As you would expect, there's been a bit of a backlog for the benefit of Publication Pack 69. But we're beyond that now, and can move into a more mature and classy assortment of ZZT worlds.
This pack is full of a lot of older titles featured in Wildcard streams with still more to come. There's some very unique stuff here with "Live Throwing Copper Tour" capturing the experience of being a young teenager and sneaking out to go to a concert, and the new community favorite "Gemhunt" which just impresses by any criteria.
Contents
“Time Clash: Part 1” by AndyWolf3d (1996)
Arm yourself and speak with the wise man for some wisdom before you travel through a time warp to save the cyber future!
“Time Fighter 1 & 2 (v2.0)” by Schuyler Frey Schuster (1994)
Various important politicians have been kidnapped and sent through time. Your job is to find them and return them to present day where they can make the world a better place.
“Time Fighter 2 (v1.0)” by Schuyler Frey Schuster
An earlier release of the 2nd Time Fighter.
“The Sword of Khan 1” (1997)
The evil Serpent King is waging war on the various kingdoms of the land. Search for the fabled Sword of Khan in order to restore peace!
“The Quest For The Jewled Amulet” by Alexander Hristov (1991)
A grand adventure that builds off the expectations of Town as you travel the world fighting off evil creatures, their leaders, and some large buff demons in Hell.
“The Rescue of Princess Alexia (2.0)” by Marcus D. Gregio (1993)
Journey through the mines and to a scary castle in order to rescue the kidnapped princess from her ruffian captors.
“Orc Wars”
A real crowd-pleaser. Folks can't get enough Orc Wars. Play as Eliminor and fight in the titular Orc Wars. Hopefully your efforts won't be futile!
“The Awakening: Part 1, Ashen” by Todd Hoffenberg (1997)
A pleasant surprise of a dungeon crawler where you begin as an amnesiac, unsure who to trust in a dangerous situation. An incomplete demo that left the crowd and myself wanting more.
“DeadLand” by TcThrash (1994)
The first of several "music" games, but this one was more noise than signal. Curt Cobain [sic] shows up though!
“ZZT Music Room” by ZZTechno
A room for music. There's a pianist and a jukebox ready to play all the hits. Or something along those lines.
“Live Throwing Copper Tour” (1995)
A 1995 teenager simulator. Be a jerk to the girl who got you into a Live concert. Buy weed in a public restroom. Waltz right on up stage as the band plays brief ZZT conversions of some of their hits!
“Themes from famous ZZT Games” by TheDaveC
An unofficial compilation of mid-90s ZZT game music, plus some bizarre original compositions by the author that are just random words typed in as play commands! "Terrain Song" is a jam though.
“Gemhunt” by Graham Peet (1997)
A recently streamed unpreserved game that quickly won the audience's heart. A beautiful and in-depth faux platformer designed around multiple playthroughs to find the dozens of secrets across six unique levels!
