Zorker

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noun

A player of the Zork series of text adventure games.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounZorker (plural Zorkers)

plural Zorkers

  1. A player of the Zork series of text adventure games.

    Hi fellow Zorkers, I'm stuck at the end in Beyond Zork.

    1992 November 7, Bjorgvin Runar Leifsson, “Beyond Zork help wanted (possible minor spoilers)”, in rec.games.int-fiction (Usenet)
    2 more examples

    If a game does not reflect it's^([sic]) namesake's *feel* (I'm sure most diehard Zorkers will know what I mean by the *effect* and *feel* of Zork, where you felt you were literally in the GUE), then why use the name?

    1996 June 9, Beatle, “Against the idea that Zork Nemesis sucks”, in rec.games.int-fiction (Usenet)

    The title rings a bell but all I can comment on is that the person who came up with the band name of Hello Sailor would have definitely been a Zork freak (apologies to non Zorkers^([sic]) out there).

    1997 March 24, Beatle, “Hello Sailor”, in aus.music (Usenet)

Origin

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