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2023-03-27

1990s, 1994, DOS, games, zzt.

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worldsofzzt:
Acecaves by Prakash Padole (1994)
[ACECAVES.ZZT] – Room of the KEY!
Download / Explore acecave.zip on the Museum of ZZT
Play on Archive.org

2020-07-08

2020, 3d, animation, ansi, ascii, games, gumix, poland.

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From Asciicker, a 3D ASCII/ANSI-style game by Gumix. Try it out at asciicker.com or check the video in HD. It’s still a work in progress.

2019-07-01

2010s, 2019, animation, code, emoji, games, url, usa.

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Games and graphics in pop up URL bars by Matthew Rayfield. h/t @mwichary

2018-04-17

2000s, 2002, ansi, DOS, games, zzt.

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obscuritory:

worldsofzzt:

16 Horribly Boring Games That Will Keep You On The Edge Of Your Chair V2 by Michael Barash/Pureshadow (2002)
[Boring.zzt] – Title screen
Download / Explore boring16.zip on the Museum of ZZT
Play on Archive.org

Includes fantastic games like Passage Pass:

Underwater Adventure:

Stairs:

And my favorite, Shark Aquarium:

So this is a joke, of course, but I do love Shark Aquarium. The details are so scant, and the sharks are basically just grey lines, but it still has more of a sense of place than it’s probably meant to.