The Imaginative User Created Adventure Maps of Zork

Victor of Mapster takes a nostalgic look at the fantastic world of Zork, particularly the imaginative homemade maps that users made to navigate around this classic text adventure game. He also looks at the history of Zork, the eventual official game maps, and the influence Zork had on modern video games.

Zork is one of the first and most awesome adventure games ever made for computers. In this video we look at how Zork left a legacy behind of spatial awareness and immersion that’s still part of how we play video games today.

Maps of Zork
Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.