<s>
Beyond	B-Device
Zork	I-Device
(	O
full	O
title	O
:	O
Beyond	B-Device
Zork	I-Device
:	O
The	O
Coconut	O
of	O
Quendor	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
computer	O
game	O
written	O
by	O
Brian	O
Moriarty	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Infocom	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Infocom	O
(	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Zork	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
and	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
were	O
created	O
after	O
Activision	O
had	O
dissolved	O
Infocom	O
as	O
a	O
company	O
and	O
kept	O
the	O
Infocom	O
brand	O
name	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
signified	O
a	O
notable	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
format	O
of	O
Infocom	O
's	O
earlier	O
games	O
which	O
relied	O
purely	O
on	O
text	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
:	O
among	O
other	O
features	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Device
Zork	I-Device
incorporated	O
a	O
crude	O
on-screen	O
map	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
character	O
statistics	O
and	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
RPG	O
combat	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
Infocom	O
's	O
twenty-ninth	O
,	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
(	O
512KB	O
)	O
,	O
Apple	O
(	O
128KB	O
)	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	B-Device
128	I-Device
,	O
IBM	O
(	O
192KB	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
(	O
512KB	O
)	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
explores	O
the	O
Southlands	O
of	O
Quendor	B-Application
somewhat	O
aimlessly	O
at	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Coconut	O
of	O
Quendor	B-Application
,	O
a	O
mighty	O
artifact	O
that	O
embodies	O
the	O
whole	O
of	O
Magic	O
,	O
has	O
fallen	O
into	O
the	O
claws	O
of	O
an	O
unspeakably	O
foul	O
beast	O
:	O
an	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumoured	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
spirits	O
of	O
fallen	O
Implementors	O
,	O
Ur-Grues	B-Device
can	O
surround	O
themselves	O
in	O
a	O
sphere	O
of	O
darkness	O
that	O
only	O
sunlight	O
can	O
pierce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Device
Zork	I-Device
introduces	O
the	O
"	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
"	O
,	O
a	O
being	O
which	O
game	O
materials	O
describe	O
as	O
the	O
progenitor	O
and	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
monstrous	O
race	O
of	O
grues	O
—	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
"	O
combines	O
the	O
German	O
prefix	O
ur	O
-	O
signifying	O
"	O
original	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
grue	O
"	O
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
many	O
other	O
evil	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ur-Grue	B-Device
character	O
in	O
Beyond	B-Device
Zork	I-Device
may	O
be	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Brian	O
Moriarty	O
himself	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
notably	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
portrayal	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
Implementors	O
 '	O
Luncheon	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
each	O
Implementor	O
is	O
recognizably	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Infocom	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
primary	O
villain	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
sent	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Coconut	O
of	O
Quendor	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Implementors	O
,	O
arrives	O
at	O
the	O
Implementors	O
 '	O
Luncheon	O
on	O
the	O
Ethereal	O
Plane	O
of	O
Atrii	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
in	O
shadow	O
form	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
steal	O
it	O
for	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
then	O
venture	O
into	O
the	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
'	O
s	O
extensive	O
underground	O
lair	O
and	O
retrieve	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
is	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Device
master	I-Device
of	O
sorts	O
,	O
controlling	O
huge	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
underground	O
and	O
having	O
accumulated	O
an	O
enormous	O
hoard	O
of	O
treasure	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
Coconut	O
is	O
his	O
crowning	O
acquisition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
himself	O
is	O
surrounded	O
by	O
a	O
pool	O
of	O
magical	O
darkness	O
that	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
overcoming	O
and	O
destroying	O
all	O
artificial	O
light	O
sources	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
therefore	O
only	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
pure	O
sunlight	O
—	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
therefore	O
,	O
can	O
only	O
best	O
him	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
mirrors	O
to	O
transmit	O
a	O
beam	O
of	O
light	O
at	O
him	O
from	O
outside	O
the	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
the	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
'	O
s	O
shadowy	O
form	O
is	O
dissipated	O
revealing	O
what	O
may	O
be	O
his	O
true	O
form	O
,	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
broken	O
,	O
withered	O
old	O
man	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
implied	O
that	O
the	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
cannot	O
survive	O
long	O
in	O
this	O
form	O
and	O
must	O
possess	O
others	O
 '	O
bodies	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
survive	O
—	O
he	O
attempts	O
to	O
possess	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
he	O
succeeds	O
,	O
a	O
negative	O
ending	O
is	O
revealed	O
where	O
the	O
possessed	O
player-character	O
finds	O
and	O
strangles	O
baby	O
grues	O
until	O
he	O
finds	O
one	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
'	O
s	O
essence	O
,	O
implying	O
that	O
the	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
'	O
s	O
usual	O
shadowy	O
form	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
grue	O
's	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Compassion	O
stat	O
is	O
high	O
enough	O
—	O
represented	O
by	O
having	O
done	O
enough	O
good	O
deeds	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
—	O
the	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
is	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
possess	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
his	O
evil	O
apparently	O
unable	O
to	O
coexist	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
body	O
with	O
an	O
extremely	O
pure	O
or	O
virtuous	O
spirit	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
'	O
s	O
old	O
man	O
form	O
fades	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
this	O
means	O
the	O
Ur-grue	B-Device
was	O
permanently	O
destroyed	O
in	O
this	O
encounter	O
is	O
unclear	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
others	O
of	O
his	O
kind	O
existing	O
somewhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
although	O
,	O
being	O
magical	O
in	O
nature	O
,	O
it	O
seems	O
unlikely	O
any	O
Ur-grues	B-Device
could	O
survive	O
in	O
Quendor	B-Application
following	O
the	O
Great	O
Change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
since	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
beginning	O
,	O
Infocom	O
's	O
games	O
included	O
"	O
extras	O
"	O
(	O
called	O
feelies	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
packages	O
,	O
often	O
serving	O
a	O
dual	O
purpose	O
of	O
entertainment	O
and	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Device
Zork	I-Device
is	O
no	O
exception	O
.	O
</s>
