The author released the complete trilogy as freeware in 2008 and confirmed in 2016 that faithful ports may use its original assets. We run the original DOS executables from the intact registered archive.
The original notices are preserved. The author’s permission does not allow reusing these assets to create a different game; the source-code release has its own restrictions.
Apogee’s December 2005 release notes explicitly permit uploading and downloading the full game when all files are distributed as released. We preserve that complete package, including all three episodes and its compatibility patch.
Freeware, with copyright retained. The notice prohibits selling the game or using its materials for your own gain. These episodes have no paid access; the release does not grant general commercial-use or asset-reuse rights.
The Reconstruction of ZZT v1.0 is an MIT-licensed release made with Epic’s permission. Its DOS executable reproduces the original engine. This package includes the engine, documentation and official DEMO.ZZT world.
The MIT copyright and permission notice are retained. Additional original commercial worlds and unrelated community worlds are not included in this release.
License & sourcesCC BY-SA 2.5 · full releaseCC BY-SA 2.5 · full release
xLand · 2006 release by Maciej Miasik
The copyright holders authorized this English full release. Its original README expressly permits distribution and commercial use under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5. We host the intact 2006 package, with original graphics, music and levels.
Credit the creators, retain the license, and license adaptations under the same terms. The upstream game archive is unchanged; Leaf Arcade adds this browser player and game screenshots. Game screenshots are also shared under CC BY-SA 2.5. No endorsement is implied.
Janusz Pelc — programming, graphics and music
Maciej Miasik, Pawel Wyrzycki, Marek Kubowicz — support
Janusz Pelc, Marek Kubowicz, Maciej Janiec, Maciej Mach, Marek Kubas, Jacek Aleksandrow — levels
Maciej Miasik and Harvey Patterson — release README
License & sourcesCC BY-SA 2.5 · full releaseCC BY-SA 2.5 · full release
xLand · 2006 release by Maciej Miasik
The copyright holders authorized this English full release. Its original README expressly permits distribution and commercial use under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5. We host the intact 2006 package, with original graphics, music and levels.
Credit the creators, retain the license, and license adaptations under the same terms. The upstream game archive is unchanged; Leaf Arcade adds this browser player and game screenshots. Game screenshots are also shared under CC BY-SA 2.5. No endorsement is implied.
Marek Kubowicz — producer
Janusz Pelc — design and graphics
Maciej Miasik and Janusz Pelc — programming
Bogustaw Pezda — music; Marty Jastrebsky — voice
Maciej Miasik and Harvey Patterson — release README
License & sourcesCC BY-SA 2.5 · full releaseCC BY-SA 2.5 · full release
xLand · 2006 release by Maciej Miasik
The copyright holders authorized this English full release. Its original README expressly permits distribution and commercial use under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5. We host the intact 2006 package, with original graphics, music and levels.
Credit the creators, retain the license, and license adaptations under the same terms. The upstream game archive is unchanged; Leaf Arcade adds this browser player and game screenshots. Game screenshots are also shared under CC BY-SA 2.5. No endorsement is implied.
Marek Kubowicz — producer
Janusz Pelc and Maciej Miasik — design, programming and graphics
Daniel Kleczynski — music
Maciej Miasik and Harvey Patterson — release README
Ken Silverman’s November 1999 notice, with Epic MegaGames’ permission, explicitly allows copying the full game. We distribute his complete, unchanged archive and run its included sound-fix executable.
The game cannot be sold for profit. Every original file and notice is preserved. Sound Blaster and AdLib are enabled in temporary session settings; the distributed archive stays unchanged.
Ken Silverman — programming and music
Ken Silverman and Andy Cotter — level design
Future Crew, Ken Silverman and Andy Cotter — artwork
The 2007 registered release includes LICENSE.TXT granting CC BY-ND 3.0. RGB Classic Games records the developer’s permission to distribute this release. We preserve the complete original archive, including all three episodes.
Attribution and the original notice are retained. CC BY-ND 3.0 allows redistribution, including commercial distribution, but not distribution of adaptations. The original game files are unchanged; the browser player is separate.
John Pallett-Plowright, Robert A. Allen and Michael Pallett-Plowright — programming
Samuel Goldstein, Bruce Hsu, John Pallett-Plowright and Michael Taylor — artwork
Ronny Wester’s original README.1ST declares the game freeware and expressly invites redistribution. We preserve the complete original v1.0 DOS archive, including the author’s notice.
Copyright is retained; this is not a public-domain or open-source claim. We host the original freeware game for free and preserve its included graphics, sound effects and documentation. Optional third-party music is not included.
Ronny Wester — code and graphics
Scott Ramsay — SPX graphics library
Otto Chrons and Jussi Lahdenniemi — DSMI sound library
