The Portable Computer Time Forgot

“I’ve been to Zork today. Tomorrow, I will take a friend. Together we will unwrap the cloaks of mystery surrounding this most excellent and memorable work of computerized fiction. And when we have extracted from this land every drop of adventuring that can be obtained, we will likely not be kept waiting. A sequel is nearing completion, even as this is being written. Somebody, please, let me know when it’s done.”
-Bob Liddil, Byte Magazine, Feb 1981

**** CREDITS ****

Produced, Edited, Hosted and Co-Written by Kevin Lieber
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Cinematography and VFX by Eric Langlay
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Contributing Researcher, Co-Writer & Script Editor Matthew Tabor

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Sound Design by Jay Pellizzi
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Special Thanks Austin Evans
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Special Thanks Retro System Rescue
http://retrosystemrescue.com/
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Select Music by Jake Chudnow
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Special Thanks Paula Lieber
Tweets by pixichuu

Special Thanks Hannah Canetti
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Vsauce Website: http://www.Vsauce.com

Curiosity Box: https://www.curiositybox.com/

*** SOURCES ***

Twisty Little Passages: An Approach To Interactive Fiction by Nick Montfort

Play Zork I
https://classicreload.com/zork-i.html

Play Colossal Cave Adventure
https://grack.com/demos/adventure/

Equipment Load and Weight Breakdown Dark Souls 2 | WikiGameGuides

Nintendo NES Classic Sales
http://time.com/4759594/nes-classic-millions-sales/

Zork Maps
http://oldsite.ironrealms.com/sites/default/files/zork-1-map.jpg
http://oldsite.ironrealms.com/sites/default/files/zork-I-official-map-2.jpg

Zork on the PDP-10