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.
Latest Files
Latest Articles
Closer Look: Secret Agent Chronicles (Mission Alpha)
Livestream - Town of Balrog!
Livestream - The Joy of ZZT Ep. 6
| Title | Author | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE ZOMBINATOR -- Spoilers | Mazeo | March 22nd | A PDF guide to the ZZT World "The Zombinator" by the game's author. Includes maps, flowcharts, tables, and puzzle solutions |
| The 2010s of ZZT | Dr. Dos | March 15th | Celebrating ZZT in the 2010s |
| Livestream - The Joy of ZZT Ep. 5 | Dr. Dos | March 10th | Quizzes, Boulders, Keys, and Target Practice |
| ZZT Oops - Common Mistakes By Beginners | Dr. Dos | March 1st | Explains some common pitfalls for new ZZT developers |
| Livestream - The Joy of ZZT Ep. 4 | Dr. Dos | Feb. 27th | Zaps and Restores. Sets and Clears. Rescuing robots and atomizing children. We call it ZZT. |
| Livestream - The Joy of ZZT Ep. 3 | Dr. Dos | Feb. 20th | Learn how to program with ZZT-OOP by spending 30 minutes making fish in a mall's pond swim around |
| Closer Looks: Six Games With Six Boards | Dr. Dos | Feb. 15th | All cop-outs are bastards as we explore Police Quest plus five other extremely short worlds of dubious quality |
Latest Reviews
| File | Author | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Dungeon | Agent Orange | 2.5 / 5.0 |
| The Castle of Zandia | Agent Orange | 4.0 / 5.0 |
| Breakthru | Agent Orange | 2.0 / 5.0 |
| Kewltown | Agent Orange | 2.5 / 5.0 |
| Rufus on Vacation | Agent Orange | 2.5 / 5.0 |
| Small Spaces | Ando | 5.0 / 5.0 |
| Vs. Blue's Clues: MST3K Edition Demo | Zinfandel | 0.0 / 5.0 |
| Faux Amis (v1.02) | John W. Wells | 5.0 / 5.0 |
| Russian Sexy Boi DEMO | gary busey | 5.0 / 5.0 |
| Faux Amis (v1.02) | Zephyr | 5.0 / 5.0 |
