netnews (08/11/82)
Does anyone know of a decent zork for cpm? I would like to know of either c or even BASIC implementations (8080 please) J. Beal
pmt (08/12/82)
I have been playing Zork for about a year, and I also have a few questions: a) How do you get into Moby Lassage (Sp?) alive? b) What is the Bat Guano for? c) What are you supposed to blow up with the plastic explosives? d) What do you do with the metal box in the "dusty room" (In the volcano) e) Is there any way to restore your lantern after it has burned out? f) What are the timbers for? Also, it seems that there are several versions of Zork around, with small differences. For example, the version we have here does not have all 3 spheres or the rooms that you have to push on the walls to get out.
G:wing (08/12/82)
If your looking for source code to Zork-like games, check August 1981 (I think) Creative Computing for a listing (or was it October 1980?)
netnews (08/12/82)
Anyone know of a Zork for an 8080 cpm? J. Beal btl Whippany NJ (201)-386-5060
sjb (08/13/82)
a) Define Moby Lassage? I have been everywhere but I don't recall that. b) Bat guano: abosultely useless c) You are supposed to stick it in the hole in the rusty box in the volcanoe and blow it up, thus getting the crown d) See above. I guess yours is dusty, and ours is rusty e) Lantern: nope. That's what the torch is for (keep the lantern with you and off just in case the thief steal the torch) f) timbers: absolutely nothing