# Does anyone remember how to load a saved game in the original Zork 1?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-how-to-load-a-saved-game-in-the-original-zork-1/207149>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 13, 2003, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-how-to-load-a-saved-game-in-the-original-zork-1/207149 "2003-10-13T09:03:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-how-to-load-a-saved-game-in-the-original-zork-1/207149/1 "2003-10-13T09:03:32Z")

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It’s an old game.

I saved by typing “save”, but how do I load it? It says it doesn’t know the world load and open is an in game command.

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-how-to-load-a-saved-game-in-the-original-zork-1/207149/2 "2003-10-13T09:24:18Z")

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RESTORE.

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**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-how-to-load-a-saved-game-in-the-original-zork-1/207149/3 "2003-10-13T14:20:45Z")

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XYZZY

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**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-how-to-load-a-saved-game-in-the-original-zork-1/207149/4 "2003-10-13T14:29:29Z")

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oops, I forgot the 😉

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**Author:** ![Nikola\_Tesla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f08c70/32.png) [@Nikola\_Tesla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikola_Tesla)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-remember-how-to-load-a-saved-game-in-the-original-zork-1/207149/5 "2003-10-13T14:41:32Z")

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You are in a maze of twisting little passages, all the same.

TURN LEFT

You are in a maze of twisting little passages, all different.

_grins_

(oh and as **Snooooopy** said already, restore is the word you’re seeking)