Comment on Microsoft Open Sources Zork I, II And III

Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• dhork@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s a maze of twisty passages that gets there…

  Infocom was bought by Activision, which later got merged into Activision Blizzard, which Microsoft later bought.

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  • ricdeh@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And apparently Microsoft originally wanted to buy the rights all the way back in the 80s! It only took them 40 years…

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I am now imagining Microsoft making a new Zork game that is a graphical feast and not at all similar to the OG other than killing you outright if you spend too long in the dark.

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      • monotremata@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I mean, arguably this was done years ago with Return to Zork, Zork: Nemesis, and Zork: Grand Inquisitor. They shared a bit of the humor of the originals, but they were still pretty different.

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