Lord Dimwitt Flathead The Excessive. Certainly not the best of rulers.

But at least he loved granola.

I remember playing Zork Grand Inquisitor and...wanting a sequel.

The bad thing is as far as i know, the rights to Zork related stuff are right now a copyright hell.

Still, i would want to pay a last visit to the lands (and underground) of the lands of Quendor.

#VideoGames #VideoGameHistory #Infocom #Zork

'The site is dedicated to (1) archiving historical Infocom-related artifacts -- InvisiClues, of course, but also magazine articles, marketing material, packaging, artwork, literature, and the games themselves -- and (2) making the archives available in an enjoyable format.'

https://www.invisiclues.org/

Discovered via Calishat Snaps: Invisiclues. From the About page: “This website is a labor of love maintained by an Infocom fan and obssessive archivist who fondly remembers the first time he was eaten by a grue in the early 1980s. The site is dedicated to (1) archiving historical Infocom-related artifacts — InvisiClues, of course, but also magazine articles, marketing material, packaging, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/20/recently-launched-site-for-infocom-archives-invisiclues/

@zarfeblong The Visible Zork is a work of pure genius!

What an incredible way to learn ZIL! This is why I need to retire, because I would love to shut myself off in a room for a few days, play the entire game through a time or two, and practice writing ZIL in aother buffer :P

https://eblong.com/infocom/visi-zork1/

Zork I was released for home computers in 1981 and it soared to the top of sales charts, where it remained for more than three years! It was Infocom's top-selling product ever, selling more than 400,000 copies (a huge number for the era) and was the "killer app" of its day.
#Infocom #Zork #RetroGaming

https://www.invisiclues.org/zork-i

I propose a toast.

Ok, Ok, hear me out.

A #BG3 #Zork crossover.

Okay, a few false starts (some user error), but my MNT Pocket Reform is now up and working.

First test. It does indeed run Zork.

The keyboard is excellent, and loud.

And finally we can play #Zork now. Can someone recommend a usable C compiler for CPM? I found TinyC, which is an interpreter only for learning purposes.
#RetroComputing

Some small wins that have pleased me...

1. Finally found a lightweight Linux that really does work on my very old hardware. I am liking #Bodhi Linux! Going to use it on all my boxes.
2. On Bodhi, GCC just worked and I have successfully compiled #RunCPM. My first Linux build from a GitHub repo!
3. In #CPM, in RunCPM, on Bodhi, I have successfully got #Zork working! That is what I wanted all along

Along the way I discovered the Humongous CPM archive. Bookmarked!

http://cpmarchives.classiccmp.org/

#Playing ZORK on End of The Line BBS:
https://endofthelinebbs.com/

You can play a lot of Infocom games there, & save your progression.

I'm taking a lot of notes. Playing in a dark place only lightened by some diode lights. The cat sleeps in a cardboard box nearby with all 4 irons in the air. What a scene! :0)

#zork #infocom #adventure #text #games #gaming #retrogaming #retrocomputing
#BBS #BBSing #ssh #EndOfTheLineBBS #bulletinboards #textmode #ANSI #ASCII #terminal #retrocomputing #oldschool

Como siempre sigo en campaña para juntar recur$o$ para seguir con el proyecto de La #Capi

https://mpago.la/2UPHWoX
https://cafecito.app/lacapi_tv
https://paypal.me/ebazza

CVU: ernesto.bazzano
ML: lacapi.tv

Neat breakdown of Zork internals (and text adventure games in general).

https://medium.com/swlh/zork-the-great-inner-workings-b68012952bdc

https://archive.ph/QeJjt

Having a break from other "rabbit holes" to return to #CPM, and I'm away from my hardware, so it's emulation only.

Got #runCPM up my laptop and had to get #Zork running. Found the eblong Infocom archive and the #Z80 the Z Interpretator source (+ Zork Z3 file).

Fixed some issues and it assembled with #z80asm but when I ran it the text display was not right. I recognised escape code issues. Dug into the Z80 code and found the problem. Hours later I found the reason.

Wyse codes, not VT100/ANSI

Maybe it's time to revisit Zork The Great Underground Empire but with a new insight view.

The Visible Zorker

https://eblong.com/infocom/visi-zork1/
#gaming #Zork #Infocom

New project!

The Visible Zorker: a toy which lets you explore Zork 1 *and* the source code that makes it go. An exercise in making software transparent.

https://eblong.com/infocom/visi-zork1/

A post about how and why I did this:

https://blog.zarfhome.com/2025/01/the-visible-zorker

Enjoy!