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General discussion (archive)New release: The Zork Anthology(216 posts)(216 posts)
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Posted January 18, 2011
Today's second release is, beyond doubt, the most oldschool one in GOG.com's history. Read below to find out why.

The Anthology includes Zork I, Zork II, Zork III, Beyond Zork, Zork Zero, and Planetfall. This means six titles in total, all hailing from the 1980s, weighing in at a whopping nine megabytes. Yep, that means just around one floppy disk per game.
That means plain text and gameplay based on text input, but beneath the rough exterior lies a beauty that's hard to find in more modern games. Countless unforgettable situations and descriptions from the Zork series have become iconic in more contemporary fiction, both printed and interactive.
With such timeless and absolutely enthralling games, set in a crazy, surreal world, packed with a witty narrative and sarcastic, dark humor, what's there not to love?
So light your bronze lantern, pick up that Elvish sword of great antiquity and embark on a journey to (re)discover the world of Zork. You will not be disappointed.
Posted January 18, 2011
OMG YAY :D
Posted January 18, 2011
Woah, I did NOT see this coming! </sarcasm>

I've just noticed that its less than a dollar per meg, thats better value than my phone plan
Post edited January 18, 2011 by Aliasalpha
Posted January 18, 2011
Seems like community "guessed" your "new" games without any problems. Well keep em coming ;) Hope you can give us System Shock 2 soon. This one is rather not for me but I am sure it brings nostalgic feelings for many people.
Posted January 18, 2011
Bought. Going to finally give these games the chance they deserve.
Posted January 18, 2011
Typo? (..) pUck up that Elvish sword (...)

Never played those...But from what I can read on gog forum - it's mistake I'm going to repair.
Posted January 18, 2011
Now this is something completely new (old) for me. I've never played text based adventures, so I'm curious about them. And at this price, I can't resist :D
Posted January 18, 2011
wooooooooo best games ever made!
Posted January 18, 2011
I'm pretty much unfamiliar with this series, so thanks for bringing those games here GoG team! will be sure to check them out!
Posted January 18, 2011
Never played but I loved playing text adventures on my Speccy. Bought! But now I have to go to work. Rats!
Posted January 18, 2011
This brings back some old memories and I'm glad it's here.
Posted January 18, 2011
Wow. I've played Zork I and owned Beyond Zork (The Cruel Puppet and Monkey Grinder..eeee beware!!!) but this is great!
Posted January 18, 2011
Never played a Zork game. Wishlisted for a future purchase (too many games to finish at the moment)
Posted January 18, 2011
Well, as expected. And I enjoyed the way it was announced.

The only thing is that I already got The Zork Anthology in CD and there is no secret to get in running in Vista or Seven. I may still buy it to show my appreciation for this release.

I also hope that this is just the first Infocom title here in GOG.
Posted January 18, 2011
Cool that these are on GOG, though I doubt I could play them.
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