Question from a newbie

[KD5PBO]

Is there anywhere I can get a list of all possible commands for Zork I?

[drex_ej]

probably not, I have never seen anyone try and put them all in a list.

Is there any specific problem your encountering?

[drex_ej]

Also, some of the words might give away hints (there are two words I can think of for Zork I).

Through out most of the game, you only need a dozen or so words.

Your basic directions (N,NE,E,SE,S,SW,W,NW,Up,Down)
Examine
Climb
Take
Drop
Open
Close
Put
Kill [Character] With [Weapon]
Turn [On/Off]
You can try other words which may or may not really do anything (Jump, Scream, Cough, Sit, Sleep, ...)

[DataAngel]

Yeah, its a huge list, I really don't know, but you can type anything and you'll know afterwards if its useable or not.

[DrPaul]

Technically, this isn't really the answer to your question, but it is close.

The original Zork games were written in a language developed by Infocom called ZIL.  I think.  Anyway, that language, when compiled produced smething called Z-code which could be run on a Z-Machine interpreter.  But I don't think many people use ZIL anymore.  However, another language and compiler called Inform was developed which also generates the same type of Z-code that the Infocom games use.

The Inform compiler uses several 'libraries' during code compilation.  One of them is called Grammar.h.

The Grammar library has all of the standard verbs defined in it.  You can browse this section of the Grammar library here:

http://www.inform-fiction.org/source/li ... r_2_4.html

If this link doesn't work for some reason, you can get to it this way:

Go to the Inform website at http://www.inform-fiction.org/

click on 'Support', then 'Source', then 'Library",
then 'Browse Grammar', and finally 'World model verbs.'

There you will find a pretty big list of most verbs.

[KD5PBO]

Well, I downloaded Pork, the Zork Parody, and the commands are basically the same
Here is the list:
Again
Attack
AttackWith
Askabout
Befriend
Break
Breakwith
Brief
Burn
Close
Climbup
Climbdown
Climbthrough
ClimbIn
Cover
Down
Drop
Destroy
Digwith
Drink
East
Examine
Eat
Enter
EnterInto
Exit
Extinguish
Fart
Feedto
Find
Fire
FireAt
Fix
Follow
Get
Getin
Giveto
Goto
Gothrough
Help
Hear
Hello
Hit
Hitwith
Hold
Hug
Inventory
insert
Jumpin
Jumpon
Jumpover
Jumpdown
kick
Kill
KillWith
Kiss
Lookaround
Lookat
Lookin
Lookthrough
Lookunder
Lookup
Lookdown
Love
ListExits
Light
LightWith
Listen
ListenTo
Lockwith
Move
North
Northeast
Northwest
Open
OpenWith
ODYSSEY
Pat
Peace
Play
Pray
Putdown
Putin
Puton
Putunder
Push
PushWith
Pull
Quit
Read
Remove
Ring
Rub
Rubwith
Restore
South
Southeast
Southwest
Score
Save
Say
Scramble
Scream
ScreamAt
Script
Search
shake
Shoot
ShootAt
Shout
Shoutto
Showto
sleep
Slug
Smash
smoke
Swim
Swing
Switch
Take
TakeOff
Talkto
TalkAbout
Tellabout
Thinkabout
Throw
Throwat
Throwin
Throwthrough
Throwto
Touch
Turnon
Turnoff
Up
ULYSSES
Unlockwith
Unplug
Unscript
Use
Verbose
Version
West
Wait
Wash
Wave
Wear
Yell
YellAt

I know it's long, sorry.

[drex_ej]

That is basically all you should need from what I glanced at.

However, in Zork, the parsers a little more advanced, and you don't need to use joined words (i.e. AttackWith is 'attack with' - two words)