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
Livestream - The 2020 selectbutton.net Jam of ZZT
Livestream - Predator (Demo)
Livestream - Secret Agent Joe Moe (Part 2)
| Title | Author | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livestream - Variety | Dr. Dos | May 8th | Defying expectations in WiL's first release in a decade |
| Livestream - Secret Agent Joe Moe (Part 1) | Dr. Dos | May 8th | Infilitrate the terrorist base, teleport into outer space, and never ever stop |
| Closer Look: Dragon Woods | Dr. Dos | April 30th | Good ideas and bad execution result in a fun yet flawed adventure in this self-described "comedy-rpg" |
| Livestream - The Joy of ZZT Ep. 8 | Dr. Dos | April 29th | Creating a final battle sequence with a goal other than "shoot a boss a lot" |
| A Month of Reconstructing ZZT | Dr. Dos | April 17th | One month after the Reconstruction of ZZT, what are people doing with the recreated source code of ZZT? |
| Livestream - Secret Agent Chronicles | Dr. Dos | April 14th | Capture the imposters, defeat Dr. D's plans, journey into space, and make the decision: Hat or Monkey |
| Livestream - The Joy of ZZT Ep. 7 | Dr. Dos | April 8th | Using messages sent between objects to transform ZZT's gameplay and make an engine |
Latest Reviews
| File | Author | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| The Red Ruffian Puzzle | Zephyr | 4.0 / 5.0 |
| Baloo Episode 1, The Thunder Road | Agent Orange | — |
| The Unknowable Timothy Billings | WiL | 5.0 / 5.0 |
| Code Red | Zephyr | — |
| 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 |
