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DOS · 1980

Zork I: The Great Underground Empire

Zork I: The Great Underground Empire is an adventure game for DOS, released in 1980. It was developed by Infocom, Inc.

Platform
DOS
Genre
adventure
Release year
1980
Developer
Infocom, Inc.
Players
1 Player

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DOS controls (source configuration)

Keyboard and mouse — this title uses its archived JS-DOS configuration.

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Zork I: The Great Underground Empire · DOS · 1980

Zork I: The Great Underground Empire is an adventure game for DOS, released in 1980. It was developed by Infocom, Inc.

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