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Microsoft makes classic Zork text-based adventure game series open source

First launching in 1977, Zork was a series of text-based adventures games that influenced the creation of MMORPGs.

Microsoft Open Sources Zork Trilogy Preserving Generation Of Classic Games

In a big win for game preservation, Microsoft has released the source code for some Zork text adventure classics.
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Microsoft makes Zork source code freely available

Microsoft has released the source code for Zork I, II, and III under the MIT open-source license, making the legendary text ...

Microsoft open-sources the original Zork trilogy, unlocking a huge piece of gaming history

Microsoft recently introduced its latest effort in digital game preservation by making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT license. Turning the ...