Adventurer Wanted
Expert puzzle-solver and treasure hunter sought for recovery of three sacred treasures.
Experience using a map and inventory helpful but not required.
Must collect spells and learn intricacies of magic to save the Underground.
Inquire within.
Magic has been banned from the Great Underground Empire of Zork.
By edict of the Grand Inquisitor, the Empire has been sealed off and the practice of magic declared punishable by totemization (a very bad thing).
Can you save the Underground?
Rediscover the Magic of Zork
Visit the famous landmarks that made Zork legendary: Flood Control Dam #3, the White House and GUE Tech.
Experience the wit and unpredictability of the Underground, with a wise-cracking Dungeon Master, a Fish with an attitude, and a subway system with no brakes!
Fascinating Characters
Enlist the aid of three fantastic characters on your Magic quest: Lucy Flathead, a Brogmoid and the Griff. Confront classic TV and film stars including Dirk Benedict (The A-Team), Rip Taylor (The Gong Show) and Erick Avari (Stargate) as the Grand Inquisitor.
Ultimate Adventure Immersion
Stunning graphics and enchanting music absorb you into over 30 unique environments. An enhanced version of the revolutionary Z-Vision engine gives you unprecedented 360° freedom. Link up with a friend via Internet, LAN or modem to explore Zork cooperatively for the first time ever.
As part of the the release of Zork Grand Inquisitor, Activision released Zork II and Zork III (and re-released Zork I) as freeware.
They also released a new all-text Zork adventure called "Zork: The Undiscovered Underground" by Marc Blank and Mike Berlyn.
The last game mentioned is still available for download at http://activision.com/games/zgi/atrium/gameroom/copy2.html (Although links to download the other Zork games do exist at activision.com, they are dead; but the games are available at numerous fan sites.)
There is a music soundrack released in 1998 composed by John Beal. Soundtrack can be bought at http://www.synsoniq.com.
Tracklist:
1. Propaganda on Parade
2. Port Foozle
3. Antharia Jack and the Magic Latern
4. The Enchatress Ygael
5. Griff
6. The Dungeon Masters Lair
7. Gue Tech Fight Song
8. Brog
9. Flathead Lucy Captured by Wartle
10. Jack's Game
11. Jack Takes a Number
12. Grand Inquisitor and Jack Make a Deal
13. Inquisition Jail Escape
14. Zork Finale
Many cast members of Zork Grand Inquisitor have extensive work background in TV and film.
Erick Avari (who plays the Grand Inquisitor in the game) appeared, for instance, in "Stargate" (1994) and "Independence Day" (1996); Dirk Benedict (Antharia Jack) in TV's "A-Team" and "Battlestar Galactica"; Rip Taylor (Wartle) in "Home Alone 2" (1992) and "Wayne's World 2" (1993) and so on.
