Museum of ZZT
An exhaustive archive of worlds built in a 1991 ASCII game creator, catalogued with more care than most national collections.
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How to get the most from it
Museum of ZZT sits in Old Net Art under Retro, filed as rabbit hole.
- Open it when the evening is free. It has no natural stopping point.
- It works on a phone or a desktop, so open it on whatever is nearest.
- It works with the sound off, so it is fine on a train or in a quiet office.
- No account needed — you can start without signing up.
- Go in expecting something nostalgic and brainy.
About this category: Personal pages, hand-written HTML, Winamp skins and net art from an era when nobody had decided what a website was supposed to look like.
Good for
- A long evening with nothing planned
- A trip back to the older internet
- Giving your brain a workout
- A quiet break at your desk
- Killing time on your phone
- Trying it with zero commitment
Museum of ZZT: quick answers
Is Museum of ZZT free?
Yes. Museum of ZZT is free to use and needs no account.
Do I need an account to use Museum of ZZT?
No. You can use Museum of ZZT without signing up for anything.
Does Museum of ZZT work on a phone?
Yes. Museum of ZZT works on phones as well as desktop browsers.
Is Museum of ZZT safe for work?
Yes, we file it as safe for work. It also works muted.
How long does Museum of ZZT take?
We file it as "Rabbit hole": Clear your evening. We warned you.
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