ZZT games that make you nostalgic

superbowl shuffle · Post by **superbowl shuffle** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:54 am

One thing I've often thought about is that, these days, what people most associate with Draco is Edible Vomit. But, as I recall, it used to be that Teen Priest 2 was all the rage.

Now, there is the fact that Teen Priest 2 was "controversial". And perhaps that explains why it was so talked-about. But I do suspect that Teen Priest 2 really was the more popular game back then and that Edible Vomit just aged better.

Thoughts, anyone?

Post by **Dr. Dos** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:56 am

Teen Priest 2 had scat sex.

Post by **Zenith Nadir** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:33 am

the teen priest 2 scat sex confessional scene is one of the best sequences in any zzt game and you goddamn know it

tp2's problem was that it didn't have a very coherent narrative, even though it's a superior game to tp1 it doesn't quite feel right. it has the same problem re: comparing to edible vomit

Zandor 12 · Post by **Zandor 12** » Tue May 05, 2009 9:35 pm

Best of ZZT: the jungle one was my first ZZT game. I didn't know crap about computers so I played it off of a shareware CD it came on and loved it to death despite not being able to save. Once I downloaded ZZT, You Vs. Stupidity 2 was one of the first non-Tim Sweeney games I played. It just kept throwing so many different ideas at the player, always with that nonsensical proto-Arfenhouse humor. 5.5 Metric Buttloads of variety and polish.

Post by **Dr. Dos** » Tue May 05, 2009 10:52 pm

Zandor 12 wrote:Best of ZZT: the jungle one was my first ZZT game. I didn't know crap about computers so I played it off of a shareware CD it came on and loved it to death despite not being able to save.

This is how I used to play Monster Zoo and Town.

Ellypses · Post by **Ellypses** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:34 am

Adventures of Link I would love to replay.
"of ZZT" series and the best of zzt.
All of SZZT games including The Big Dragon ("Chaos" SZZT)
Many first games I've played like Yoshi games,...Dragon Woods,...
ZZTArcade, and an assortment of zzt magazines.
Stupid RPG! I forgot about that. DarkSeekr too.

Dave2's Donkey Kong...

Mystical Winds' Gem Eater in the encyclopedia...

Those games that provoke another nostalgia from another source from the c64.

It was fun back then, where a ton of new things that have yet be discovered, and where FREE GAMES AREN'T IN ABUNDANCE.

Some notable screenshots too.
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/ ... Arse-Biter Cave</a>
<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v111/ ... png">Foggy Forest</a>

InfoSponge · Post by **InfoSponge** » Thu May 07, 2009 3:46 am

Dr. Dos wrote:Link's Adventure series.

I AM BLUE KONG, HEAR ME ROAR!

THIS.

also, town of zzt (duh, talk about some serious nostalgia there)
and uh, Idunno, it's all that springs to mind, really, from when I first got into zzt way back in the day

that and dumb games my brother and his friends and i would make that no longer exist.
damn they were fun though

RobertP · Post by **RobertP** » Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:39 pm

Pizza Man, by Scott Hammack. It required some reconfiguration to straighten out the bugs and even then the game was a pretty vague experience, to say the least, but it's weirdness really spoke to me. I remember some character in a restaurant shouting: "IT'S A MELTDOWN!", just before shooting some other guest in the face. There was a cook chopping up the boss and you had to break into someone's house to deliver a pizza.

The plot was erratic, the graphics were weak and I don't even remember it being fun to play, it just.. amazed me.w

Coolness by Matt Williams is another early ZZT experience. It also has a weird plot and an ordinary character going on an extraordinary adventure. It was a lot better than Pizza Man, due to it's graphics, some cool puzzles and a somewhat more coherent story, but it wasn't quite as strangely amusing. It did showcase the author's capabilities with ZZT, which are better presented in

Warlord's Temple. It had good graphics, the introduction on the title screen was well done and the game itself was pretty fun to play.

That's three random bouts of nostalgia.

Microwave · Post by **Microwave** » Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:13 pm

Games I've made in '99-'00, which I'll play ever few years when I wish to look back.

Dark-Star88 · Post by **Dark-Star88** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:42 pm

Oh that's an easy one. The first original 4 games, especially TOWN.

I first played ZZT on my grandmother's ancient PC when I was but a little sprout, on a black-and-white monitor no less. For various reasons I lost interest and didn't see ZZT at all until a few years ago.

Man...some good memories.