Editing Zork (section)

==References==
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<ref name="Manual1-1220">[[#CITEREFManual1|Blank; Lebling (''Zork I'')]], pp. 12–20</ref>
<ref name="Manual2-1220">[[#CITEREFManual2|Blank; Lebling (''Zork II'')]], pp. 12–20</ref>
<ref name="Manual3-1220">[[#CITEREFManual3|Blank; Lebling (''Zork III'')]], pp. 12–20</ref>
<ref name="Manual1-310">[[#CITEREFManual1|Blank; Lebling (''Zork I'')]], pp. 3–10</ref>
<ref name="Twisty99109">[[#CITEREFMontfortTwisty|Montfort]], pp. 99–109</ref>
<ref name="Twisty129134">[[#CITEREFMontfortTwisty|Montfort]], pp. 129–134</ref>

<ref name="IEEEprogram">{{cite journal |title=Zork: A Computerized Fantasy Simulation Game |last1=Lebling |first1=Dave |author-link1=Dave Lebling |last2=Blank |first2=Marc |author-link2=Marc Blank |last3=Anderson |first3=Tim |author-link3=Tim Anderson (programmer) |date=April 1979 |journal=[[Computer (magazine)|Computer]] |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=51–59 |doi=10.1109/mc.1979.1658697|s2cid=7845131 }}</ref>
<ref name="TCW383385">[[#CITEREFSmithTCW|Smith]], pp. 383–385</ref>
<ref name="History1">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/New_Zork_Times_The_Vol._IV_No._1_1985-03_Infocom_US/page/n5/mode/2up |title=The History of Zork—First in a series |last=Anderson |first=Tim |author-link=Tim Anderson (programmer) |magazine=The New Zork Times |date=Winter 1985 |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=6–7, 11}}</ref>
<ref name="GDCTalk">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020612/Classic-Game-Postmortem |title=Classic Game Postmortem: Zork |first=Dave |last=Lebling |author-link=Dave Lebling |date=March 2014 |via=[[Game Developers Conference]] |type=conference presentation |access-date=August 17, 2022 }}</ref><!--Do not add archives without verifying that the video is present and working-->
<ref name="Compute1983">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/1983-10-computegazette |title=Marc Blank—The Programmer Behind Zork |magazine=[[Compute!'s Gazette]] |date=October 1983 |volume=1 |issue=4 |last=Yokal |first=Kathy |pages=64–66 |issn=0737-3716}}</ref>
<ref name="History2">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/New_Zork_Times_The_Vol._4_No._2_1985-06_Infocom_US/page/n1/mode/2up |title=The History of Zork—Second in a series |last=Anderson |first=Tim |author-link=Tim Anderson (programmer) |magazine=The New Zork Times |date=Spring 1985 |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=3–5}}</ref>
<ref name="GetLampSupnik">{{cite AV media |people=Supnik, Bob |title=Bob Supnik Interview from Get Lamp |medium=Video |publisher=[[Jason Scott]] |date=October 25, 2006 |url=https://archive.org/details/GETLAMP-Supnik |access-date=August 29, 2022}}</ref>
<ref name="Retro77">{{cite magazine |title=The Making of Zork |magazine=[[Retro Gamer]] |issue=77 |pages=36–39 |date=May 2010 |issn=1742-3155}}</ref>
<ref name="USG2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/dave-lebling-interview |website=[[Gamer Network|USGamer]] |title=Dave Lebling on the Genesis of the Adventure Game—and the Creation of Zork |date=December 25, 2015 |last1=Rignall |first1=Jaz |author-link1=Julian Rignall |last2=Parish |first2=Jeremy |access-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730040255/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/dave-lebling-interview |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="Dibbell5657">[[#CITEREFDibbelTinyLife|Dibbel]], pp. 56–57</ref>
<ref name="History3">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/New_Zork_Times_The_Vol._IV_No._3_1985-09_Infocom_US/page/n3/mode/2up |title=The History of Zork—Third in a series |last=Galley |first=Stu |magazine=The New Zork Times |date=Summer 1985 |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=4–5}}</ref>
<ref name="PCM1983">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PC-Mag-1983-11/page/n75/mode/2up |title=A Zork Fan Turns Pro |magazine=[[PCMag|PC Magazine]] |date=November 1983 |last=Langdell |first=James |volume=2 |issue=6 |page=75 |issn=0888-8507}}</ref>
<ref name="Globe1984">{{cite news |url=http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/Articles/globe84.html |title=Masters of the Game |last=Dyer |first=Richard |date=May 6, 1984 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970607204921/http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Infocom/Articles/globe84.html |archive-date=June 7, 1997}}</ref>
<ref name="BYTE1980">{{cite magazine |title=Zork and the Future of Computerized Fantasy Simulations |first=Dave |last=Lebling |author-link=Dave Lebling |magazine=[[Byte (magazine)|Byte]] |volume=5 |issue=12 |pages=172–182 |date=December 1980 |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-12/1980_12_BYTE_05-12_Adventure#page/n173/mode/2up |issn=0360-5280}}</ref>
<ref name="INVISI1">{{cite book |title=InvisiClues: The Hint Booklet for Zork I |publisher=[[Infocom]] |date=1982 |url=https://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/hints/invisiclues/ZorkI.inv}}</ref>
<ref name="ZUGorderform">{{cite book |url=http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/files/Zork%20Users%20Group.pdf |title=A user's guide to getting into the worlds of Infocom |last=Dornbrook |first=Mike |publisher=Zork Users Group |date=1982 |access-date=August 21, 2022 |archive-date=August 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821035023/http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/files/Zork%20Users%20Group.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Bestseller">
Described as a current bestseller in:
* October 1982: {{cite magazine |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |date=September–October 1982 |volume=2 |issue=5 |page=2 |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=2&id=6 |title=List of Top Sellers |issn=0744-6667}}
* October 1983: {{cite magazine |last=Solomon |first=Abby |date=October 1983 |title=Games Businesspeople Play |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/19831001/5758.html |magazine=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |issn=0162-8968 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407063306/https://www.inc.com/magazine/19831001/5758.html |url-status=live }}
*April 1984: {{cite magazine |title=Games with windows |magazine=[[InfoWorld]] |date=April 2, 1984 |last=Mace |first=Scott |page=56 |issn=0199-6649}}
*February 1985: {{cite magazine |last1=Ditlea |first1=Steve |last2=Onosco |first2=Tim |last3=Kunkel |first3=Bill |author-link3=Bill Kunkel (gaming) |date=February 1985 |title=Random Access: Best Sellers/Recreation |magazine=[[Video (magazine)|Video]] |volume=8 |issue=11 |page=35 |issn=0147-8907}}
*March 1985: {{cite magazine |last1=Onosco |first1=Tim |last2=Kohl |first2=Louise |last3=Kunkel |first3=Bill |author-link3= Bill Kunkel (gaming) |last4=Garr |first4=Doug |date=March 1985 |title=Random Access: Best Sellers/Recreation |magazine=[[Video (magazine)|Video]] |volume=8 |issue=12 |page=43 |issn=0147-8907}}
*October 1985: {{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/II_Computing_Vol_1_No_1_Oct_Nov_85_Premiere#page/n51/mode/2up |title=Top Software / A List of Favorites |magazine=II Computing |date=October 1985 |volume=1 |issue=1 |last=Ciraolo |first=Michael |pages=51 |issn=0889-9134}}
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<ref name="Inc1983">{{cite magazine |last=Solomon |first=Abby |date=October 1983 |title=Games Businesspeople Play |url=https://www.inc.com/magazine/19831001/5758.html |magazine=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |issn=0162-8968 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407063306/https://www.inc.com/magazine/19831001/5758.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="GSW2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/09/great_scott_infocoms_alltime_s.php |title=Great Scott: Infocom's All-Time Sales Numbers Revealed |date=September 20, 2008 |work=[[Game Developer (website)#GameSetWatch|GameSetWatch]] |access-date=September 23, 2008 |first=Simon |last=Carless |author-link=Simon Carless |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924074642/http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/09/great_scott_infocoms_alltime_s.php |url-status=live |archive-date=September 24, 2008}}</ref>

<ref name="BYTE1981">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1981-02/1981_02_BYTE_06-02_The_Computer_and_Voice_Synthesis#page/n263/mode/2up |title=Zork, The Great Underground Empire |magazine=[[Byte (magazine)|Byte]] |date=February 1981 |last=Liddil |first=Bob |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=262–264 |issn=0360-5280}}</ref>
<ref name="pournelle198012">{{cite magazine |last=Pournelle |first=Jerry |author-link=Jerry Pournelle |date=December 1980 |title=BASIC, Computer Languages, and Computer Adventures |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1980-12/1980_12_BYTE_05-12_Adventure#page/n223/mode/2up |magazine=[[Byte (magazine)|Byte]] |publisher=[[McGraw Hill Education|McGraw Hill]] |page=222}}</ref>
<ref name="BYTE1983">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1983-06/1983_06_BYTE_08-06_16-Bit_Designs#page/n411/mode/2up |title=Zenith Z-100, Epson QX-10, Software Licensing, and the Software Piracy Problem |magazine=[[Byte (magazine)|Byte]] |date=June 1983 |last=Pournelle |first=Jerry |author-link=Jerry Pournelle |volume=8 |issue=6 |pages=411 |issn=0360-5280}}</ref>
<ref name="SG1981">{{cite magazine |last=Mishcon |first=Jon |date=June 1981 |title=Capsule Reviews |magazine=[[The Space Gamer]] |issue=40 |pages=36 |issn=0194-9977 |url=https://archive.org/details/space-gamer_201601/Space_Gamer_40/page/n39/mode/2up}}</ref>
<ref name="80M1981">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/80-microcomputing-magazine-1981-08/80Microcomputing_0881#page/n31/mode/2up |title=Zork |magazine=[[80 Micro]] |issue=20 |date=August 1981 |access-date=February 17, 2015 |last=Marshall |first=Debra |page=32 |issn=0744-7868}}</ref>
<ref name="CGWJan1982">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=2&id=2 |format=PDF |last=Maloy |first=Deirdre L. |title=Micro—Reviews |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |date=January–February 1982 |volume=1 |issue=2 |page=32 |issn=0744-6667 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111214826/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="ST1981">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/softalkv1n10jun1981/page/52/mode/2up |title=Marketalk Reviews—Zork |magazine=[[Softalk]] |date=June 1981 |volume=1 |issue=10 |page=53 |issn=0274-9629}}</ref>
<ref name="PCM1982-1">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/PC-Mag-1982-12/page/n99/mode/2up |title=From Fantasy To Video Game Reality—Zork I |magazine=[[PCMag|PC Magazine]] |date=December 1982 |last=Cook |first=Richard |volume=1 |issue=8 |page=99 |issn=0888-8507}}</ref>
<ref name="SSM1983">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/softside-magazine-59/page/n65/mode/2up |title=Zork I |magazine=[[SoftSide]] |date=September 1983 |last=Renne |first=Mark |volume=6 |issue=11 |pages=50–51 |issn=0274-8630}}</ref>
<ref name="FC1983">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/family-computing-01/page/n97/mode/2up |title=Zork I (Adventure) |magazine=[[Family Computing]] |date=September 1983 |last=Grevstad |first=Eric |volume=1 |issue=1 |page=98 |issn=0899-7373}}</ref>

<ref name="SL1982">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=6&id=5 |title=Zork II |magazine=[[Softalk|Softline]] |date=May 1982 |last=Repstad |first=Tom |volume=1 |issue=5 |page=17 |issn=0745-4988 |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103005435/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1982&pub=6&id=5 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="PCM1982">{{cite magazine |title=Space Wars and Earth Games: Zork II |magazine=[[PCMag|PC Magazine]] |date=December 1982 |last=Leibson |first=Steve |pages=167, 169, 171 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vy3cBZkjbZgC&pg=RA2-PA165 |issn=0888-8507 |access-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810194923/https://books.google.com/books?id=vy3cBZkjbZgC&pg=RA2-PA165 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="CC1983">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n11/141_Zork_III_a_classic_adven.php |title=Zork III: a classic adventure. |magazine=[[Creative Computing (magazine)|Creative Computing]] |volume=9 |issue=11 |date=November 1983 |last=Townsend |first=Carl |pages=141 |issn=0097-8140 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805153226/https://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n11/141_Zork_III_a_classic_adven.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="ST1982-1">{{cite magazine |title=Marketalk Reviews—Zork II |magazine=[[Softalk]] |date=March 1982 |volume=2 |issue=7 |page=53 |issn=0274-9629}}</ref>
<ref name="ST1982-2">{{cite magazine |title=Marketalk Reviews—Zork III |magazine=[[Softalk]] |date=September 1982 |volume=3 |issue=1 |page=53 |issn=0274-9629}}</ref>
<ref name="INVISI2">{{cite book |title=InvisiClues: The Hint Booklet for Zork II |publisher=[[Infocom]] |date=1982 |url=https://www.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/hints/invisiclues/ZorkII.inv}}</ref>
<ref name="PCW1983">{{cite magazine |title=For Game Gourmets—Zork III |magazine=[[PC World]] |date=October 1983 |pages=180–181 |issn=0737-8939}}</ref>
<ref name="KP1984">{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/stream/k-power-magazine-01/K-Power_Issue_01_1984_Feb#page/n59/mode/2up/ |title=Zork III |magazine=K-Power |date=February 1984 |last1=Saberhagen |first1=Eric |last2=Saberhagen |first2=Tom |page=58|issn=0741-5192}}</ref>
<ref name="CM1983">{{cite magazine |title=Zork |magazine=Commodore Magazine |date=November 1983 |volume=3 |issue=6 |pages=8–11 |issn=0814-5741}}</ref>
<ref name="AW1984">[[#CITEREFAW|Stanton; Wells; Rochowansky; Mellid]], pp. [https://archive.org/stream/Atari_Software_1984#page/n29/mode/2up 30–31]</ref>
<ref name="mace1984">[[#CITEREF_GuideAtari|Mace]], pp. [https://archive.org/details/InfoWorlds_Essential_Guide_to_Atari/page/n89/mode/2up 79–80]</ref>

<ref name="Twisty9899">[[#CITEREFMontfortTwisty|Montfort]], pp. 98–99</ref>
<ref name="GS2007">{{cite web |title=The History Of Zork |first=Matt |last=Barton |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/the-history-of-zork |website=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]] |date=June 28, 2007 |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809014122/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/the-history-of-zork |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Hamlet7679">[[#CITEREFMurrayHamlet|Murray]], pp. 76–79</ref>
<ref name="VG35">[[#CITEREFVintageBarton|Barton]], p. 35</ref>
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<ref name="Hamlet86">[[#CITEREFMurrayHamlet|Murray]], p. 86</ref>
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<ref name="MIT2017">{{cite web |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/08/22/149560/the-enduring-legacy-of-zork/ |title=The Enduring Legacy of Zork |last=Woyke |first=Elizabeth |date=August 22, 2017 |website=[[MIT Technology Review]] |access-date=August 8, 2022 |archive-date=August 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823105733/https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/08/22/149560/the-enduring-legacy-of-zork/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="Characters70">[[#CITEREFCharactersHemmann|Hemmann]], p. 70</ref>
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<ref name="ZorkSongs">{{cite web |first=Jef |last=Rouner |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/songs-about-zork-11423970 |title=5 Songs for the 40th Anniversary of Zork |website=[[Houston Press]] |date=January 17, 2020 |access-date=July 2, 2020}}</ref>
<ref name="HorrorVideoGames15">[[#CITEREFHorrorPerron|Perron]], p. 15</ref>
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<ref name="BEYOND-AG">{{cite web |title=Beyond Zork |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=36107 |last=Knight |first=Kyle |website=[[AllGame]] |access-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114134316/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=36107 |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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