ZZT - Revision history

Rjt: /* See Also */ link to article about zzt music files

2025-06-16T12:03:25Z

See Also: link to article about zzt music files

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	* [https://www.museumofzzt.com/ Museum of ZZT] - The modern ZZT archive, with new releases, articles, and the ability to play and inspect games in-browser.		* [https://www.museumofzzt.com/ Museum of ZZT] - The modern ZZT archive, with new releases, articles, and the ability to play and inspect games in-browser.
	* [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - The historical (no longer updated) ZZT archive and community site.		* [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - The historical (no longer updated) ZZT archive and community site.
			* [https://nicole.express/2025/zoo-of-zero-motivation.html Reviving a Dead Audio Format: The Return of ZZM]

	[[Category:Game Builder]]		[[Category:Game Builder]]

Rjt: Text Art category, tidied intro

2024-07-17T18:39:13Z

Text Art category, tidied intro

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	'''ZZT'''* is text-mode based game creation system. It had a sequel known as [[Super ZZT]], which was markedly less successful because the editor was hidden behind a commandline argument. [[Megazeux]] would later become game's de facto successor. Over the years there have been other attempts at making ZZT clones, such as [[ZIG]], [[Bang!]], [[Plastic]], and heaven knows what else, but none of them ever caught on.		'''ZZT''' is [[:Category:Text_Art\|text-mode]] based game creation system. It had a sequel known as [[Super ZZT]], which was markedly less successful because the editor was hidden behind a commandline argument. [[Megazeux]] would later become game's de facto successor. Over the years there have been other attempts at making ZZT clones, such as [[ZIG]], [[Bang!]], [[Plastic]], and heaven knows what else, but none of them ever caught on.

	~~<nowiki>*</nowiki>Named such so as~~ to be at the bottom of alphabetical shareware lists~~. The name is not an abbreviation or acronym~~.		The name is not an abbreviation or acronym, it came from them wanting to be at the bottom of alphabetical shareware lists.

	== Running ==		== Running ==
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	* [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - The historical (no longer updated) ZZT archive and community site.		* [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - The historical (no longer updated) ZZT archive and community site.

	[[Category:Game Builder]][[Category:2-D]][[Category:Adventure]][[Category:DOS]]		[[Category:Game Builder]]
			[[Category:2-D]]
			[[Category:Adventure]]
			[[Category:Text_Art]]
			[[Category:DOS]]

Rjt: Extending section

2022-10-15T00:28:33Z

Extending section

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	* [https://zeta.asie.pl/wiki/doku.php?id=release:tinyzoo TinyZoo] - Game Boy Color, Analogue Pocket, more to come.		* [https://zeta.asie.pl/wiki/doku.php?id=release:tinyzoo TinyZoo] - Game Boy Color, Analogue Pocket, more to come.

	== ~~Examples~~ ==		== Example Games ==
	* ''[https://asie.itch.io/atop-the-witchs-tower-gb Atop the Witch's Tower GB]'' - Port of a ZZT game, and the ZZT engine, to the Game Boy Color.		* ''[https://asie.itch.io/atop-the-witchs-tower-gb Atop the Witch's Tower GB]'' - Port of a ZZT game, and the ZZT engine, to the Game Boy Color.

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	* Search for '[https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/search/node/zzt zzt]' on Glorious Trainwrecks.		* Search for '[https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/search/node/zzt zzt]' on Glorious Trainwrecks.
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150907203602if_/http://auntiepixelante.com/?p=443 zzt recommended reading list] - Article by Anna Anthropy.		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150907203602if_/http://auntiepixelante.com/?p=443 zzt recommended reading list] - Article by Anna Anthropy.

			== Extending ==
			Modding ZZT.

			* [https://meangirls.itch.io/weave-2 Weave 2]
			* [https://zeta.asie.pl/wiki/ Wiki of Weavers] - 'place to document the myriad of attempts at extending, modifying or succeeding ZZT made throughout the years'

	== Press ==		== Press ==
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	* [https://www.museumofzzt.com/ Museum of ZZT] - The modern ZZT archive, with new releases, articles, and the ability to play and inspect games in-browser.		* [https://www.museumofzzt.com/ Museum of ZZT] - The modern ZZT archive, with new releases, articles, and the ability to play and inspect games in-browser.
	* [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - The historical (no longer updated) ZZT archive and community site.		* [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - The historical (no longer updated) ZZT archive and community site.
	* [https://zeta.asie.pl/wiki/ Wiki of Weavers] - 'place to document the myriad of attempts at extending, modifying or succeeding ZZT made throughout the years'

	[[Category:Game Builder]][[Category:2-D]][[Category:Adventure]][[Category:DOS]]		[[Category:Game Builder]][[Category:2-D]][[Category:Adventure]][[Category:DOS]]

Rjt: /* Ports */ ClassicZoo

2022-09-02T10:35:57Z

Ports: ClassicZoo

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	=== Ports ===		=== Ports ===
			* [https://zeta.asie.pl/wiki/doku.php?id=release:classiczoo ClassicZoo] - Windows, PC-98, Amiga, browser.
	* [https://zeta.asie.pl/wiki/doku.php?id=release:tinyzoo TinyZoo] - Game Boy Color, Analogue Pocket, more to come.		* [https://zeta.asie.pl/wiki/doku.php?id=release:tinyzoo TinyZoo] - Game Boy Color, Analogue Pocket, more to come.

Rjt: Added links, moved links, example game, ports info, deleted some not so great links.

2022-09-02T10:18:34Z

Added links, moved links, example game, ports info, deleted some not so great links.

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 {{ infobox_software
-| title        = ZZT
+| image        = [[File:ZZT_logo2.png|center]]<br>
 | release_date = 1991
 | made_by      = Tim Sweeney
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 == Running ==
 The best way to use ZZT is via [http://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox]! You may also want to grab a DOSBox frontend like [http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/ DBGL]. The only other thing you need is ZZT itself, which you can grab from [https://museumofzzt.com/getting-started The Museum of ZZT].
 == See Also ==
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 * [https://www.museumofzzt.com/ Museum of ZZT] - The modern ZZT archive, with new releases, articles, and the ability to play and inspect games in-browser.
 * [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - The historical (no longer updated) ZZT archive and community site.
-* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4035/from_the_past_to_the_future_tim_.php From Past to the Future: Tim Sweeney Talks] - Gamasutra interview.
+* [https://zeta.asie.pl/wiki/ Wiki of Weavers] - 'place to document the myriad of attempts at extending, modifying or succeeding ZZT made throughout the years'
 [[Category:Game Builder]][[Category:2-D]][[Category:Adventure]][[Category:DOS]]

Rjt: /* See Also */ Link to reconstructed source code.

2020-03-16T08:26:57Z

See Also: Link to reconstructed source code.

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	* [[Guide:ZZT\|ZZT]] in the Guides section.		* [[Guide:ZZT\|ZZT]] in the Guides section.
	* [[Wikipedia:ZZT\|ZZT]] on Wikipedia.		* [[Wikipedia:ZZT\|ZZT]] on Wikipedia.
			* [https://github.com/asiekierka/reconstruction-of-zzt The Reconstruction of ZZT] - A reversed-engineered reconstruction of the [[Wikipedia:Pascal_(programming_language)\|Pascal]] source code of ZZT!
	* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/zzt ZZT] on Mobygames.		* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/zzt ZZT] on Mobygames.
	* [https://www.museumofzzt.com/ Museum of ZZT] - The modern ZZT archive, with new releases, articles, and the ability to play and inspect games in-browser.		* [https://www.museumofzzt.com/ Museum of ZZT] - The modern ZZT archive, with new releases, articles, and the ability to play and inspect games in-browser.

Rabbitboots: DigitalMSX -> DigitalMZX

2019-07-03T09:15:58Z

DigitalMSX -> DigitalMZX

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	* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4035/from_the_past_to_the_future_tim_.php From Past to the Future: Tim Sweeney Talks] - Gamasutra interview.		* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4035/from_the_past_to_the_future_tim_.php From Past to the Future: Tim Sweeney Talks] - Gamasutra interview.
	* [http://hydra78.tripod.com/hm-tims.htm Hercules Meets Tim Sweeney] - Interview.		* [http://hydra78.tripod.com/hm-tims.htm Hercules Meets Tim Sweeney] - Interview.
	* [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=12521 ~~DigitalMSX~~ Interview]		* [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=12521 DigitalMZX Interview]
	* [http://mirrors.glorioustrainwrecks.com/gamersquarter/viewtopic.php?t=2267 unlawful invisibles (zzt zinesters - screenshots)] - The Gamer's Quarter article with recommendations.		* [http://mirrors.glorioustrainwrecks.com/gamersquarter/viewtopic.php?t=2267 unlawful invisibles (zzt zinesters - screenshots)] - The Gamer's Quarter article with recommendations.
	* [http://www.selectbutton.net/archive/topic/9534 the zzt thread - burning ascii fury] - Insert Credit thread.		* [http://www.selectbutton.net/archive/topic/9534 the zzt thread - burning ascii fury] - Insert Credit thread.

Rabbitboots: Adding Museum of ZZT link (successor to Z2) and dropping the link to ZUltimate as it's no longer public.

2019-07-03T08:36:58Z

Adding Museum of ZZT link (successor to Z2) and dropping the link to ZUltimate as it's no longer public.

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	== Running ==		== Running ==
	The best way to use ZZT is via [http://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox]! You may also want to grab a DOSBox frontend like [http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/ DBGL]. The only other thing you need is ZZT itself, which you can grab from ~~zzt.org.~~ [~~http~~://~~zzt~~.~~org/versions~~/ ~~Download version 3.2~~] ~~rather than 4~~.		The best way to use ZZT is via [http://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox]! You may also want to grab a DOSBox frontend like [http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/ DBGL]. The only other thing you need is ZZT itself, which you can grab from [https://museumofzzt.com/getting-started The Museum of ZZT].

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
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	* [[Wikipedia:ZZT\|ZZT]] on Wikipedia.		* [[Wikipedia:ZZT\|ZZT]] on Wikipedia.
	* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/zzt ZZT] on Mobygames.		* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/zzt ZZT] on Mobygames.
	* [~~http~~://~~zzt~~.~~org~~/ Z2] - The ~~main~~ ZZT ~~community~~.		* [https://www.museumofzzt.com/ Museum of ZZT] - The modern ZZT archive, with new releases, articles, and the ability to play and inspect games in-browser.
	* [http://zzt.org/~~zu/wiki/Main_Page ZUltimate~~] - ~~Community wiki,~~		* [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - The historical (no longer updated) ZZT archive and community site.
	* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4035/from_the_past_to_the_future_tim_.php From Past to the Future: Tim Sweeney Talks] - Gamasutra interview.		* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4035/from_the_past_to_the_future_tim_.php From Past to the Future: Tim Sweeney Talks] - Gamasutra interview.
	* [http://hydra78.tripod.com/hm-tims.htm Hercules Meets Tim Sweeney] - Interview.		* [http://hydra78.tripod.com/hm-tims.htm Hercules Meets Tim Sweeney] - Interview.

Rjt: Added some links

2017-09-03T16:07:19Z

Added some links

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	<nowiki>*</nowiki>Named such so as to be at the bottom of alphabetical shareware lists. The name is not an abbreviation or acronym.		<nowiki>*</nowiki>Named such so as to be at the bottom of alphabetical shareware lists. The name is not an abbreviation or acronym.

	==Running==		== Running ==
	The best way to use ZZT is via [http://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox]! You may also want to grab a DOSBox frontend like [http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/ DBGL]. The only other thing you need is ZZT itself, which you can grab from zzt.org. [http://zzt.org/versions/ Download version 3.2] rather than 4.		The best way to use ZZT is via [http://www.dosbox.com/ DOSBox]! You may also want to grab a DOSBox frontend like [http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/dbgl/ DBGL]. The only other thing you need is ZZT itself, which you can grab from zzt.org. [http://zzt.org/versions/ Download version 3.2] rather than 4.

	== ~~External Links~~ ==		== See Also ==
			* [[Guide:ZZT\|ZZT]] in the Guides section.
	* [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - ~~the~~ main ZZT community		* [[Wikipedia:ZZT\|ZZT]] on Wikipedia.
	* [http://zzt.org/zu/wiki/Main_Page ZUltimate] - ~~community~~ wiki		* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/zzt ZZT] on Mobygames.
	* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4035/from_the_past_to_the_future_tim_.php From Past to the Future: Tim Sweeney Talks] - Gamasutra interview		* [http://zzt.org/ Z2] - The main ZZT community.
	* [http://hydra78.tripod.com/hm-tims.htm Hercules Meets Tim Sweeney] - ~~interview~~		* [http://zzt.org/zu/wiki/Main_Page ZUltimate] - Community wiki,
			* [http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4035/from_the_past_to_the_future_tim_.php From Past to the Future: Tim Sweeney Talks] - Gamasutra interview.
			* [http://hydra78.tripod.com/hm-tims.htm Hercules Meets Tim Sweeney] - Interview.
	* [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=12521 DigitalMSX Interview]		* [http://www.digitalmzx.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=12521 DigitalMSX Interview]
	* [http://mirrors.glorioustrainwrecks.com/gamersquarter/viewtopic.php?t=2267 unlawful invisibles (zzt zinesters - screenshots)] - The Gamer's Quarter article with recommendations		* [http://mirrors.glorioustrainwrecks.com/gamersquarter/viewtopic.php?t=2267 unlawful invisibles (zzt zinesters - screenshots)] - The Gamer's Quarter article with recommendations.
	* [http://www.selectbutton.net/archive/topic/9534 the zzt thread - burning ascii fury] - Insert Credit thread		* [http://www.selectbutton.net/archive/topic/9534 the zzt thread - burning ascii fury] - Insert Credit thread.
	* [http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=443 zzt recommended reading list] - Article by Anna Anthropy		* [http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=443 zzt recommended reading list] - Article by Anna Anthropy.
			* [https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/6557 ZZTV 11] - [[Distribution:Glorious Trainwrecks\|Glorious Trainwrecks]] event.
			* [https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/3348 Glorious Weekend of ZZT Blitzkrieg-a-thon!] - Glorious Trainwrecks event.
			* Search for '[https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/search/node/zzt?page=1 zzt]' on Glorious Trainwrecks.

	[[Category:Game Builder]][[Category:2-D]][[Category:Adventure]][[Category:DOS]]		[[Category:Game Builder]][[Category:2-D]][[Category:Adventure]][[Category:DOS]]

Rjt: Added logo to infobox. There's also a bigger one, but neither scale well.

2017-08-04T07:10:24Z

Added logo to infobox. There's also a bigger one, but neither scale well.

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	{{ infobox_software		{{ infobox_software
	\| title =ZZT		\| title = ZZT
	\| image =		\| image = [[File:ZZT_logo2.png\|left]]
	\| release_date = 1991		\| release_date = 1991
	\| made_by = Tim Sweeney		\| made_by = Tim Sweeney