Lots can be said about the Zork games but the reason I return to them again and again, for enjoyment and inspiration, is that they are the window to a very peculiar fantasy world that remains unique to this day: the Great Underground Empire. The GUE's history, flavor, social satire and absurdist nature remains an original, slung together from fragments of traditional forms of fantasy but with a character never repeated. It's funny, wise, and strange, and it's the beating heart behind the puzzles, the tunnels, and inventory lists. Play these games because they'll take you where no other games can: the GUE.
