Museum of ZZT

Welcome to the Museum of ZZT, a site dedicated to the preservation and curation of the many games and worlds created with ZZT.

ZZT is a text-mode game from 1991 created by Tim Sweeney of Epic Games. ZZT has its own editor and scripting language which offers what may still be an unmatched level of accessibility to beginning game developers. A significant number of ZZT worlds were created by authors in their early teenage years, with some being made by children under 10. ZZT's simple ZZT-OOP scripting language gave many a friendly introduction to programming.

The goal of the Museum of ZZT site is to collect these worlds, offer discussions into them and the community built around them, and keep them safely preserved. It is the hope of the Museum that the generally unknown works of ZZT community can be easily discovered and that their importance can be recognized.

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Latest Articles

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Author
Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Apr 14, 2026
Category
Closer Look
Associated Files
Description
GOTY 1992? Starbase ZZT boldly pushes forward with better intergration of sci-fi themes accompanied by great puzzles, art, and code
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Author
Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Apr 13, 2026
Category
Livestream
Associated Files
Description
A vortex of pain awaits all who are bad with numbers in this far more story-heavy finale to Oasis Part 3!
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Author
Dr. Dos
Publish Date
Apr 10, 2026
Category
Livestream
Description
Some ambitious efforts that stand above the rest in this assortment of 24HoZZT games!
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Dr. Dos
Apr 07, 2026
Livestream
Unlocking memories via constructing shapes out of blocks. It's ZZT Picross!
Dr. Dos
Apr 04, 2026
Livestream
Clearing the junk out of the way as we begin playing the Autumn 1999 24HoZZT games. Truly a fantasy.
Dr. Dos
Apr 03, 2026
Livestream
Stop to eat the flowers if you dare! A merfolk colony is caught in a toplander oil spill and must find a way to save their water before time runs out!
Dr. Dos
Mar 31, 2026
Livestream
Dos and Geight celebrate another Twitch subscriber goal with dinos, emus, fish, and our good friend Ario in this assortment of DOS games!
Dr. Dos
Mar 28, 2026
Closer Look
One of the earliest ZZT games with a sci-fi setting lays a lot of groundwork for what's to come
Dr. Dos
Mar 26, 2026
Livestream
Sorg Trapezoids, the sensitive side of a violent mech, and buddy, I can't begin to tell you what Wierdland was all about. The last of the Summer 99 24HoZZT games!
Dr. Dos
Mar 25, 2026
Livestream
ZZT Development Hell And A Few ZZT Magazines To Peruse

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