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- ZZT News!
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- To Accompany Version 3.0
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- By Tim Sweeney
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- If you are new to ZZT, you are probably wondering what this
- game is about. ZZT is a game of exploration, problem solving,
- and (of course) shooting things into smithereens. This NEWS file
- is here to let you know what's happening over here in ZZT land.
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- GAME HINTS: Thanks go to David Fernau, who took the time
- to write an excellent hint file for ZZT. He did a great job of
- giving clues without actually revealing the solutions. Read the
- file HINTS to see... Thanks, David!
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- HIGH SCORES: Many people have sent in their high scores and
- some even beat my best score (I'm better at programming these
- things than playing them!) To get the maximum possible score,
- you need to find all of the gems and destroy every creature.
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- CONGRATULATIONS go to Jan Hoag, the first gamer to complete
- all 4 games in the ZZT series. Amazingly, she solved Caves,
- Dungeons, and City inside of a week! As of today, only 11
- people have completed the whole series.
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- ZZT GAME DESIGN CONTEST: Only a few entries have been
- received so far, though many more people have written to say
- they are working on games with the Game Editor. Read the contest
- rules by running ZZT (it's part of the "ABOUT ZZT" scroll.) If
- you create a game board with ZZT and send it in before December
- 1, 1991, you have an excellent chance of winning a prize!
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- COMMENTS FROM USERS: Hundreds of users have sent letters
- over the last few months and hundreds more have ordered the
- entire ZZT series. Nobody has complained yet, and many have
- written back with thanks.
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- At $26.95 for ALL FOUR games in the series, ZZT has to be
- one of the best bargains around. At a software store, you would
- probably pay $26.95 for EACH game or over $100 total. For
- quality entertainment, send in your order today! (Print the
- file ORDER that is on this disk.)
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- BUGS: This version has been tested thoroughly, but I'm
- sure some bugs have slipped past the testing crew. If you run
- into a problem with the game, please get in touch!
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- ZZT is spreading: You can find ZZT on CompuServe, GEnie,
- Exec-PC and thousands (!) of other bulletin boards across the
- country, thanks to the many users who have been uploading the
- game. (One rather avid gamer uploaded the game to no less than
- 50 boards in Boston!) Good work. Keep distributing ZZT!