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Livestream - Town of ZZT Remix
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Feb. 22, 2021
Category
Livestream
Summary
Sliding puzzles, dragon-filled cafes, and a bear pit. Such is the legacy of Town of ZZT.

Livestream - Shades of Gray
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Feb. 17, 2021
Category
Livestream
Summary
A journey through a ruined Town of ZZT to figure out what where all the colors have gone

The Epic Mega Haul
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Feb. 15, 2021
Category
Historical
Summary
See scrapped deals, game design documents and more in these long lost documents exploring Epic's rise as a game developer in 1991-1992

ZZT Love Letters
Author
Various
Date
Feb. 14, 2021
Category
Misc
Summary
Ten ZZTers share their feelings on ZZT games that had a personal impact on them

Livestream - ZZT's City
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Feb. 2, 2021
Category
Livestream
Summary
Dealing with corrupt politicians, prison pipelines, and hurting the citizens who need the most help. Embrace brutal city life.

Closer Look: Growing Up
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Jan. 31, 2021
Category
Closer Look
Summary
Growing Up takes a serious look about life as a teenager dealing with an alcoholic parent. Take a look at this short and emotional story.

About ZZT
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Jan. 19, 2021
Category
Help
Summary
What is ZZT and why is it still in use 30 years after release?

Livestream - Dungeons of ZZT
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Jan. 18, 2021
Category
Livestream
Summary
The abstract dungeon of ZZT offers a weird environment to shoot your way through for some purple keys

ZZT and Epic Newsletter Scans
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Jan. 15, 2021
Category
Historical
Summary
Newly preserved documents from Beth Daggert of Ezanya fame bring ZZT's past 30 years into the future!

Livestream - Caves of ZZT
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Jan. 10, 2021
Category
Livestream
Summary
The second ZZT world offers classic ZZT at its best and worst, but still entertains

Livestream - Town of ZZT
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Jan. 3, 2021
Category
Livestream
Summary
30 years later, ZZT's first world is still a fantastic experience

Closer Look: Sid's Disaster
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Dec. 31, 2020
Category
Closer Look
Summary
Stalagtite platforming in a ZZT game? An engine that's rock solid copes with design that puts a few cracks in this spelunking adventure

Livestream - Advent Calendar Worlds
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Dec. 18, 2020
Category
Livestream
Summary
Fantasy is the theme of the day with a sampling of a few worlds uploaded for asie's advent calendar of ZZT

A "Wake Up and Save the World" Postmortem
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Dec. 16, 2020
Category
Postmortem
Summary
How a ZZM player turned into a 2nd place game jam winner. Learn all about cut content and design goals of WUASTW

Livestream - Invasion ZZT Revision (Part 2)
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Dec. 11, 2020
Category
Livestream
Summary
Grow as a person. Make new friends. Save humanity. Just don't drive drunk.

Livestream - Oktrollberfest Results Streams
Author
KKairos/WiL
Date
Dec. 5, 2020
Category
Livestream
Summary
Not one, but two award ceremonies for the games created for Oktrollberfest 2020!

A "For Elise" Postmortem
Author
Lancer-X
Date
Nov. 30, 2020
Category
Postmortem
Summary
On the inspiration and creation of ZZT's most intricate dungeon-crawler

Livestream - Invasion ZZT Revision
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Nov. 22, 2020
Category
Livestream
Summary
Part one of an incredibly charming and upbeat adventure with a bit of inspiration from Earthbound and other console RPGs

Livestream - Oktrollberfest Jam Entries (Part 2)
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Nov. 15, 2020
Category
Livestream
Summary
The remaining Oktrollberfest entries do me in.

Full motion video in ZZT: State of the art
Author
asie
Date
Nov. 9, 2020
Category
Postmortem
Summary
It's all Xenogenesis? Always has been.

Livestream - Oktrollberfest Jam Entries (Part 1)
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Nov. 8, 2020
Category
Livestream
Summary
Drink potions. Eat ramen. Collect bird. Ruin your vocal chords. Save the world. - A series of ZZT worlds created to mess with the player by all means

Livestream - Moon Game / On a Distant Moon
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Nov. 3, 2020
Category
Livestream
Summary
Challenging puzzles and jaw-dropping ZZT cinematics make this one for the record books

Closer Look: Z-Files v2.5.1
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Oct. 31, 2020
Category
Closer Look
Summary
More than 100 boards long and you can't even play it! Nadir's collection of ZZT tool kits focuses on one of ZZT's most distinct features

Livestream - Second Earth
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Oct. 20, 2020
Category
Livestream
Summary
Journey into your science textbook, explore some scenic environments, and mind the instant game overs.

Closer Look: Escape From Zyla Island
Author
Dr. Dos
Date
Oct. 15, 2020
Category
Closer Look
Summary
What starts as an average ZZT action game quickly turns into a below-average ZZT action game. Sigh.
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