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
Instagram: http://instagram.com/kevlieber
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinlieber
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/VsauceTwo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VsauceTwo

Cinematography and VFX by Eric Langlay
https://www.youtube.com/c/ericlanglay

Contributing Researcher, Co-Writer & Script Editor Matthew Tabor
http://koala.fm/

Sound Design by Jay Pellizzi
http://jaypellizzi.com/

Special Thanks Austin Evans
https://www.youtube.com/user/duncan33303/

Special Thanks Retro System Rescue
http://retrosystemrescue.com/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjPJRyCyRtsfRhtIAIoulw

Select Music by Jake Chudnow
https://www.youtube.com/user/jakechudnow

Special Thanks Paula Lieber
https://twitter.com/pixichuu

Special Thanks Hannah Canetti
https://www.youtube.com/c/HannahCanetti

Vsauce Website: http://www.Vsauce.com

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

*** SOURCES ***

Twisty Little Passages: An Approach To Interactive Fiction by Nick Montfort
https://www.amazon.com/Twisty-Little-Passages-Approach-Interactive/dp/0262633183

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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwSNzUD0lms

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
https://www.filfre.net/2012/01/zork-on-the-pdp-10/
https://www.filfre.net/2012/07/the-zork-users-group/

The Enduring Legacy Of Zork
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608670/the-enduring-legacy-of-zork/

Old Computers Zorba
http://oldcomputers.net/zorba.html

Zorba Equipment Preservation Society Website
http://www.zorba.z80.de/

Daves Old Computers Zorba
http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/zorba/index.htm

Infocom Zork
http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html

Zork & Infocom - Video Game Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgZBEHxcHQ

Get Lamp: The Text Adventure Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRhbcDzbGSU

Infocom: The Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXNLWy7rwH4

MC Frontalot - It Is Pitch Dark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nigRT2KmCE

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