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Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source (www.gamingonlinux.com)
submitted 4 months ago by homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://no.lastname.nz/post/1917886

Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source. The source has been around for a while but now it's all proper.

From the announcement they said:

Today, we’re preserving a cornerstone of gaming history that is near and dear to our hearts. Together, Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License. Our goal is simple: to place historically important code in the hands of students, teachers, and developers so they can study it, learn from it, and, perhaps most importantly, play it.

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So, where can we get them?

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

By following the links in the article

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry, didn't realize only an excerpt was posted here. That's on me.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Maybe it's lazy, but I always ask for people to post things in the comments that are in the article, so I don't have to read the article.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or maybe...it's Maybelline???

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Yes that's it :D

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I understand if the article is long or convoluted and you just need a short summary but even refusing to click the link and do a quick check is lazy AF and should not be encouraged. Or at least use AI for that.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Holy fuck, I'm not using AI for that shit.

A lot of times people are happy to share stuff in the comments. I do it myself for articles I'm actually interested in reading. It's part of the human connection that makes the internet a interesting place to be, not an AI hellscape.

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago

It’s like going to a store and asking a random person nearby to pick out the item you want, which you are fully capable of reaching yourself, while you keep standing around and do nothing. Great human interaction.