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
Livestream - Kudzu (feat. Anna Anthropy)
The Best of ZZT Part 2 - Modern Treasures
Livestream - The Big Leap (Part 1)
| Title | Author | Date | Category | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publication Pack - Vol. 14 - Arbitrary Uploads | Dr. Dos | June 18, 2021 | Publication Pack | 8 arbitary worlds. Some of which are more arbitrary than others. |
| Publication Pack - Vol. 13 - Send In The Clones | Dr. Dos | June 15, 2021 | Publication Pack | Publishing some ZZT clones that were never able to bring down the Rasputin of GCSes |
| Livestream - Chrono Wars 9 | Dr. Dos | June 14, 2021 | Livestream | I'm sorry. A _what_ kind of hole? |
| Livestream - Uddie Blade | Dr. Dos | June 12, 2021 | Livestream | A ZZT-RPG trope defying world that holds up well enough today. If you can stomach the blinking at least. |
| Closer Look: Overflow (Part 1) | Dr. Dos | June 10, 2021 | Closer Look | Beautiful background art meets classic ZZT action in this massive Chrono Trigger inspired adventure to save time itself! |
| Livestream - Chrono Wars 8 | Dr. Dos | June 7, 2021 | Livestream | Visit Joe and Asher's childhood homes! Babysit young Joe and Chris! Discover Chris maybe has psychic powers! |
| Livestream - Yindle | Dr. Dos | June 5, 2021 | Livestream | A quest for ham turns sinister in this classic absurdist comedy whose gags hold up today! |
Latest Reviews
| Title | File | Author | Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "the most significant thing i ever did" | Nothing Constructive | Zanno | June 20, 2021 | 5.0 |
| "A surreal mash-up" | The Blood War | Agent Orange | June 15, 2021 | — |
| "Huh." | Hurt | asie | May 15, 2021 | — |
| "Apologies for making this game" | BatMonkey | Stan | May 8, 2021 | 2.0 |
| "LandLand 2:My God, it's full of stars" | LandLand 1+2 (Decorrupted) | Agent Orange | March 31, 2021 | 2.5 |
| "LandLand1: a passage to disappointment" | LandLand 1+2 (Decorrupted) | Agent Orange | March 27, 2021 | 1.5 |
| "Surprising story for a TV documentary maker" | Madam Grizelda | HeroHugo | March 12, 2021 | 3.5 |
| "When Pigs Fly" | Pig | HeroHugo | March 10, 2021 | 2.5 |
| "A tense little action title" | Star Coffin | Agent Orange | Feb. 28, 2021 | 3.5 |
| "Its coherence is its greatest strength." | Link's Adventure 1 | Agent Orange | Feb. 28, 2021 | 2.0 |
