myeksie@uokvax.UUCP (01/30/85)
I have been playing Zork on my Mac and there seem to be quite a few differences between the version on Mac and the Unix Zork. Is anyone else familiar with a different version of Zork? It is interesting because most of the rooms are connected the same but require a different direction (Cellar to Troll room direction west on one and south on the other). I CANNOT find the Bank on the Mac version (no it is not west of the Gallery, the Chasm is) which I once was able to find. I'm not sure the volcano exists (I can't find it). However, the Mine, Mazes, Forests, River & Dam areas appear to be generally intact. From the Round Room I go south twice to hit the Mirror Room (bypassing the Grail Room). Anybody else out there familiar with this other version. Rumor has it that one is Unix based and the other is DEC based. Comments, suggestions, flames, etc appreciated. 'This space intentionally left blank' ..ctvax!uokvax!myeksie
freak@ihu1n.UUCP (02/01/85)
> I have been playing Zork on my Mac and there seem to be quite a > few differences between the version on Mac and the Unix Zork. Is > anyone else familiar with a different version of Zork? > > It is interesting because most of the rooms are connected the same > but require a different direction (Cellar to Troll room direction > west on one and south on the other). I CANNOT find the Bank on the > Mac version (no it is not west of the Gallery, the Chasm is) which > I once was able to find. I'm not sure the volcano exists (I can't > find it). However, the Mine, Mazes, Forests, River & Dam areas > appear to be generally intact. From the Round Room I go south twice > to hit the Mirror Room (bypassing the Grail Room). Anybody else > out there familiar with this other version. Rumor has it that one > is Unix based and the other is DEC based. > > Comments, suggestions, flames, etc appreciated. Are you playing Zork I from Infocom? From what you said, I can only assume that you are. The bank is in Zork II. So is the volcano. Both the Unix based and the others were written by the same people. They now own and operate Infocom. The game remained the same, but was expanded because it was difficuly to fit the full game on one disk. In addition, Zork II is all of the missing parts of the original Zork with over 12 more puzzles. And Zork III is the original End-Game, plus over 50 new and exciting rooms and puzzles. If you don't have them, I recommend that you get them. And if you like the Zork series, try the other Infocom all text adventures. I have, and I love them all. Clancy Malloy AT&T Bell Labs Indian Hill Naperville, IL (..!ihnp4!ihu1n!freak)