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  • I'd go looking for treasures to bring back home (like in Zork), or swordfight like in Defender of the Crown, or jump from narrow rock to narrow curb like every platformer ever - for some reason, I was convinced that the landscape Super Mario Brothers was all very narrow platforms, and that Mario would fall if he walked closer or further from the camera.

    SVGL Needs You! SVGL 2009

  • To be sure, Zork is not entirely static; the character moves from setting to setting, allowable actions vary by setting, and inventory changes with action.

    Boing Boing: January 5, 2003 - January 11, 2003 Archives 2003

  • NO other show can compete with its story, characters, plot etc.. ha, a guy with the name Zork calling LOST old.

    WordPress.com News 2009

  • If you grew up in the 80’s and were a geek, and you know what the word Zork means in terms of computing then you probably know Danielle Dani Berry or at least you know her work.

    Archive 2007-02-01 Elizabeth McClung 2007

  • If you grew up in the 80’s and were a geek, and you know what the word Zork means in terms of computing then you probably know Danielle Dani Berry or at least you know her work.

    Dani: First Female in AIAS Hall of Fame (and why AIAS kept it secret) Elizabeth McClung 2007

  • I’m all about constructive dialogue and engaging other points of view, but not when they’ve drunk the koolaid and think we live on a planet called Zork, and eat babies alive or something. i won’t link to these news sites here because they’re not worth your time.

    Those bleeping protestors give me a headache, and other thoughts on Roe Day « Gender Across Borders 2010

  • I do, however, recommend the newest version of Yellow Tail for its "Zork," a nifty screw-off plastic cap that can be reused to reseal and preserve a reasonable amount of carbonation in any bottle of open bubbly.

    Phillies Zone 2011

  • I do, however, recommend the newest version of Yellow Tail for its "Zork," a nifty screw-off plastic cap that can be reused to reseal and preserve a reasonable amount of carbonation in any bottle of open bubbly.

    Phillies Zone 2010

  • Type in "Zork" and you'll get to play the classic Infocom text adventure in its entirety.

    Wired Top Stories Jason Schreier 2010

  • It was a text-based game like "Zork" but with graphics to illustrate the scenes.

    the-inbetween.com 2008

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