Zork Nemesis
Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands is a graphic adventure game developed by Zombie LLC, published by Activision, and released in 1996 for Windows 95, MS-DOS, and Macintosh. It is the eleventh game in the Zork series, and the first title not to be marketed under the Infocom label, while featuring a darker, less comical story within the Zork setting. The story focuses on players investigating the sudden disappearance of four prominent figures and their children to the hands of a mysterious being known as the "Nemesis", and uncovering a sinister plot during their investigations that they must thwart. The game features performances by Lauren Koslow, W. Morgan Sheppard, Allan Kolman, Stephen Macht, Paul Anthony Stewart, Merle Kennedy, and Bruce Nozick.
| Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Zombie LLC |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Director(s) | Cecilia Barajas |
| Producer(s) | Cecilia Barajas |
| Designer(s) | Cecilia Barajas Mark Long |
| Programmer(s) | Michael H. Douglas Laird M. Malamed |
| Artist(s) | Mauro Borrelli |
| Writer(s) | Cecilia Barajas Nick Sagan Adam Simon |
| Composer(s) | Mark Morgan |
| Platform(s) | Windows 95, MS-DOS, Macintosh |
| Release | PC Macintosh 1996 |
| Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The game received favorable reviews, despite some criticism of the puzzles and lack of relevance to the Zork setting, and won the 1996 Spotlight Award for "Best Prerendered Art". The MS-DOS edition of the game was later released by GOG on their website, who made it compatible for use with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.