Zork: A Troll's Eye View

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Comedy Adventure One-room Under­ground XYZZY Awards 1998 Finalist - Best Individual PC

Zork: A Troll's Eye View
Author(s)	Dylan O'Donnell
Publisher(s)	n/a
Release date(s)	1998
Authoring system	Inform 6
Platform(s)	Z-code 5
Language(s)	English
License(s)	Freeware
Multimedia
Color	none
Graphics	none
Sound/Music	none
Ratings
Cruelty scale	Polite

Contents 1 How It Begins 2 Notable Features 3 Trivia and Comments 4 Versions 4.1 Release 3 5 Links 5.1 General info 5.2 Reviews

How It Begins

You are a troll, carrying a bloody axe, standing guard in the "troll room". Bloodstains and deep scratches mar the walls, and the exits are east, south, and west. Your job is to prevent adventurers from passing this point.

Notable Features

• The game casts the troll from Zork I as the player-character in this game.
• Some of the "ABOUT" menu items change after viewing them, so you should look at them more than once.
• The game awards 1 point per adventurer that you slay. There is no maximum score.
• Conversation with NPCs is not supported. Attempts to start a conversation return a default response.

Trivia and Comments

• The game header includes this line:

  ["Zork" is a registered trademark of Activision, Inc., used with permission.]

• The game is, of course, a joke, and you cannot really do much. But for your amusement, try some of these commands: DROP AXE, EAT AXE, PRAY, SLEEP, XYZZY, N, S, E, W, U, D, DAMN, KISS ADVENTURER, GIVE AXE TO ADVENTURER.

Versions

Release 3

• Zork: A Troll's Eye View (Dylan O'Donnell; 1998; Z-code 5).
  • Release 3 / Serial number 980518 / Inform v6.15 Library 6/7
  • Download troll.z5 ( ftp, random) from the IF Archive
  • XYZZY Awards 1998: Finalist for Best Individual PC (the troll).

Links

General info

• Zork: A Troll's Eye View - at Baf's Guide.

Reviews

• Zork: A Troll's Eye View - at SPAG
• Zork: A Troll's Eye View - at IF Ratings .