I might allow myself to play an MMO for this.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21848

They are reviving Zork. Now I know they tried this in the 90's and it sucked. But with the idea of an online component this could be fun. I am thinking almost door game-ish.

And I shall use my glowing sword to impale any Grue's that I encounter.

I played the heck out of Zork II, but I never owned I.

I just don't know if I could go back to reading like that. It was fun, but I've moved on. I need more instant gratification.

I played all three quite extensively, Maybe that is where I become a mapmaker from. I remember spending hours creating the maps for the game.