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Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz (1984)

Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz cover
Platforms
DOS, C64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Apple II
Genres
Adventure
Rating
3.5 of 5, 2 player ratings
Main story
about 10 hours
Where to get it
Website

How it feels

Playing Zork II feels like carefully exploring a text-based world where you must parse descriptions and solve tricky puzzles to progress, often with trial and error.

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About

Released in 1984 on platforms including the Commodore 64 and Apple II, Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz is an adventure game. It serves as a sequel within the original interactive fiction series originally developed for mainframe computers before being ported to home systems like DOS and Atari ST.

Screenshots

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