Zork: The Grand Inquisitior

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Enlist the aid of 3 fantastic characters on your magic quest
• Stunning graphics and enchanting music absorb you into 30 unique environments
• Enhanced version of the revolutionary Z-Illusion engine gives you 360 degree freedom
• Link up with your friend via Internet, LAN, or modem to explore Zork cooperatively for the 1st time ever.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B0006ICH2U
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 11, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,417 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Magic has been banned from the great underground empire of Zork. By edict of the Grand Inquisitor, the empire has been sealed off and the practice of magic declared punishable by totemization (a very bad thing). Can you save the Underground?

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help from the Underground, March 16, 2009

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AL2007 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zork: The Grand Inquisitior (CD-ROM)

A lot of Zork fans have gone through hoops to get this beloved game to run in Windows XP. The simplest fix for me was to re-assign the first CD-ROM Drive letter to D. It doesn't affect other programs on the PC, and solves the "Please insert CD1" error, if you experience it. If you have trouble, don't give up! Have a geek friend help you. It's not really hard for an experienced PC user and the game is worth the effort.

Instructions for the CD-ROM version of the game.

Here are the steps:

Install the game as you normally would (do not install DirectX drivers!) then..

From the Start menu, go to "Control Panel", Open the "Administrative Tools" app. Now click on "Computer Management" and in the left window, go down to and highlight (left click) Storage/Disk Management. In the right window, find your first listed CD-ROM drive (the drive you need to use for running Zork).

Right click on this button and from the pop up menu, choose "Change drive and letter paths".. if it's already D, you need do nothing. If not, change it to D and click OK (you may need to restart your computer). You may also need to Right click on the installed game desktop icon (properties/compatibility) and change the compatibility mode for Windows 95. Some users report having to do this, I did not need it.

Print and save these instructions to revert to the original drive letter assignments when you've played and finished the game!!

There are many fan sites with instructions to install and run the complete game from the hard drive. Just do an Internet search for Zork Grand Inquisitor. Don't expect help from Activision®, they no longer support the series.

Finally, you may want to get a Walktrhru or FAQ to help with some of the puzzles. Enjoy!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the funniest adventure ever made, December 28, 2011

By 

Thomas Ronald Baron - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zork: The Grand Inquisitior (CD-ROM)

Activision should make another chapter in the Zork series. This one was a great hit for all ages. The voices from the original Lenny and Squiggy accompany you as you explore the Great Underground Empire. It will play with any Windows XP computer. It is impossible to play multi-player anymore.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Classic, August 4, 2010

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C. Gorrie - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zork: The Grand Inquisitior (CD-ROM)

Great classic game, ran it in Windows Vista using Virtual Windows to run Window 98. Ran great.