Zork III: The Dungeon Master (DOS)
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Zork III: The Dungeon Master DOS Front Cover

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Published by

Infocom, Inc.

Developed by

Infocom, Inc.

Released

Sep, 1982

Also For

Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Browser, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, Macintosh, PC Booter, Tatung Einstein, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo | Combined View

Genre

Adventure

Perspective

Text-based / spreadsheet

Visual

Fixed / flip-screen

Gameplay

Interactive fiction / text adventure, Puzzle elements

Interface

Setting

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Description

In the third game of the adventure game series Zork, you are once again a nameless adventurer, only this time you won't travel through a beautiful magical land, but are immediately cast into a deep dungeon. Like in a dream, you hear a mysterious voice telling you that you have passed all the tests but one. When consciousness returns to you, you find yourself on the endless spiral of stairs, with only your trusty lantern near you... will you be able to survive the horrors of the Dungeon?

Like its predecessors, Zork III: The Dungeon Master is a text adventure game. You read descriptions of rooms and then interact with the game by typing commands. As all early Zork games, it is very easy to get stuck in the game, so you'll have to reload several times in order to find the correct way.

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Screenshots

Zork III: The Dungeon Master DOS Fighting the mysterious hooded figure.

Zork III: The Dungeon Master DOS This is the only place (and time) in the Zork trilogy that "Hello, sailor" actually does anything useful.

Zork III: The Dungeon Master DOS A view of the magnificent aqueduct.

Zork III: The Dungeon Master DOS A remarkable spot in the dungeon - it almost makes you wish the game had graphics.

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Promo Images

Zork III: The Dungeon Master Magazine Advertisement Pages 104-105

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Alternate Titles

"Zork III: Le Maître Des Ténèbres" -- Canadian (French) title
"Zork 3" -- Informal title

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Part of the Following Group

Zork universe

User Reviews

The Ultima IV among the Zorks	General Error (4374)
The weird, dark younger brother...	Colin Rowsell (45)	unrated
Fine continuation	Tony Van (2855)

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Critic Reviews

SPAG	Dec 13, 1997	6.5 out of 10	65
Adventure Classic Gaming	Jun 19, 2000	3 out of 5	60

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Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
MSX: Neither Ireland nor Switzerland..it's...	1	Trypticon (11040) Jun 15, 2012

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Trivia

As part of the release of Zork Grand Inquisitor, Activision released Zork III as freeware. (Currently the links to download the game are dead at activision.com, but the game is available at numerous fan sites.)

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Related Web Sites

Infocom homepage (At this site you can find information on ALL of Infocom's interactive games, Infocom related articles, sample transcripts, InvisiClue hints, walkthroughs, maps and information on buying Infocom games today.)
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 Zork III.)
Zork III at iFiction (Play Zork III through your web browser!)

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