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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = ZZT Title Screen.png
 
|cover        = ZZT Title Screen.png
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Epic MegaGames}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Epic MegaGames}}
 
|releasedates =  
 
|releasedates =  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October, 1991}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 1991}}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom page  =
 
|gogcom page  =
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{{++}} Re-released as freeware.
 
{{++}} Re-released as freeware.
  
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== Running the game ==
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'''General information'''
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Since ZZT is a DOS game, most modern PCs will not be able to run it without the use of DosBox; however, you can use DreamZZT instead. DreamZZT works under Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and even has ports on the Dreamcast and [http://filetrip.net/f827-DreamZZT-3-1-500.html Nintendo DS].
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{{mm}} [http://zzt.org/ z2] - A huge fan site dedicated to ZZT
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{{mm}} [http://zzt.org/zu/wiki/Main_Page ZUltimate] - A ZZT focused wiki run by z2
  
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== Recommended Mods, Level Packs, Total Conversions ==
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== Availability ==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://zzt.org/versions/ z2 download section] | {{ID|DRM-free}}|Latest official version is 3.2}}
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}}
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== Improvements ==
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=== DreamZZT ===
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A open source remake of the ZZT engine, it allows ZZT to be run on modern systems (and certain game consoles) without the use of DOSBox.
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It can be downloaded [https://github.com/c99koder/DreamZZT/downloads here].
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The source code can be found [https://github.com/c99koder/DreamZZT here].
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=== Recommended Mods, Level Packs, Total Conversions ===
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{{ii}} They can all be found at http://zzt.org/
 
* Banana Quest - Adds PC Speaker tunes, fetch quests, minigames, puzzles, and tongue-in-cheek humour.
 
* Banana Quest - Adds PC Speaker tunes, fetch quests, minigames, puzzles, and tongue-in-cheek humour.
 
* _Death_ - Adds a grim storyline, multi-floor levels, blood, new monsters and new objects.
 
* _Death_ - Adds a grim storyline, multi-floor levels, blood, new monsters and new objects.
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* Dungeon Master's Gallery - Randomly Generated Dungeons
 
* Dungeon Master's Gallery - Randomly Generated Dungeons
 
* Run-On - Long, progressively generated levels. Has multiple difficulties and various options.
 
* Run-On - Long, progressively generated levels. Has multiple difficulties and various options.
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== Game data ==
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game Location Table/row|DOS|}}
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}}
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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|steam_cloud            =
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|steam_cloud_notes      =
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|origin                =
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|origin_notes          =
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|uplay                  =
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|uplay_notes            =
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|gamesave_manager      =false
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|gamesave_manager_notes =
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|gamestow              =
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|gamestow_notes        =
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|synctocloud            =
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|synctocloud_notes      =
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|square_enix            =
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|square_enix_notes      =
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}}
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== Video settings ==
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{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  =
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|widescreen wsgf award      =
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|multimonitor wsgf award    =
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =
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|widescreen resolution      = false
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|widescreen resolution notes=
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|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = false
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            = Only if running in DOSBox.
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|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|vsync                      = false
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|vsync notes                =
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}}
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== Input settings ==
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{{Input Settings
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|key_remap                  =false
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|acceleration_option        =false
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|acceleration_option_notes  =
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|controller_support        =unknown
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|controller_support_notes  =
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}}
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==Audio settings==
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{{Audio settings
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|separate volume            = false
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|separate volume notes      =
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|surround sound              = false
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|surround sound notes        =
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|subtitles                  = false
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|subtitles notes            =
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|closed captions            = false
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|closed captions notes      =
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|mute on focus lost          = false
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|mute on focus lost notes    =
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|eax support                =
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|eax support notes          =
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}}
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== System requirements ==
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = DOS
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|minOS    = MS-DOS 6.2
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|minproc  = IBM PC or 100% compatible
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|minmem  = 512 KB
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|minHD    = 2 MB free
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|minGPU  = CGA/EGA/MCGA/VGA/SVGA graphics card
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}}

Revision as of 13:57, 14 September 2013

ZZT
ZZT cover
Developers
Tim Sweeney
Publishers
Epic MegaGames
ZZT on Wikipedia

Key points

Re-released as freeware.

General information

z2 - A huge fan site dedicated to ZZT
ZUltimate - A ZZT focused wiki run by z2

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

DreamZZT

A open source remake of the ZZT engine, it allows ZZT to be run on modern systems (and certain game consoles) without the use of DOSBox.

It can be downloaded here.

The source code can be found here.

Recommended Mods, Level Packs, Total Conversions

They can all be found at http://zzt.org/
  • Banana Quest - Adds PC Speaker tunes, fetch quests, minigames, puzzles, and tongue-in-cheek humour.
  • _Death_ - Adds a grim storyline, multi-floor levels, blood, new monsters and new objects.
  • Little Square Things - Player indirectly controls multiple squares at once.
  • Dungeon Master's Gallery - Randomly Generated Dungeons
  • Run-On - Long, progressively generated levels. Has multiple difficulties and various options.

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) MS-DOS 6.2
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 MB free
Video card (GPU) CGA/EGA/MCGA/VGA/SVGA graphics card