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Microsoft releases Zork I, II, and III as open source

November 20, 2025 by Brian Fagioli
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Microsoft has open sourced Zork I, II, and III under the MIT License, preserving the original codebase and making the Z-Machine available for study.

Categories Open source, Gaming, Microsoft Tags gaming history, Infocom, Linux, Microsoft, open source games, retro games, Z machine, Zork, Zork open source Leave a comment
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