Nate, Sebastian, and Ryan discuss the origin of interactive fiction, the efficacy of weasels as a rat-control solution, and whether Dolly Parton is a time traveler from the future. Along the way, they consider Infocom's seminal classic text adventure: ZORK. Join us as we dive into the Great Underground Empire, and stick around to see if anyone gets eaten by a grue.
Guest starring Kari as the voice of Zork.
LINKS:
You can play Zork online at the Internet Archive (Apple IIe version):
https://archive.org/details/a2_Zork_I_The_Great_Underground_Empire_1980_Infocom (Beware, to my knowledge you can’t save.)
You can also get the Lost Treasures of Infocom on the App Store here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lost-treasures-of-infocom/id577626745?mt=8 The original Zork is a freebie.
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy text adventure, courtesy BBC4: