Zork

Go through the damn thing
 
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Score: ∞

Moves: YOU FREAKIN WIN





> Go through


You go through the portal. You turn into a Grue! Oh happy of days! Unfortunately, you stumbled into a lightbulb party being hosted by the Black Mage guild. The only thing on the refreshment bar is apostrophes, every weapon that doesn't exist but should is there, everyone is using abominably bad grammmar, gay russian vampire porn is on the tables, and some of the guests are Chuck Norris, Jenn Kaufer, Firefox and Thunderbird, and Jack Bauer. Just arriving are Lawyers riding Bohemian Elephants. YOU EXPLODE INTO 58 BUGILLION PIECES AND EVERYONE KICKS YOUR ASS. But at least you were a grue!'

*** YOU HAVE WON ***

but...



*** You have died ***

Congratulations, fantanoice!
 
There is a leaflet on the floor.
> take leaflet


Stolen.
> read leaflet


Welcome to Zork. In this game you will experience some of the most thrilling text action ever devised. It is a game of high skills and low cunning. In this adventure you will find some of the most dangerous creatures you've ever seen like e-

The rest of the leaflet has been torn. Eurg!!
> look


You are in a nondescript room of nondescript size. Exits are to the north, south, and west. Oh, and there's a Grue over there in the corner.

There is half a leaflet next to the Grue.
◦North
◦South
◦East
◦West
◦inventory
◦Take rest of leaflet
◦eat grue

If you want, you can also:
◦restore saved game
◦consult in-game help
◦open start menu
◦call tech support
 
Tech Support

Problems solved: 0




Thank you for calling Zork tech support.


You are probably calling for technical support. For technical support, press 1. For tech support, press 2. Para español oprima Ñ. For technical supports, press 3. For technique supports, press 4. For technological support, press 5. For technical supporters, press 6. Para español oprima 9. To hear these options again press 0. For SpædAssist (Europæn customers only), plæs press Æ. To win the game, press ∞. For AOEU supporters, press AOEU.

Press:
◦1
◦2
◦Ñ
◦3
◦4
◦5
◦9
◦0
◦AOEU
◦∞
◦Æ

Or else:
◦Hang up
 
Tech Support

Problems solved: 0




ERROR

Zork Tech support does not understand your request.
◦Attempt to Redial
◦Back
 
Tech Support

Problems solved: Fix Phone




You are suddenly endowed with a set of advanced phone-fixing powers. You fix the phone and find that there is a tech-support clerk on the other end. This clerk tells you his name is Zion and that he is in fact twelve.
◦Tell him he is a snot-nosed bratty twerp
◦Ask him politely to help you win the game
 
Tech Support

Problems solved: 0




You tell him please please please help me win the game. He asks you for your serial number, you load the game and tell him 840726. He says to please hold on. The phone begins making strange noises again but this time does not explode. You check the screen just as the your Zork copy strangely changes.







Win

Score: ∞

Moves: ∞





> consult 12-year-old clerk in order to win game


You are in the a twelve-year-old's room, but it has long since been abandoned and actually left in an amazingly spotless condition. The place where the bed used to be has been replaced with a table with a bag of gold on it. You have won. Wait, you have won? That's impossible! The computer explodes and puts itself back together. Your computer reboots.

When the game reloads, the following text is displayed:



*** You have died ***

Would you like to start over, restore a saved position, or end this session of Zork? (type RESTART, RESTORE, or QUIT):
◦ restart
◦ restore
◦ quit
 
Restore

Score: 0, duh

Moves: 0





> restore


There are six save files.
1. The Super Ultimate Final Conclusive Showdown Battle of The End - 451 turn(s)
2. Nondescript Room - 1 turn(s)
3. No data
4. Grue Room - ? turn(s)
5. Game Ending! - 9 turns



◦ Go back
 
CHEATER!

Score: 65536

Moves: 1





> cheat



That was clever. Why would you even need to restore this save file? You could have just typed it in on the first page, but you insisted on loading a save file that wasn't yours.

For attempting both to cheat the game and load someone else's save, you are raped by Missingo. Ouch.







SUDDENLY! You are on a cloud in deep space, and there is a man standing in front of you.


> examine man


He appears to be Anubis, the God of Death.

What would you like to do?
◦give him a piece of gum
◦ask him to bring you back to life
◦restore
 
cloud

Score: ?

Moves: ?





> give him some of your gum



As you reach into your pocket, you suddenly remember that you gave your gum to that creepy little kid back in the house. What do you do?
◦ give him a piece of lint and hope he won't notice the difference
◦ tell him that you have gum in your pocket, and promise him that you'll give him some if he gives you super powers
 
Cloud

Score: ?

Moves: ?





> ask for super powers



Anubis looks at you furiously. "ARE YOU INSANE?" He screams, "Of course I'm not giving you super powers!"


He waves his hand, and you wake up in the living room with all of your stuff gone.
◦ look
 
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