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				Getting started with ZZT
		Town of ZZT . Caves of ZZT . Dungeons of ZZT . City of ZZT

Loading the games
Put the disk in the drive and type ZZT to get started.
After setting your configuration, a menu will come up
with some choices. Press "W" to switch game worlds and 
"P" to play.

Installing on a hard disk: Make a subdirectory for ZZT,
the copy all of the files from disk#2 and #1 in that order.

Troubleshooting
*	If you get an error loading ZZT, you probably
	have a bad disk. Write for a free replacement!

*	If you get werid "runtime errors" or the controls
	don't function right, try running ZZT without
	any
	TSR programs in memory (ie. boot from a
	floppy disk).

*	If you get a DOS Error saving a game on a
	floppy disk, you are out of space. Each SAVE
	file takes up 80k + so try again with a blank,
	formatted disk.

		Playing
In ZZT, you move around the screen by pressing the four
cursor keys. To shoot in any direction, hold down the
shift key and press a cursor key. Save with "S", quit with
"Q",and get help with "H".

You have a new goal in each game, which is explained at
the beginning. Avoid the moving creatures. Touching
them takes away 10 health points (you start with 100).
Collect all of the gems you can find to give you health.

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		Hints
If you can't figue out what to do, try this:

*	If you see something unusual, try touching it.
	the worst that can happen is... Death!

*	Remember you can usually exit the room you are
 	in by walking off the edge of the screen.

*	Save of game often! Then if you get trapped or
	die (and you will), you can just go back and
	restore the game where you left off.

Of the four ZZT games, City is the easiest and Dungeons
is the hardest. By the way, Jan Hoag set the speed record
by solving the entire series in six days!

		The Editor
	From the main menu of the Registered ZZT
dis, Press "E" to go into the editor. There is a ton of
help available by pressing "H" - notice that you can scroll
through the help and press Enter to bring up more info on
a highlighted topic. You can print the current help file by
pressing Alt-P.

Tim Sweeney -- Author of ZZT
Epic MegaGames
10406 Hulbrook Drive
Potomac, MD 20845