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'''''ZZT''''', so named so it would show up last in any game list, is an action-adventure puzzle game developed by [[Tim Sweeney]] and published by [[Epic MegaGames]] for [[DOS]] in 1991. The game's appearance is similar to the Kingdom of Kroz, which predates it by several years, or Rogue, by even more. The game comes with three pre-made worlds which are a lot of fun, and introduce a lot of what the game engine has to offer, the real beauty of ZZT comes from the powerful script engine that allows you to create your own game worlds. When ZZT was at its peak of popularity, thousands of worlds had been made, many of which were very well crafted and went far beyond what the original Sweeny thought possible.
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[[Image:ZZT - DOS - Screenshot - Title.png|thumb|256x256px|Town of ZZT title.]]
  
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I encountered ZZT in a shareware bundle and found it to be, not only fun to play, but a lot of fun to script my own levels. I spent a lot of time designing new worlds and scripts, though I didn't finish any of them, and no longer have a copy of anything I created.
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'''''ZZT''''' is an action-adventure [[puzzle video game]] developed by [[Tim Sweeney]] and published by [[Epic MegaGames]] for [[MS-DOS]] in October 1991. ZZT was originally sold under a [[shareware]] model, but has since been released by the author as [[freeware]]. ZZT was so named so it would show up last in any game list. The game's appearance is similar to the ''[[Kingdom of Kroz]]'', which predates it by several years, or ''[[Rogue]]'', by even more. The game comes with three pre-made worlds which are a lot of fun, and introduce a lot of what the game engine has to offer, the real beauty of ZZT comes from the [[ZZT Engine|powerful script engine]] that allows you to create your own game worlds. When ZZT was at its peak of popularity, thousands of worlds had been made, many of which were very well crafted and went far beyond what the original Sweeny thought possible.
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==Personal==
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I encountered ZZT in a shareware bundle and found it to be, not only fun to play, but a lot of fun to script my own levels. I spent a lot of time designing new worlds and scripts, though I didn't finish any of them, and no longer have a copy of anything I created.
  
 
==Status==
 
==Status==
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I do not own ZZT, but I have beaten the Town of ZZT.
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ZZT is now freeware. I have beaten the Town of ZZT episode.
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
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* '''Overall:''' 6/10
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{{Video Game Review|6|5|2|2|2|DOS}}
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* '''Best Version:''' DOS
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{{Spoilers}}
  
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
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* Nothing.
 
* Nothing.
  
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==Maps==
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==Media==
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===Documentation===
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<gallery>
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ZZT - DOS - Newsletter - Town of ZZT.jpg|Newsletter map of Town.
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ZZT - DOS - Newsletter - Caves of ZZT.jpg|Newsletter map of Caves.
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ZZT - DOS - Newsletter - City of ZZT.jpg|Newsletter map of City.
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ZZT - DOS - Newsletter - Dungeons of ZZT.jpg|Newsletter map of Dungeons.
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</gallery>
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===Maps===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
ZZT - DOS - Map - Town - Town.png|Town - Town.
 
ZZT - DOS - Map - Town - Town.png|Town - Town.
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ZZT - DOS - Map - Town - Palace.png|Town - Palace.
 
ZZT - DOS - Map - Town - Palace.png|Town - Palace.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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===Videos===
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{{#ev:youtube|SQI0ga3Ie-M|256|inline|Speedrun - Town (with cheats).|frame}}
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==Download==
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ZZT is now freeware so this archive contains all of the shareware and registered versions I could find.
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* [[Media:ZZT (All Versions).zip|Download]] ([[:File:ZZT (All Versions).zip|Info]]) - All versions.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZT en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZT] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/zzt}}
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/zzt mobygames.com/game/dos/zzt] - MobyGames.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZT}}
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* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/575474-zzt gamefaqs.com/pc/575474-zzt] - GameFAQS.
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{{Link|GameFAQs|http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/575474-zzt}}
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{{Link|ModdingWiki|http://www.shikadi.net/moddingwiki/Wolfenstein_3-D}}
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{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/ZZT tcrf.net/ZZT}}
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* [https://museumofzzt.com museumofzzt.com] - Fan site.
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* [http://zzt.org zzt.org] - Fan site.
  
  
 
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]]
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[[Category: Action]]
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[[Category: 1991 Video Games]]
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[[Category: Adventure]]
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[[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Adventure, Strategy, Action]]
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[[Category: Puzzle]]
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[[Category: Video Game Genre - Puzzle]]
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[[Category: DOS Games]]
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[[Category: Media Theme - Action]]
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[[Category: Media Theme - Adventure]]
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[[Category: Media Theme - Fantasy]]
 
[[Category: Rouge-Like]]
 
[[Category: Rouge-Like]]
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[[Category: Games I've Beaten]]
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[[Category: Video Games I've Beaten]]
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[[Category: EGA Graphics]]
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[[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]]
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[[Category: Graphics - Text]]
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[[Category: Software Distribution Model - Shareware]]
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[[Category: Software Distribution Model - Freeware]]
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[[Category: Video Games That Fail the Bechdel Test]]

Revision as of 15:26, 26 August 2020

Town of ZZT title.

ZZT is an action-adventure puzzle video game developed by Tim Sweeney and published by Epic MegaGames for MS-DOS in October 1991. ZZT was originally sold under a shareware model, but has since been released by the author as freeware. ZZT was so named so it would show up last in any game list. The game's appearance is similar to the Kingdom of Kroz, which predates it by several years, or Rogue, by even more. The game comes with three pre-made worlds which are a lot of fun, and introduce a lot of what the game engine has to offer, the real beauty of ZZT comes from the powerful script engine that allows you to create your own game worlds. When ZZT was at its peak of popularity, thousands of worlds had been made, many of which were very well crafted and went far beyond what the original Sweeny thought possible.

Personal

I encountered ZZT in a shareware bundle and found it to be, not only fun to play, but a lot of fun to script my own levels. I spent a lot of time designing new worlds and scripts, though I didn't finish any of them, and no longer have a copy of anything I created.

Status

ZZT is now freeware. I have beaten the Town of ZZT episode.

Review

Video Game Review Icon - Enjoyment.png Video Game Review Icon - Control.png Video Game Review Icon - Appearance.png Video Game Review Icon - Sound.png Video Game Review Icon - Replayability.png
6 5 2 2 2

Best Version: DOS

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • The puzzles in the pre-made worlds are often very clever without being too difficult.
  • The scripting engine really made the game, and offered thousands of extra hours for budding designers.

Bad

  • Obviously, the all-text display kind of ruins any attempt at making attractive graphics, although people skilled in ANSI art have made some pretty interesting screens.
  • Many aspects of the game engine were hard coded, like most enemies, the gun, torches, etc. This meant that a good portion of the game remained very similar in most custom maps.

Ugly

  • Nothing.

Media

Documentation

  • Newsletter map of Town.

  • Newsletter map of Caves.

  • Newsletter map of City.

  • Newsletter map of Dungeons.

Maps

  • Town - Town.

  • Town - Armory.

  • Town - Prison.

  • Town - Bank.

  • Town - Cave.

  • Town - House of Blues.

  • Town - Castle.

  • Town - Labyrinth.

  • Town - Palace.

Videos

Speedrun - Town (with cheats).

Download

ZZT is now freeware so this archive contains all of the shareware and registered versions I could find.

Links

Link-MobyGames.png  Link-Wikipedia.png  Link-GameFAQs.png  Link-ModdingWiki.png  link=https://tcrf.net/ZZT tcrf.net/ZZT 

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