

Yes, you will find many more treasures for your trophy case. You find that you have stumbled upon the ancient ruins of a vast empire lying far underground. Zork creates a wondrous, magical realm that is a veritable feast for the imagination. Time for an absolute classic and the beginning of a highly popular series of games – Zork I even after 30 years is still enjoyable to play.

For me, the game defines the whole addictive syndrome of "must solve just one more piece of the puzzle" which other imitators never manage to capture. Even in the brief mode, there is still enough to keep pulling you further into the game. The text descriptions can either be in "verbose" or "brief" mode. Certain puzzles must be be solved in order, but there is no clue as to what that order is�it is up to you to work it out. Although the treasures in the game are easy to find, getting them back safely to the trophy case can be an entirely different matter. It is not at all! There are some quite tricky puzzles to be solved, and I have been stuck a few times even though that I am playing the game the second time around. While on the whole it is very much a game of "find object and use object in the right place", it does not necessarily mean that it is a doodle. I have replayed this game several times over in order to write this article, and I have found the gameplay to be as absorbing as it is the first time I have played many years ago.
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The Hugo port is of questionable legality, but considering that Activision made the entire Zork Trilogy available for free download a few years ago, I wouldn't be too worried. A decent dungeon crawl, and many adventurers' first experience with IF. The first Zork to be published commercially, this game essentially consists of a large chunk of dungeon carved from the central area of the original Zork.
