Museum of ZZT
Welcome to the Museum of ZZT, a site dedicated to the preservation and curation of the many games and worlds created with ZZT.
ZZT is a text-mode game from 1991 created by Tim Sweeney of Epic Games. ZZT has its own editor and scripting language which offers what may still be an unmatched level of accessibility to beginning game developers. A significant number of ZZT worlds were created by authors in their early teenage years, with some being made by children under 10. ZZT's simple ZZT-OOP scripting language gave many a friendly introduction to programming.
The goal of the Museum of ZZT site is to collect these worlds, offer discussions into them and the community built around them, and keep them safely preserved. It is the hope of the Museum that the generally unknown works of ZZT community can be easily discovered and that their importance can be recognized.
New Releases Spotlight
Latest Additions Spotlight
Latest Articles
Publication Pack - Vol. 22 - World Tour
Livestream - The Crystal Mountain
Livestream - Pirate Perils
| Title | Author | Date | Category | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closer Look: Ruby of Resurrection | Dr. Dos | Sept. 15, 2021 | Closer Look | An early ZZT adventure starring Jersey Jake that's an artifact of its time and belongs on the Museum. |
| Livestream - Mission R | Dr. Dos | Sept. 13, 2021 | Livestream | Crush. Kill. Destroy. Makeover. |
| Livestream - Baloo Episode 1, The Thunder Road | Dr. Dos | Sept. 10, 2021 | Livestream | Baloo robs a bank to pay his gambling debts and begins a life of crime in this TaleSpin game |
| Publication Pack - Vol. 21 - Yip Yip! You Saved Me! | Dr. Dos | Sept. 3, 2021 | Publication Pack | Eight new worlds covering Pennsylvania, psychological horrors, and kissing cute kobolds |
| Closer Look: Warlock Domain | Dr. Dos | Aug. 31, 2021 | Closer Look | ZZT fantasy adventures are a dime a dozen, but great writing, humor, and puzzles make Warlock Domain top dollar |
| Livestream - Phoebus Project (Part 2) | Dr. Dos | Aug. 29, 2021 | Livestream | You ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒ get paid. You ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒ pay ▒▒▒ price. |
| Livestream - Duke Nukem II | Dr. Dos | Aug. 28, 2021 | Livestream | A fan sequel to a fan game with a bit of humor and a lot of frustrating stealth sequences? |
Latest Reviews
| Title | File | Author | Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Longer You Go The Less Comfortable You Get" | The White Album | Dr_Dos | Sept. 18, 2021 | — |
| "Incredible Premise" | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Zebes | RT-55J | Sept. 17, 2021 | — |
| "Better than undertale" | Phoebus Project | astolfo573 | Sept. 10, 2021 | 5.0 |
| "I was very surprised to find this" | The King of ZZT | John Reef | Sept. 10, 2021 | 3.0 |
| "Bullets taste like chicken, hope you're hungry!!!!" | Duke Nukem II | Dr_Dos | Aug. 28, 2021 | 2.0 |
| "Scenes from the dark ages" | Weekend of ZZT October 2005 [Exception/Fascism] | Dr_Dos | Aug. 27, 2021 | — |
| "ughhhhhhh" | Weekend of ZZT October 2005 [Exception/Fascism] | Stak | Aug. 24, 2021 | — |
| "Has charm and a good title screen." | Goober | Agent Orange | July 25, 2021 | — |
| "Single-board demon slaying... and not much else" | Demon Attack | The Green Herring | July 23, 2021 | — |
| "the most significant thing i ever did" | Nothing Constructive | Zanno | June 20, 2021 | 5.0 |
