About Closer Looks

Closer Looks are one of the main components of the Worlds of ZZT project. The Closer Look series consists primarily of (re)visiting ZZT worlds and looking at them from a contemporary perspective, attemping to give both a complete playthrough of them while also pointing out noteworthy design decisions.

Most Closer Looks are written articles, however there are also livestreams which can be watched on the Worlds of ZZT YouTube channel.

Closer Look: Meet The Tardigrades!

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Sept. 15, 2017

A magical mystery tour of an odd cross between Star Wars and the Beatles

Closer Look: School ZZT

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Sept. 4, 2017

A back to school special looking at what's considered the worst ever ZZT game

Closer Look: Flower of Light

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Aug. 31, 2017

Quest for the mythical flower of light to cure your father's blindness

Closer Look: Fantasy World Dizzy

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Aug. 18, 2017

An eggselent conversion of Codemaster's 1989 puzzle platformer

Closer Look: Modern ZZT Editing With KevEdit

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: July 10, 2017

Because ZZT's Own Editor Is So 1991

Closer Look: Nightplanet

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: June 24, 2017

The winner of the first ever 24 Hours of ZZT contest

Closer Look: City of ZZT

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: June 19, 2017

Trust me and we will escape from the City

Closer Look: Psychic Solar War Adventure Code Analysis

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: May 29, 2017

ZZT has no random number generator, but it does have lions. Exploring how a complex RPG engine works

Closer Look: Psychic Solar War Adventure

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: May 24, 2017

Psychic twins reclaim the sun in this impressively coded and impressively grindy RPG dungeon crawler!

Closer Look: The Making of Quickhack

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: May 10, 2017

The first ZZT game of 2017, made in 72 hours for the Ludum Dare!

Closer Look: Edible Vomit

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: April 30, 2017

D.A.R.E. to dream as Freddy the ferret trips out on his search for the perfect drug

Closer Look: Forrester

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: April 15, 2017

A Super ZZT inspired MegaZeux world exploring memory and being forgotten.

Closer Look: ZIG

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: April 10, 2017

ZIG combines ZZT's simplicity, MegaZeux's power, and Super ZZT's lack of interest from the community. Exploring ZIG and all its releases!

Closer Look: Burglar!

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: March 31, 2017

Burglarizing homes, cracking safes, and picking pockets in one of ZZT's most innovative titles.

Closer Look: Doom

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: March 21, 2017

You're trying to say you like DOS better than me, right?

Closer Look: Oaktown

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: March 12, 2017

So much promise. So little ammo.

Closer Look: Yapok-Sundria

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Feb. 25, 2017

Rancid meatloaf and cans of V8.

Closer Look: ZZTer Comics

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Jan. 31, 2017

Over 1000 ZZTer produced comic strips now available on the Museum of ZZT!

Closer Look: Aceland

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Jan. 23, 2017

MEEEEOOOOOOWWWWW (You microwaved a cat)

Closer Look: Frost 1; Power

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Jan. 9, 2017

ZZT's best looking game is also it's furriest.

Closer Look: Nightmare

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Dec. 31, 2016

Hello, mortal. I am the Sandman. And you are my prisoner.

Closer Look: Virus 302: Special Edition

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Dec. 19, 2016

I [Dr. Dos] made a bad game when I was 10 and I made it worse when I was 13.

Closer Look: Turmoil

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Dec. 10, 2016

"I've checked your bacground in the space marine database. you have an impressive record."

Closer Look: MST3K

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Nov. 27, 2016

Just repeat to yourself, "It's just a game, I should really just relax"

Closer Look: Smiley Guy

Author

: Dr. Dos

Date

: Nov. 20, 2016

Part human, part machine, all weird.