Trivia
This Zork game came with a multi player function. However, it was poorly implemented and not very useful. It would let gamers chat and share notes.
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Santa 
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Zork: Grand Inquisitor received an 88% rating from PC Gamer magazine (May 1998; reviewed by Michael Wolf). It was also honored as an “Editor’s Choice.”
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PCGamer77 (3025) on Mar 06, 2005.
Activision released a DVD version of Zork: Grand Inquistor. The DVD also had the complete version of Zork: Nemesis. You could play both games without ever swapping a CD.
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Santa (847) on Sep 19, 2003.
At the time of Zork: Grand Inquisitor's release, Activision was actually negotiating with studios for the possibility of a TV series set in the Zork universe. The game, while successful, didn't sell up to projections, and the TV show discussions (thankfully) were abandoned.
As part of the the release of Zork Grand Inquisitor, Activision released Zork II and Zork III (and re-released Zork I) as freeware. They also released a new all-text Zork
adventure called "Zork: The Undiscovered Underground" by Marc Blank and Mike Berlyn. Z:TUU is still available for download at http://activision.com/games/zgi/atrium/gameroom/copy2.html
(Although links to download the other Zork games do exist at activision.com, they are dead; but the games are available at numerous fan sites.)
There is a music soundrack released in 1998 composed by John Beal. Soundtrack can be bought at http://www.synsoniq.com.
Tracklist:
- Propaganda on Parade
- Port Foozle
- Antharia Jack and the Magic Latern
- The Enchatress Ygael
- Griff
- The Dungeon Masters Lair
- Gue Tech Fight Song
- Brog
- Flathead Lucy Captured by Wartle
- Jack's Game
- Jack Takes a Number
- Grand Inquisitor and Jack Make a Deal
- Inquisition Jail Escape
- Zork Finale
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MAT (35327) on Aug 12, 2000.
Many cast members of Zork Grand Inquisitor have extensive work background in TV and film. Erick Avari (who plays the Grand Inquisitor in the game) appeared, for instance, in "Stargate" (1994) and "Independence Day" (1996); Dirk Benedict (Antharia Jack) in TV's "A-Team" and "Battlestar Galactica"; Rip Taylor (Wartle) in "Home Alone 2" (1992) and "Wayne's World 2" (1993) and so on.
