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ZorkQuest: The Crystal of Doom

by Tom Snyder Productions·published by Infocom

1 August 198832
PC BooterCommodore 64Apple II

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About

The caravan of the brave adventurers heads towards Accardi-By-The-Sea, each of them motivated in his (or her) own way. The magician Frobwit is on his way to the Convention of Enchanters and Sorcerers; the lovely Acia is travelling to visit her sickly grandmother; the merchant Gurthark simply wants to sell goods; and the scout Ryker ponders the new feeling that has entered his life: love...

ZorkQuest: The Crystal of Doom is a direct sequel to Assault on Egreth Castle. The gameplay system is identical to that of its predecessor, retaining the player's ability to either follow the narrative from a single character's point of view, or "jump" to a new character. Thus, the player is able to re-read the story and learn new things about how the characters' different paths affected each other, as well as the outcome of the entire story.

Like in the other InfoComics, the display technology uses a 3D vector format; many scenes are scaled (like zooming on a camera lens), sacrificing detailed graphic textures colors.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third person

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English——

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. RAM Required

256 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA, CGA Composite (16 colors)

Sound Devices Supported

PC Speaker (Tweaked)

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Also known as

ZorkQuest 2 — Informal Name

ZorkQuest II: The Crystal of Doom — In-game title

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Facts

Publisher

Infocom

Released

1 August 1988

Platforms

PC BooterCommodore 64Apple II

Tags

Fixed / flip-screenVisual novelFantasy