Zork III Mac OS
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Engines | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | August 18, 1982 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1984 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | January 18, 2011[1] |
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If you download more than one Zork, make a folder for each. Click on the Zork you wish to download. A window will open, asking where you want to save the game (zorki.hqx, zorkii.hqx, zorkiii.hqx). Select the folder you created above and click Save. Instructions how to download and install Infocom's Zork I, II, and III for Mac and Windows. Zork Download and Installation Instructions. (zork2.bat, zork 3.bat). You may also choose to leave Windows and do this step under DOS, if you don't want to run the game under Windows. If you have problems to run the games on OS X.
| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Zork: The Great Underground Empire | 1980 |
| Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz | 1981 |
| Zork III: The Dungeon Master | 1982 |
| Enchanter | 1983 |
| Sorcerer | 1984 |
| Spellbreaker | 1985 |
| Wishbringer | 1985 |
| Beyond Zork | 1987 |
| Zork Zero | 1988 |
| Return to Zork | 1993 |
| Zork Nemesis | 1996 |
| Zork: The Undiscovered Underground | 1997 |
| Zork: Grand Inquisitor | 1997 |
General information
- 'Official' developer fan site
- Interactive Fiction Wiki - A wiki for all text adventure games
- Zork Wiki - A small wiki for every Zork game made
- Zork III Bug List
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability[edit]
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | ||||
| GOG.com | Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[2] Comes bundled in The Zork Anthology | |||
| Steam | Bundled in The Zork Anthology. |
Version differences[edit]
- The Original MDL mainframe version predates the later versions released for micro computers. This version contains content of all 3 of the original games. An interpreter to run it in its original form is available here. The FORTRAN port can be found here with an older Mac version (PowerPC and intel 32) available here and Windows 64 compatible version here. Source to this version can be obtained here. Additionally a port of the mainframe version to z-machine can be found here.
- The Zork Anthology is a compilation pack containing Zork: The Great Underground Empire, Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz, Zork III: The Dungeon Master, Beyond Zork, Zork Zero, and Planetfall.
Essential improvements[edit]
Recommended Z-machine interpreters[edit]
- Frotz - The most popular and portable Z-machine available
A Z-machine standards document is available for those wishing to make their own interpreter.
Utilities[edit]
A list of various Zork related tools and utilities can be found here.
Game data[edit]
Configuration file(s) location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/570580/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location[edit]
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>SAVE[Note 2] |
| Mac OS (Classic) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/570580/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing[edit]
Video[edit]
| Graphics feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | See Recommended Z-machine interpreters | |
| Multi-monitor | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | ||
| Windowed | See Recommended Z-machine interpreters | |
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | All on-screen content is text only. | |
Input[edit]
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). |
Audio[edit]
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | No sound. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Zork Iii Mac Os Catalina
Other information[edit]
API[edit]
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA, SVGA |
System requirements[edit]
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | 6.2 |
| Processor (CPU) | IBM PC or 100% compatible | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 KB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA, SVGA | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.01.1File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/570580/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (570580) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details. - ↑When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑New release: The Zork Anthology - GOG.com
- ↑List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com
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Mac Os Catalina
What is Zork Anthology? You’re on the threshold of a whole new experience, for ahead of you is the extraordinary anthology of the Great Underground Empire!. Once you step through the door to Zork, you leave the world of arcade games and trite fantasies behind and enter the dimension of your imagination. Every plot, every puzzle, every personality has been honed and perfected to make your experience uniquely realistic and involving. The Zork saga is text adventuring at its finest. Welcome to the Underground. Your greatest challenge lies ahead – and downwards.
Zork_Anthology.img_.sit(1.09 MiB / 1.15 MB) System 6.x - Mac OS 9 / DiskCopy image, compressed w/ Stuffit 100 / 2014-04-14 / c25fdc47eb738c87c6337d8922e1bd60d9dda5f5 / / Architecture
Emulating this? It should run fine under: Basilisk II |