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Z-Code Story Files
Place your Z-machine story files here. The Z-code narrator engine looks for
zork1.bin by default. This can be overridden with the ZCODE_STORY_FILE
environment variable.
Obtaining Zork I
The Zork I story file (zork1.bin, also distributed as ZORK1.DAT or as a
.z3 or .z5 file) is copyrighted by Infocom / Activision. It is not
included in this repository.
You can obtain a legal copy via:
- The Zork Trilogy on GOG.com or Steam (includes the original data files).
- The Internet Archive hosts a playable version in-browser; the original data files are part of some archived distributions listed under the Infocom catalogue.
Once you have the file, rename it to zork1.bin and place it in this folder,
or set ZCODE_STORY_FILE=./path/to/your/file in your .env.
Supported Formats
The ifvms interpreter accepts:
.z3,.z4,.z5,.z8- raw Z-machine story files.zblorb- Blorb-wrapped story files (may include sound resources)- Any file with the correct Z-machine header (the extension is ignored)
Zork I is a Z-machine version 3 (.z3) game.