SMRTR TechNov 20, 2025Engadget

Microsoft has open sourced the Zork trilogy of text games

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Microsoft officially open-sourced the original Zork trilogy's code under MIT License through collaboration between its Open Source Programs Office, Xbox, and Activision, ensuring permanent preservation of these groundbreaking 1980s text adventure games that helped define interactive fiction and influenced modern gaming through their innovative Z-Machine technology.

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