I was so addicted to ZZT back then! The player-made worlds were such a delight, and my slow-ass computer which choked on so many then-current games ran them without trouble.
Now I want to try it out again.
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Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
ZZT, the game that launched Epic. Say, there’s gotta be a ZZT community somewhere on lemmy, right?
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
People are still making games using it! When I get a bit more free time I want to polish up and republish the ones I made.
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I always wanted to play with the editor and make a game with it back then, but never got around to it. Perhaps it’s still not too late!
Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
ZZT is officially freeware these days, too! The last original floppy was purchased about five years ago, and afterwards Sweeney declared the program officially free to use, though sadly not open-source. I believe it has been successfully decompiled for over a decade, though.
__Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
I didn’t realize anybody else had ever played that game. I downloaded that from AOL back when I was signing up for a free month trial every month from those CDs in the mail.
Nemo@slrpnk.net 5 weeks ago
There’s a whole community around self-made games using the editor that came with it, including a website full of games and a forum. A few years back one of us published a book about the community (and how we all turned out trans).
rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’m so happy to learn there’s still an active community going, and that book is an instant purchase. Thank you for the info!