Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor

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Description

Aimlessly wandering through the Southlands of Quendor, the hero of the game encounters the Implementors, powerful beings who warn him of a terrible danger: the Coconut of Quendor, the very embodiment of Magic, has been stolen by terrifying monsters known as Ur-Grue, said to be the spirits of fallen Implementors. The task is clear, but by no means easy: locate the Ur-Grue and return the Coconut of Quendor to its rightful owners!

Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor introduces a somewhat different gameplay system compared to the previous text adventures of the Zork series. Text-based interaction and puzzle-solving are still present; however, role-playing elements have been added to the mix. The player character has six attributes assigned to him: endurance, strength, dexterity, intelligence, compassion, and luck. These can be determined by the player at the beginning of the game, randomly chosen by the game, or provided as part of a pre-generated character. The attributes affect the outcome of combat, which occurs in certain locations. They can also be raised or lowered during the game by gaining experience, drinking and eating certain items, wearing accessories, or in another fashion (sometimes humorous - for example, intelligence will be lowered by typing in swear words). Many locations and objects in the game are randomly generated.

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Alternate Titles

• "Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor - An Interactive Fantasy" -- Tag-lined title

Part of the Following Group

• Zork universe

User Reviews

A truly great game from one of the masters of interactive fiction	DOS	Jim Newland (60)
A good IF/RPG hybrid, though not as much of a "Zork" experience as the trilogy.	DOS	Mirrorshades2k (282)
Good D&D game	DOS	David Ledgard (63)
Great blend of classic text adventure with mouse navigation	DOS	gametrader (233)

Critic Reviews

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	Atari ST	Jan, 1988	920 out of 1000	92
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Amiga	May, 1988	37 out of 40	92
Commodore User	Commodore 128	May, 1988	37 out of 40	92
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	DOS	May, 1988	37 out of 40	92
Atari ST User	Atari ST	Jun, 1988	9 out of 10	90
The Games Machine (UK)	Amiga	Apr, 1988	87 out of 100	87
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Apr, 1988	87 out of 100	87
Amiga Format	Amiga	May, 1988	85 out of 100	85
SPAG	DOS	May 17, 1998	7.6 out of 10	76
ST Action	Atari ST	May, 1988	72 out of 100	72

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Trivia

Extras

The box contained the booklet "The Lore and Legends of Quendor", the map "Southland of Quendor", a registration card with promotion for Wishbringer and a flyer "Infocom Presents Lane Mastodon for InfoComics".

References

Based on the illustrations in the manual, the Coconut of Quendor looks pretty much like the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which also had a unusual fascination with coconuts.

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Related Web Sites

• Beyond Zork Transcript Game (Working Z Machine Game)
• Beyond Zork Walkthrough (by Erik Futtrup, Denmark, and Twan Lintermans, Holland (posted on Gameboomers.com))
• Infocom Documentation Project (A site hosting the documentation (with permission) for some of Infocom's text adventures, including Beyond Zork.)
• The Commodore Zone (All about the game with introduction, images, related links and comments area.)
• The Infocom Gallery (High-quality scans of the grey box package and manual of Beyond Zork.)
• Walkthrough (Complete Walkthrough for Beyond Zork)