Zork, ZIL → TypeScript
porting a 1977 mainframe game to the modern web
I ported the open-sourced Zork from its native ZIL — a Lisp dialect for a long-dead virtual machine — to modern TypeScript, working largely autonomously with an AI coding agent, and deployed it live. The terminal below is the real thing, running in your browser.
▶ Start the game
loads zork.lhocke.dev
- 1977 original
- ZIL → TypeScript
- AI-assisted port
- Runs client-side