Hot to save zork game

[teloiv]

anyone know how to save their progress in Zork. I typed save game, save progress but nothing. Just typed save, then says ok, but when I come back it starts me over from the start of the game again

[Halberd]

I don't know but I feel for you someday I want to get into playing Zork.

[BumFodder]

There must be something wrong with your zork, mine works perfectly fine. Mind yourself though, it might be a grue.

[Skaren]

At 7/23/12 07:06 AM, Halberd wrote: I don't know but I feel for you someday I want to get into playing Zork.

I can't get past the fucking house without being bored to death, so power to you.

[Halberd]

At 7/23/12 07:07 AM, Skaren wrote:

At 7/23/12 07:06 AM, Halberd wrote: I don't know but I feel for you someday I want to get into playing Zork.

I can't get past the fucking house without being bored to death, so power to you.

That is exactly why I haven't gotten into the game yet.

I never any idea what to do at the start and I feel like such a loser and I feel like I'm wasting my time so I just get off, bookmark the website and say I'll get back to it at a later date.

[inkymarsha1037]

At 7/22/12 01:53 PM, teloiv wrote: anyone know how to save their progress in Zork. I typed save game, save progress but nothing. Just typed save, then says ok, but when I come back it starts me over from the start of the game again

same thing happened to me- typed save- it said ok but I don't know how to restore- typing "restore" did nothing

[Ragnarokia]

Taken from one of the Zork manuals.

Saving and restoring: It will probably take you many days to complete
Zork Zero. Using the SAVE feature, you can continue the story at a
later time without having to start over from the beginning, just as you
can place a bookmark in a book you are reading. Even if you aren't
about to stop playing, it's useful to SAVE before (or after) trying
something dangerous or tricky. That way, even if you get lost or
"killed" in the story, you can return to your saved position.
To save your place in the story, type SAVE at the prompt (>), and
then press the RETURN (or ENTER) key. Then follow the
instructions for saving and restoring on your Reference Card. Some
computers require a blank disk, initialized and formatted, for saves.
Using a disk with data on it (other than Zork Zero saves) may result in
the loss of that data, depending on your computer. You can save your
position as often as you like by using additional blank disks.
You can restore a saved position any time you want. To do so, type
RESTORE at the prompt (>), and press the RETURN (or ENTER).
Then follow the instructions on your Reference Card. You can then
continue the story from your save. You can type LOOK for a
description of where you are.
Quitting and restarting: If you want to start over from the beginning,
type RESTART and press the RETURN (or ENTER) key. (This is
usually faster than re-booting.) Zork Zero will ask you to confirm this
command.
If you want to stop entirely, type QUIT and press RETURN (or
ENTER). Once again, Zork Zero will ask to make sure this is really
what you want to do.
Remember: when you RESTART or QUIT, you must SAVE if you
ever want to return to your current point in the story.