Zork I in the browser

This is a Z-machine v3 interpreter written from scratch in TypeScript, inspired by Eric Lippert’s z-machine blog series, running the original 1984 Zork I release 88 story image in the browser. The embeds below are replayed command scripts, so a blog post can open the game mid-story instead of always starting at the beginning.

From the beginning

At the trap door

Story file: Zork I, release 88, serial number 840726. © Infocom/Activision, served here for play in situ.