Zork: The Great Underground Empire
DOS - 1984
Buy on Digital Stores
Zork: The Great Underground Empire is available for a small price on the following website, and is no longer abandonware.
Zork: The Great Underground Empire is available for a small price on the following website, and is no longer abandonware.
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They release only the DOS version for sale on one site and suddenly all other platform versions are no longer considered abandonware? Where can I buy the Amiga version?
The first time I came across Zork it had been ported to the Mxit chat platform. I had no idea of its history, I thought Mxit had developed it. I only discovered much later in 2011, when we got internet at home, that it was way older than I knew and quite popular in certain circles. I love this game, both this and the Aardwolf MUD were ported to Mxit around the same time and I spent entire weekends playing them. I'm so happy to see it's on GOG now.
Challenging. I remember never completing this back in the 80's.
The original Zork games, 1, 2, and 3, were all released into the public domain and are legally available for download here:
infocom-if.org
If It runs on DOSBox i cant wait to play it !
for those using dosbox, try dfend reloaded. its dosbox but with a gui. drag your game and drop it into the window. Most games set up with a single click.
Use DosBox people. This is an old game, you can't run it natively on modern Windows.
help i cant get it to install im using windows 8.1 and i keep getting an error saying this app can't run on your pc to find a version for your pc check with the software publisher
How do i install it on my PC with Windows 10?
PLEEEEEAAASE! I used to LOVE this game and REALLY want to play it again....
Or, maybe install it on my phone!
First computer game I ever owned, got a C-64 and Zork I for my 10th birthday in 1984. My young mind was completely blown away by the concept that I was inside the "story" and could actually control what happened. I put hundreds of hours into it before I finally solved every puzzle and collected every treasure. It was the beginning of a life long love affair with adventure/RPG's that still continues today.
26 yo discovering the roots of the gaming industry/culture, due in part to "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline
check it out while i check this one out!
Ahhh the sweet taste of nostalgia. 10/10 thanks :)
I tried to download the DOS version of this game, and it said the file wasn't found on this server
never played zork before but can't wait to get started.
these old games are great
infocom was great. like ad&d ,you knoiw, just make up whatevr you want to in your mind
Infocom Games were like video game books.
Words with your imagination for graphics and your intelligence to keep your characters alive. Infocom was the best!
Hope these downloads are the real deal.
Thanks!
You might be eaten by a Grue...
I haven't played Zork since my Commodore 64 days. I mastered all of the Zork games had have missed them these many years. Can't wait to get started.
I have a box filled with all the old zork games and a whole bunch of text based games and some old dos games ... too bad they're all on 5.25 and 3.5 floppy disk. I would love to play them again
This is how great games used to be, and still fun to this day.
haven't played Zork for years! Can't wait
great game
nice
is this fun?
you can play Zork 1, 2, & 3 online @ www.ironrealms.com/zork
awesome
I played The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy on my Commodore 64C... Still have them and still Do!
I first played Zork when Dos was the only way to play. No pictures. "You're standing by a mailbox." That's how it started..Hopefully it has improved since then.
Did anyone else notice when Sheldon played this on the Big Bang Theory he used a command that doesn't exist? I tried "hit with axe" and it doesn't work
Good game!
This game is awesome!! (Minus getting killed by a grue..)
I played this before, it's amazing!
Sheldon is funny on the big bang theory when he plays it.
This is a great game and I recommend that you play it, I was inspired to play this game by the big bang theory when Sheldon plays Zork and I thought that I would give it a try, so yeah... download it and have fun :)
I could play this game all day
its funn!!!!!!!
great...!!
this us false
i love it
Great game
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You can save by saying "Save" to the game. I believe this is how you save...not sure
How do I save game?
Played this one last night and found it hard to quit playing. Very entertaining. Tested my powers of imagination and my memory. I had played a similar game years ago, maybe this is the one. I lost it and thought I'd never see it again. Thank you, myabandonware for making these games available. Your site is easy to navigate and fun.
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.