, the Zork trilogy was briefly available for free download from the Activision website as part of their promotion for Zork: Grand Inquisitor. Activision retains the copyright to Zork II, and any other sites that offer the game for free download are very likely doing so illegally.

Versions

Initial Release

Date: 1981

• Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz (Marc Blank and Dave Lebling; publisher: Infocom; 1981; Z-code 2).
  • IFID: ZCODE-7-UG3AU5
    IFID links: IFDB

Final Release

Date: 1983 (uncertain)

• Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz (Marc Blank and Dave Lebling; publisher: Infocom; 1983 or 84; Z-code 3).
  • Version 48 / Serial Number 840904
  • IFID: ZCODE-48-840904
    IFID links: IFDB

Related games

• Part of "Zork trilogy":
  • Zork I (Marc Blank and Dave Lebling; publishers: Activision, Infocom, Personal Software; 1980; ZIL; Z-code).
  • Zork II (Marc Blank and Dave Lebling; publishers: Activision, Infocom; 1981; ZIL; Z-code).
  • Zork III (Marc Blank and Dave Lebling; publishers: Activision, Infocom; 1982; ZIL; Z-code).

Links

• Zork II - at IFDB
• Zork II at Wikipedia.
• Zork II at CSD.

Spoilers

• The Visible Zorker: Zork 2, a web-hosted version by Andrew Plotkin where you can play through while simultaneously examining internal game state, source code, and commentary. (Part of The Visible Zorker project.)

Reviews

• Zork II - at SPAG.

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Date: 1981

Date: 1983 (uncertain)