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Return to Zork

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Bandai Visual

Developer: Activision

Licensor: Activision

Original system(s): PC

Developer(s) of original games: Infocom

Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)

Peripherals supported: Shuttle Mouse

Genre: Adventure^[1]^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-02-02^[2]	¥5,800 (5,974)5,800e^[3]	T-23401G

Non-Sega versions
FM Towns IBM PC Macintosh PC-9821 series PC-FX PlayStation Windows PC

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Return to Zork (リターン・トゥ・ゾーク) is an adventure game released as part of the Zork series. It was brought to the Sega Saturn and released in exclusively in Japan in 1996.

A Sega Mega-CD version was announced at Summer CES 1994, but was cancelled for unknown reasons^[4]. A North American release of the Saturn version was also pencilled in at one stage for Ferbruary^[5], then later March^[6] and Q4 1996^[7].

Magazine articles

Main article: Return to Zork/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

Flyer

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-13: "1995-13 (1995-12-08)" (1995-11-24)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-02: "1996-02 (1996-02-09)" (1996-01-26)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[8]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[9]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

57

^[10]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

76

^[11]

	62
Based on 4 reviews

Return to Zork

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual

Technical information

Main article: Return to Zork/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

618,728,880

1995-12-13

CD-ROM (JP)

T-23401G V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

618,735,936

1995-12-28

CD-ROM (JP)

T-23401G (Alt) V2.000

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Return to Zork

Return to Zork

Main page | Comparisons | Magazine articles | Reception

Books: Return to Zork Secret Book (1995)

Zork games for Sega systems
Return to Zork (1996) \| Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (1996) \| Zork Nemesis (unreleased) \| Zork Collection (1998)

[:File:ReturntoZork_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:ReturntoZork Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200320230509.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fss.2Fsoft_licensee2.html-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)

[:File:ReturnToZork_Saturn_JP_Flyer.pdf_p-3] File:ReturnToZork Saturn JP Flyer.pdf

[:File:CVG_UK_153.pdf_p17-4] Computer & Video Games, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-15), page 17

[:File:SegaFY1997BrandReview_US.pdf_p85-5] Sega FY 1997 Brand Review, page 85

[:File:IGFusion_US_0208.pdf_p47-6] Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: March 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 47

[:File:EGM_US_083.pdf_p89-7] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 89

[8] Famitsu, "1996-02-09" (JP; 1996-01-26), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-07_19960329.pdf_p80-9] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 7" (JP; 1996-03-15), page 80

[:File:SSM_JP_19960209_1996-02.pdf_p236-10] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-02 (1996-02-09)" (JP; 1996-01-26), page 236

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p14-11] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14

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+| sat_rating_jp=all
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+A [[Sega Mega-CD]] version was announced at [[Summer CES 1994]], but was cancelled for unknown reasons{{magref|cvg|153|17}}. A North American release of the Saturn version was also pencilled in at one stage for Ferbruary{{fileref|SegaFY1997BrandReview US.pdf|page=85}}, then later March{{magref|igf|0208|47}} and Q4 1996{{magref|egm|83|89}}.
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+{{ReturntoZorkOmni}}
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 [[Category:Unreleased Mega-CD games]]

Difference between revisions of "Return to Zork"

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Latest revision as of 17:19, 13 September 2023

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References