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

The Unknowable Timothy Billings

Dr. Dos

Mario Bros: The Case of the Missing Mario

Thala 1 (Aaron Decker)

Animation Power

Unknown

Sonic and Knuckles

DRG4

IDKFA #2 ("Hardcore ZZT")

THMiles

IDKFA #1 ("ZZT Games")

THMiles

Kerfuffle!

KKairos

ZZT Programming Tricks and Techniques

zzo38

Doodads 2018

Rabbitboots

SIN

Flimsy Parkins

Latest Articles

Livestream - George Badluck

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Feb. 7, 2019

Livestream of the ZZT world "George Badluck"

• Closer Look: Freak Da Cat by Dr. Dos (Jan. 31, 2019)
• Closer Look: Frost 2: Ice by Dr. Dos (Jan. 27, 2019)
• FrOST - Frost 1/2 Soundtrack by Dr. Dos (Jan. 27, 2019)
• Closer Look: ZZT Syndromes by Dr. Dos (Dec. 30, 2018)
• Closer Look: Algorithm Part 1: Disco For Justice! by Dr. Dos (Dec. 18, 2018)
• Livestream - The Simpsons / The Simpsons 2 by Dr. Dos (Feb. 24, 2017)
• Livestream - The Living Dead by Dr. Dos (Feb. 24, 2017)
• Livestream - Cyberworld by Dr. Dos (Feb. 24, 2017)
• Closer Look: Run-On by Dr. Dos (Dec. 1, 2018)

Latest Reviews

• Super Archaeologist Simulator reviewed by KKairos (4.5 / 5.0)
• Operation: GAMMA VELORUM, Part 3 reviewed by Dr. Dos but not 14 years old (3.5 / 5.0)
• Operation: GAMMA VELORUM, Part 2 reviewed by JamesFek (1.0 / 5.0)
• Operation: GAMMA VELORUM, Part 2 reviewed by Dr. Dos
• Operation: GAMMA VELORUM reviewed by Dr. Dos but not 13 years old
• Stinky the Sock Munching Ocelot reviewed by Dr. Dos
• Blind reviewed by Dr. Dos
• Nibblin' reviewed by Dr. Dos
• Resident Evil reviewed by Dr. Dos
• Magicland Dizzy reviewed by Dr. Dos