MTV Multiplayer » J.J. Abrams Would Love To Make His Very Own 'Zork'
Thanks to Nick Montfort for posting this gem:
Posted by Stephen Totilo on 10/8/08 at 12:00 pm."Lost" creator J.J. Abrams may not have have felt like explaining the smoke monster to MTV News movies reporter Josh Horowitz during an interview taped a few feet from my desk last week. But he both offered to adopt Horowitz and answered one question about his interest in making video games.
What kind of games would Abrams like to make? "Zork"-style text-adventures.
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