"You are Standing in a open field, west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here."
>Open Mailbox
"Opening the mailbox reviels a leaflet."
>Look at Leaflet.
"WELCOME TO ZORK"
This is how one of the most well known text-based RPGs starts. It was developed by Infocom, the creater of many other text-based games. Zork is played by typing in commands like open the door or look around. This sometimes can get frustrating when trying to figure out the right command to do something.
This Game runs with no problems on windows Xp. Just run zork1.bat and you are set. There is no copy protection either.
The Plot of zork I is as follows: you are an adventurer on a mission to explore the remains of what used to be the Great Underground Empire. This pretty much bears a similliarity to any fantasy setting. On your journey you must collect treasures - and of course survive. The game is actually fun, but the story and background information is a bit weak. It is good for those who love a good fantasy text-based game. Also try this command: "kill me with hands" without quotes.