Zork を Linux で遊ぶ

大昔のテキスト・アドヴェンチャー・ゲームである「Zork」を、Ubuntu 系で遊ぶ仕方です。

まず、以下でゲーム用のインタプリタをインストールします。

$ sudo apt-get install frotz

 
ゲームのデータは以下にあります。ダウンロード・展開して下さい。
http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html
 
そして、「Zork I」なら以下のようにします。

$ cd zork1
$ frotz DATA/ZORK1.DAT

これでゲームが始まる筈です。
20191029094055
 

README.TXT の一部

Gameplay notes
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The game is a text adventure and recognizes different words that you type in to
the computer. The following is a list of some (but not all) of the verbs that
you can use:

look take
examine kill
talk open
close enter
exit push
pull lift
move tie

You can also use compass directions to indicate that you want to move in that
direction. For example, you can type:

"go north"

or you can type

"north"

or just

"n"

Typical directions are N,S,E,W,NE,NW,SE,SW,Up,Down

To save a game, type "save" and the name of the game you want to save.

To load a game, type "restore" and the name of the game you want to load.